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Spinal Tap (stylized as Spın̈al Tap, with a dotless letter i and a metal umlaut over the n) are a fictional English heavy metal band created by the American comedians and musicians of The T.V. Show, who wrote and performed original songs as the band: Michael McKean, as the lead singer and guitarist David St. Hubbins; Christopher Guest, as the ...
May 20, 2022 · A fictional band, they were originally made famous by the 1984 motion picture "This Is Spinal Tap." The mockumentary – if you will, rockumentary – was full of ad-libbed lines; exaggerated misogyny; and of course sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
This Is Spinal Tap, American film comedy released in 1984 that parodies the “rockumentary” film genre via the exploits of the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap. Directed by American filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner, the film was largely improvised by Reiner and the core cast members—American.
Mar 2, 1984 · This Is Spinal Tap: Directed by Rob Reiner. With Rob Reiner, Kimberly Stringer, Chazz Dominguez, Shari Hall. Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
- Comedy, Music
- Rob Reiner
- 1984-03-02
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal. Themes: Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, Alcohol, Humour. Last label: Unsigned/independent. Years active: 1979-1984, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2019. A band made up for the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, a satire of the hard rock and heavy metal music scene.
Spinal Tap are a fictional English heavy metal band created by the American comedians and musicians of The T.V. Show, who wrote and performed original songs as the band: Michael McKean, as the lead singer and guitarist David St. Hubbins; Christopher Guest, as the guitarist Nigel Tufnel; and Harry Shearer, as the bassist Derek Smalls.
Utilizing largely improvisational dialogue, director Rob Reiner and writers and cast members Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean created a brilliant documentary about one of the...
