This is Spinal Tap
In 1982, the legendary English heavy metal band Spinal Tap attempt an American comeback tour accompanied by a fan who is also a film-maker.
The resulting documentary, interspersed with powerful performances of Tap’s pivotal music and profound lyrics, candidly follows a rock group heading towards crisis, culminating in the infamous affair of the eighteen-inch-high Stonehenge stage prop.
AroView: A brilliant parody of a burnt-out British Heavy-Metal band on tour in America, filmed in a then-pioneering and now classic tradition of a rock documentary. A hugely influential comic tour-de-force with spot-on deadpan performances across the board, this also instigated the comedy troupe’s own highly successful comedies in the same style like Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show.
Cast
Michael McKean (David St. Hubbins) , Christopher Guest (Nigel Tufnel) , Harry Shearer (Derek Smalls) , Rob Reiner (Marty DiBergi) , Tony Hendra (Ian Faith) , June Chadwick (Jeanine Pettibone)
Director
Language
English
Country
USA
Studio
Sony
