This is spinal tap

United States, 1984

Film
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Filmed as a documentary, this satire mimics a serious rock documentary with interviews, concert footage and glimpses of the day to day life of “Spinal Tap”. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer star as the band’s members, while Rob Reiner appears as the film maker (Marty Di Bergi). C0-starring Anjelica Huston and Billy Crystal.

Credits

director

Rob Reiner

producer

Karen Murphy

production company

Embassy Pictures Corporation (US)

Language

English

Duration

01:19:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

38093

Audience classification

M (15+)

Subject categories

Comedy

Comedy → Mockumentary

Comedy → Satire

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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