Cinematic background from This Is Spinal Tap 1984 - "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.

This Is Spinal Tap

1984

Comedy, Music

Directors:
Rob Reiner
Writers:
Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest
Official poster of This Is Spinal Tap 1984 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people sitting in front of a castle; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with long blonde hair singing into a microphone in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person wearing a horned helmet with horns on their head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people sitting on top of red seats in an arena; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with long blonde hair and a white suit jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with long blonde hair is holding a guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people standing next to each other in a hallway; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people that are on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with long hair is singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with long blonde hair wearing a purple tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A woman with long blonde hair looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person wearing sunglasses and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man in a striped shirt holding a microphone and a guitar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man sitting next to another man playing a piano; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person wearing a wig; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with long blonde hair is holding a microphone up to his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with long black hair is holding a guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man playing a guitar in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with a microphone in his hand; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with long hair is singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man sitting in front of a wall smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people posing for a picture together; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man holding a plate of food next to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A woman with a microphone in her mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with a microphone in their mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A woman with long blonde hair is singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with a purple light on their face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with a microphone on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with a guitar and microphone on a stage; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with a microphone wearing a black hooded robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with his mouth wide open in a crowd of onlookers; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with long blonde curly hair is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person wearing a wig; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with long brown hair is singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with a red jacket is playing a guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with a bottle of wine in their mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man wearing headphones and holding a guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people on a stage playing guitar and drums; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man in a white jacket is talking to another man in a white jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A couple of people sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with a hat and sunglasses is smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man in striped shirt playing guitar on stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – Two men sitting at a table drinking a drink; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with long hair is singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people on a stage playing guitars; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with a microphone in front of a purple background; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man and a woman with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with blonde curly hair playing an electric guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A crowd of people are gathered in the dark; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people standing around a man holding a plate of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A woman in a police uniform looking to her left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A group of people sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A woman and a man with blonde hair and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with red hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with a microphone in his mouth performing; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A couple of people that are playing a guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with long red hair wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with red hair is singing into a microphone; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A woman singing into a microphone at a rock concert; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with blonde hair sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A woman and a man with blonde hair and a black and white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A woman playing a guitar in front of an audience; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with long brown hair is holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A young man is sitting in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in front of guitars; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with a beard wearing a hat and a camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – Three people wearing sunglasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man with long blonde hair singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A man in a white shirt and a colorful vest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person holding a guitar in front of their face; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), directed by Rob Reiner – A person singing into a microphone; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle