"52 Must-See Movies", describing it as "one of the single most In 2016, film critic and author Jeremy Arnold chose it as one of the In 2002, it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress, and was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry. Greater success and amassed a cult following after it was released on VHS. Only a modest success upon its initial release. This Is Spinal Tap released to critical acclaim, but was It produced the 1984 soundtrack album of the same name. Most of its dialogue was improvised and dozens of hours were filmed. The film satirizes the behavior and musical pretensions of rock bands and the hagiographic tendencies of rock documentaries such as The Song Remains the Same (1976), and The Last Waltz (1978) and follows the similar All You Need Is Cash (1978) by The Rutles.
It stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer as members of the fictional English heavy metal band Spinal Tap (who are characterized as "one of England's loudest bands"), and Reiner as Martin "Marty" Di Bergi, a documentary filmmaker who follows them on their American tour. This Is Spinal Tap (stylized as This Is Spın̈al Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi) is a 1984 American mockumentary film co-written and directed by Rob Reiner in his directorial debut.
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