This Is Spinal Tap

Name: This Is Spinal Tap
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: 1984
Cast: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, June Chadwick

1984 · 1h22 · Film

Directed by Rob Reiner

Starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, June Chadwick, Tony Hendra, Bruno Kirby, Ed Begley Jr., Paul Benedict, Zane Buzby

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"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.

Updated July 22, 2026