

This Is Spinal Tap
Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
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7.4/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $6.1M
- Language
- English
- rock 'n' roll
- rock star
- groupie
- parody
- mockumentary
- rock band
- found footage
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
- amplifier
- music industry
- musical comedy
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Produced in
United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR2 Mar 1984
- PhysicalRDVD8 Jul 1998
- PhysicalRDVD12 Sept 2000
- PhysicalRBlu-ray28 Jul 2009
- Theatrical (limited)R4K remaster3 Jul 2025
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical154 May 1984
- Theatrical4K remaster24 Aug 2025
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM27 Mar 1985
CanadaCA
- TheatricalR6 Feb 2011
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL8 Sept 1984
FranceFR
- TheatricalU1 Nov 2001
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1222 Mar 2004
NetherlandsNL
- TVALRTL 78 Aug 2007
- PhysicalALDVD22 Aug 2012
Frequently asked questions
This Is Spinal Tap was released on 2 March 1984.
Audience reviews
3- A3/10
Andre Wilfred Sanders
7/29/2023
Am I the only one getting bored or not? It's probably because I don't like that loud noise
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
2/2/2024
So the legendary British rockers "Spinal Tap" are on the comeback trail. After a dry spell in the USA, they determine to take their provocative new album and their film-faking fan "Marty" (Rob Reiner) and re-establish themselves as superstars. "Marty" has access to all aspects of their activities as he makes the ultimate fly-on-the-wall documentary depicting the ups and downs, warts and all, of this band of musicians…
- F6/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
3/5/2024
**Interesting, remarkable for its subgenre, credible… but I didn't find it funny.** I'm not a specific admirer of mockumentaries, but I recognize their value if they're funny. The film reports on the tour of a British rock band called Spinal Tap, and shows the enormous difficulties and crazy things they carry out on and off the stage. It's supposed to be a comedy... but, to be honest, it didn't make me laugh. I…
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