This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap is a 1984 comedy movie. This movie is a mockumentary, which means it pretends to be a documentary. It pretends to tell the story of a British rock band called "Spinal Tap." In the movie, the members of this band are David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel. They are played by American actors Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Christopher Guest.

Rob Reiner directed the movie and also acted in it. He pretended to be Marty DiBergi, director of the documentary.

The movie has a cult following. It is saved in the National Film Registry in America.

A new film called Spinal Tap II: The End Continues was out in 2025.

Cast

 Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins
 Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnell (Tuffy)
 Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls
 Rob Reiner as Marty DiBergi
 Tony Hendra as Ian Faith
David Kaff as Viv Savage
 R.J. Parnell, (drummer for Atomic Rooster), as Mick Shrimpton
 June Chadwick as Jeanine Pettibone
 Bruno Kirby as limo driver Tommy Pischedda
 Ed Begley, Jr. as John "Stumpy" Pepys
 Danny Kortchmar as Ronnie Pudding
 Fran Drescher as Bobbi Flekman
 Patrick Macnee as Sir Denis Eton-Hogg
 Julie Payne as mime waitress
 Dana Carvey as mime waiter
 Sandy Helberg as Angelo DiMentibelio

 Zane Buzby as Rolling Stone reporter
 Billy Crystal as Morty the Mime
 Paul Benedict as Tucker "Smitty" Brown
 Howard Hesseman as Terry Ladd
 Paul Shortino as Duke Fame
 Lara Cody as Duke Fame's groupie
 Andrew J. Lederer as student promoter
 Russ Kunkel as doomed drummer Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs
 Vicki Blue as Cindy
 Joyce Hyser as Belinda
 Gloria Gifford as the airport security officer with the wand
 Paul Shaffer as incompetent promoter Artie Fufkin (Polymer Records)
 Archie Hahn as the room service guy
 Charles Levin as Disc 'n' Dat manager
 Anjelica Huston as Polly Deutsch
 Fred Willard as the Lieutenant on the Air Force base

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Category:1984 movies
Category:1984 comedy movies
Category:1980s satirical movies
Category:American parody movies
Category:American satirical movies
Category:English-language movies
Category:Mockumentary movies
Category:Movies directed by Rob Reiner
Category:United States National Film Registry movies
Category:American independent movies
Category:1980s English-language movies
Category:Movies about musical groups