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This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap

Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.

7.4EN2 March 198482 min
Music
"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,...
Budget: $2,500,000Box Office: $5,831,458
music industrygroupierock starduringcreditsstingerparodyfound footagecheerfulcomedyrock band

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Ian Adams
An incredible piece of filmmaking. As far as comedy goes, this is a solid pick. Giving this a solid 8.6/10.
CinemaSerf
"Marty" has access to all aspects of their activities as he makes the ultimate fly-on-the-wall documentary depicting the ups and downs, warts and all, of this band of musicians who epitomise just about everything good, bad and excessive in the industry at which this film takes an entertaining swipe. Interspersed with some decently staged rock numbers that could easily have been seen on MTV, we are exposed to the extremes of venality and avarice, some completely bonkers lyrics and their gradual realisation that the grand stadium days are maybe long gone, now. The bickering always stays on the amiable side of toxic, yet squabbles about their racy album cover being banned in Walmart, their shrinking appeal narrowed now to just to stoned-out students and their own peccadilloes deliver an enjoyably authentic looking and frequently quite funnily written analysis of life on the downward side of the showbiz mountain - and it's quite scathing of those who make a living out of it with little or no talent nevertheless a solid belief in what they see in the mirror.

Viewer Opinions (7)

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Ian Adams@ian_films288 opinions · User since 2022
★★★★☆ 8.6
Giving this a solid 8.6/10. Alright, witty dialogue throughout. …
28 October 1985User Review
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Cynthia Perez@screen.cyn0461 opinions · User since 2010
★★★☆☆ 6.0
Musical choices that feel somewhat uninspired. it can be argued that the story has some great ideas though doesn't fully develop them. Upon reflection, a comedy that actually respects your intelligence. …
2 April 1984User Review
Filipe Manuel Neto@FilipeManuelNeto
★★★☆☆ 6.0
Being a comedy, it has to be funny. I was struck by that i recognize the value that this film had for the cinematographic subgenre it launched, and the interest that the film has for cinema students and others who deepen their knowledge of the seventh art in greater detail. For me, as I'm just a guy who watches films because he likes them, it's different: it's harder to convince me to screen this a second time because of the many technical arguments they might use. …
5 March 2024VerifiedUser Review
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