This is Spinal Tap

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This is Spinal Tap

Director:
Rob Reiner
82 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

Rob Reiner's directorial debut has developed into a cult phenomenon. The film that invented the "rockumentary" has now outlasted most of the bands it mocked. Following the ill - fated American comeback tour of an aging heavy metal group, this film has joined the ranks of the greatest comedies ever made.

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"Before there was 'Behind the Music" and Borat, there was this hilarious "documentary" about a heavy metal band. "

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Details

Runtime:
82 min.

Genres:
Comedy
Cult
Musical

Country:
UNITED STATES

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

Plot Summary

SPECIAL FEATURES:

SIDE 1 FEATURES:

  • The complete 82 - minute movie, with dual commentaries:Track 1: Spinal Tap's Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer;Track 2: Rob Reiner, producer Karen Murphy, and editors Robert Leighton and Kent Beyda

 

SIDE 2 FEATURES:

  • Original industry and theatrical trailers
  • Twenty-minute demo reel, Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
  • Promotional shorts: Heavy Metal Memories and "Hell Hole"
  • The Cutting Room Floor: More than one hour of deleted scenes, abandoned subplots, and alternate takes

 

 

Memorable Quotes

David St. Hubbins: It's such a fine line between stupid and clever.

Marty DiBergi: (reading a review) "This pretentious ponderous collection of religious rock psalms is enough to prompt the question, 'What day did the Lord create Spinal Tap, and couldn't he have rested on that day too?'"

 

 

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