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This Is Spinal Tap (1984) [R]

Release Date:
March 2, 1984

Original Title:
This Is Spinal Tap

Alternate Titles:
Die Jungs von Spinal Tap
Hjelp vi er i popbransjen
Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare
This Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spın̈al Tap
This is Spinal Tap®: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi
Это «Спайнэл Тэп»
Это — Spinal Tap
이것이 스파이널 탭이다

Genres:
Comedy | Music

Production Companies:
Embassy Films Associates
Embassy Pictures
Spinal Tap Prod.

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: L  CA: R  DE: 12  FR: U  GB: 15  NL: AL  US: R 

Runtime: 82

Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven

Overview from TheMovieDB

"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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American Film Institute (AFI)
2000
#29 		100 Years: 100 LAUGHS
100 Funniest American Movies Of All Time

Performers

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Production

Best Boy Grip:
Skip Cook

Casting:
Eve Brandstein

Color Timer:
Art Tostado

Continuity:
Anne Rapp

Director:
Rob Reiner

Director of Photography:
Peter Smokler

Editor:
Kent Beyda
Kim Secrist

Electrician:
Victor Abbene

Executive In Charge Of Production:
Lindsay Doran

First Assistant Director:
Donald Newman

Makeup & Hair:
Michele Payne

Music Editor:
Kenneth Karman

Original Music Composer:
Christopher Guest
Michael McKean
Rob Reiner
Harry Shearer

Producer:
Karen Murphy

Production Design:
Bryan Jones

Property Master:
Tommy Estridge

Second Assistant Director:
Irwin Marcus

Sound Editor:
Beth Bergeron

Sound Mixer:
Robert Eber

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Gregg Rudloff

Supervising Sound Editor:
John Brasher

Transportation Coordinator:
Billy G. Arter

Unit Production Manager:
Cary Glieberman

Unit Publicist:
Jane Covner

Writer:
Rob Reiner
Christopher Guest
Michael McKean
Harry Shearer

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