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This Is Spinal Tap (2-Mar-1984)
Director: Rob Reiner Writers: Christopher Guest; Michael McKean; Harry Shearer; Rob Reiner Music and Lyrics by: Christopher Guest; Michael McKean; Harry Shearer; Rob Reiner Producer: Karen Murphy Keywords: Comedy, Rock and Roll, Mockumentary Heavy Metal band Spinal Tap is lead singer David St. Hubbins, lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel, and bassist Derek Smalls, plus a drummer whose life expectancy tends to be quite short -- one drummer died choking on vomit (Tufnel: "Actually, he choked on someone else's vomit.") The ultimate mockumentary of rock and roll, now a cult classic. Much of the film is ad-lib, and will require multiple viewings to catch everything. Directorial debut of Rob Reiner. Entered 2002 into the National Film Registry.
David Konow, Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal (2009), page 206:
"Steven Tyler almost couldn't watch the whole film. At the time of Spinal Tap's release, Aerosmith was on its last legs. Their latest album, Rock in a Hard Place, had Stonehenge on the cover, and here was the joke band with a stage set that looked just like their album cover. "That movie was way too close, way too real", said Tyler. "I took Spinal Tap real personal." As Harry Shearer put it, "The closer we got to the real thing, the closer the real thing dared to get to us. Reality was calling our bluff at every step."
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CAST | Christopher Guest | ... Nigel Tufnel | | Michael McKean | ... David St. Hubbins | | Harry Shearer | ... Derek Smalls | | Rob Reiner | ... Marty DiBergi | | June Chadwick | ... Jeanine Pettibone | | Tony Hendra | ... Ian Faith | | Bruno Kirby | ... Tommy Pischedda | | Ed Begley, Jr. | ... John "Stumpy" Pepys | | Paul Benedict | ... Tucker "Smitty" Brown | | Zane Buzby | ... Rolling Stone Reporter | | Billy Crystal | ... Morty the Mime | | Howard Hesseman | ... Terry Ladd | | Patrick Macnee | ... Sir Denis Eton-Hogg | | Paul Shaffer | ... Artie Fufkin | | Fred Willard | ... Lt. Hookstratten | | R. J. Parnell | ... Mick Shrimpton | | David Kaff | ... Viv Savage | | Fran Drescher | ... Bobbi Flekman | | Joyce Hyser | ... Belinda | | Vicki Blue | ... Cindy | | Anjelica Huston | ... Polly Deutsch | | | Kimberly Stringer | ... Heavy Metal Fan | | Chazz Dominguez | ... Heavy Metal Fan | | Shari Hall | ... Heavy Metal Fan | | Jean Cromie | ... Ethereal Fan | | Patrick Maher | ... New York M.C. | | Danny Kortchmar | ... Ronnie Pudding | | Memo Vera | ... Bartender | | Julie Payne | ... Mime Waitress | | Dana Carvey | ... Mime Waiter | | Sandy Helberg | ... Angelo DiMentibelio | | Robin Mencken | ... Angelo's Associate | | Jennifer Child | ... Limo Groupie | | J. J. Barry | ... Rack Jobber | | George McDaniel | ... Southern Rock Promoter | | Anne Churchill | ... Reba | | Paul Shortino | ... Duke Fame | | Cherie Darr | ... Fame Groupie | | Lara Cody | ... Fame Groupie | | Andrew J. Lederer | ... Student Promoter | | Russ Kunkel | ... Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs | | Diana Duncan | ... "Jamboree Bop" Dancer | | Gina Marie Pitrello | ... "Jamboree Bop" Dancer | | Gloria Gifford | ... Airport Security Officer | | Archie Hahn | ... Room Service Guy | | Charles Levin | ... Disc 'n' Dat Manager | | Wonderful Smith | ... Janitor | | Chris Romano | ... Little Druid | | Daniel Rodgers | ... Little Druid | | Fred Asparagus | ... Joe "Mama" Besser | | Rodney Kemerer | ... L.A. Party Guest | | Robert Bauer | ... Moke |
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