A fictional British rock group attempts to mount a comeback by embarking on a US tour, but as time moves on they must confront the fact that they just aren’t as popular as they used to be.
This hilarious, groundbreaking, largely improvised mockumentary is much imitated but never bettered.
This Is Spinal Tap A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi (1983)
Cult mockumentary about a ridiculous rock group.
- 1983 USA
- Directed by
- Rob Reiner
- Produced by
- Karen Murphy
- Written by
- Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner
- Featuring
- Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer
- Running time
- 82 minutes
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