This Is Spinal Tap
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- Synopsis
- Largely improvised by director Rob Reiner and his cast, This Is Spinal Tap looks and sounds like a "real" documentary, with Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Christopher Guest as David St....
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- Director(s)
- Rob Reiner
- Distributor(s)
- MGM/UA
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 82 min.
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Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites
A heady flow of brilliant stupidity.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
One of the funniest, most intelligent, most original films.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites
That rare comedy that is as completely entertaining now in its re-release...as it was back then.Read the full review
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