This Is Spinal Tap

A Salute to Rob Reiner (1947 - 2025)

 "Smartly directed, brilliantly acted, and packed with endlessly quotable moments, This Is Spinal Tap is an all-time comedy classic."

—Rotten Tomatoes

"An instant cult classic, Rob Reiner's 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap laid the groundwork for the modern improv comedy with its laser-precise skewering of the heyday of '80s heavy metal and the vagaries of making it as a touring act."

—Slant Magazine

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.