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This is Spinal Tap

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Does for rock and roll what The sound of music did for hills.

You're about to get personal with one of music history's greatest and loudest heavy metal bands... Spinal Tap! Whether or not you are a die-hard fan of the group, you'll love this detailed "rockumentary" of England's legendary Spinal Tap. Acclaimed director, Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner), takes you behind-the-scenes for an intimate look at a band whose time has come... and gone... and come again... and...

Through interviews, rare footage and lots of music - including classic tap tunes like Big bottom and Hell hole - you'll get acquainted with David St Hubbins (Michael McKean - Lead guitar), Nigel Tufnell (Christopher Guest - Lead guitar), Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer - Lead bass) and every drummer who ever lived - and died - for this renowned rock band.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film comedy mockumentary UK metal band documentary music tour break-up

Persons of interest

Rob Reiner .... Marty DiBergi
RJ Parnell .... Mick Shrimpton (Drummer)
David Kaff .... Viv Savage (Keyboards, vocals)
Tony Hendra .... Ian Faith
Michael McKean .... David St Hubbins (Lead Guitar, Vocals)
Christopher Guest .... Nigel Tufnel (Lead Guitar, Vocals)
Harry Shearer .... Derek Smalls (Bass, Vocals)
Bruno Kirby .... Tommy Pischedda
Ed Begley Junior .... John "Stumpy" Pepys
Danny Kortchmar .... Ronnie Pudding
Fran Drescher .... Bobbi Flekman
Patrick Macnee .... Sir Denis Eaton-Hogg
Michael McKean .... Screenwriter
Rob Reiner .... Screenwriter
Christopher Guest .... Screenwriter
Harry Shearer .... Screenwriter
Rob Reiner .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

This is Spinal Tap official movie site
See also Still crazy
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Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Hehehe, hahaha, hohoho! This is Spinal Tap is being released in cinemas to pump up interest for the release of the DVD. You must see it on the big screen for the full experience then you can buy it and enjoy it time and time again at home. It's like The Rocky horror picture show in that respect: no matter how many times you've seen it, it just keeps getting better.

This is Spinal Tap is the primal mockumentary, rushing in where fools fear to tread, ripping to shreds any beloved icon that gets in their path. It sends up every single rock and roll band documentary that has ever been made, taking you on the road, backstage, onstage, into band meetings and anywhere you could possibly imagine a documentary team would go. Then it takes you further. What makes it even juicier is that every little detail is authentic, from the roadies rushing around backstage to the groupies hanging around offstage, from the break-up of the band to the cucumber down the trousers. Guess who, don't sue.

Not to be content with taking the piss out of a grungy bunch of rock and roll tryhards, Spinal Tap also rips into several generations of opportunistic Brit-pop bands who managed to fall off as many bandwagons as they jumped on. From The Beatles to The Rolling Stones, no-one is immune to their reverent savaging. It should be said at this point that you cannot truly take the piss until you have loved. [craig is falling to delusions of adequacy. What he means is that you have to have been immersed in a culture to truly understand its strengths and weaknesses - Director of Intelligence]

The team behind this comedy of horrors also went on to make Waiting for Guffman, the quintessential piss-take of community theatre, and the soon to be released Best in show in which everything just goes to the dogs. Their dry, no holds barred approach to filmic humour has often been emulated but never equalled. See it, buy it, love it.