Criterion Coll: This Is Spinal Tap [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] - Region 1 DVD

8.2 Listal rating Buy at Amazon.co.uk Directed by : Rob Reiner Starring : Christopher Guest Michael McKean Harry Shearer Tony Hendra Ed Begley Jr. Lists 10 votes CRITERION DVD (568 items) list by bdidock Published 1 year, 8 months ago 3 votes Criterion Wishlist (62 items) list by anna kristina Published 1 year, 9 months ago 2 votes My Personal Collection (248 items) list by Hughes Published 4 months ago View all Criterion Coll: This Is Spinal Tap [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] lists

3 Lists 1 Picture 12 Ratings Description: The comedic genius of This Is Spinal Tap is confirmed by the fact that a majority of studio executives were utterly clueless about its brilliance. As a first-time director and cowriter, Rob Reiner must have felt simultaneously frustrated and elated, knowing that the obtuseness of movie executives was a clue to his debut project's pote The comedic genius of This Is Spinal Tap is confirmed by the fact that a majority of studio executives were utterly clueless about its brilliance. As a first-time director and cowriter, Rob Reiner must have felt simultaneously frustrated and elated, knowing that the obtuseness of movie executives was a clue to his debut project's potential greatness. Now, of course, the clarity of hindsight and the rarity of superior satire have turned This Is Spinal Tap into one of the funniest documentary spoofs of all time. Reiner and the members of "Tap" (Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer) couldn't have picked a better target for their satire, because heavy metal music in the early 1980s was already a borderline case of self-parody. From the bizarre, premature deaths of the band's drummers to the backstage squabbles over sexist cover art and meddling groupies, this movie scores about a hundred comedic bull's-eyes for lampooning every possible aspect of rock pomposity in the age of Kiss. It's a virtual bible of rock & roll irreverence, so accurate in its observations that it's become a tour-bus classic for real bands around the world. On the one-to-ten scale of satirical inspiration, This Is Spinal Tap is like the modified amplifiers that Christopher Guest so hilariously demonstrates: this one goes to 11. --Jeff Shannon ... (more) (less) Manufacturer : Criterion Release date : 8 July 1998 Number of discs : 1 EAN: 9781559408752 UPC: 715515009126 (1), Mockumentary (1), Comedy (1) Join Listal to add your own lists, reviews, tags, pictures and videos to this DVD Recommend this to a friend Friend : Please selectTamara H (tamaraphardy29)Professor Brown (professorbrown)Gokhan (sheeper)Rômulo Kainof (romulo)Ceinwyn (alinde)BB Walter (bbwalter)sweeety (hejer)kkatris (kkatris)franchises (franchises)CelShader (celshader) Note (optional) : or cancel Mark this item as loaned (this information is private) Listal member Please selectTamara H (tamaraphardy29)Professor Brown (professorbrown)Gokhan (sheeper)Rômulo Kainof (romulo)Ceinwyn (alinde)BB Walter (bbwalter)sweeety (hejer)kkatris (kkatris)franchises (franchises)CelShader (celshader) or non listal name Loaned on 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember 200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 or cancel Watched UnwatchedWatchingWatched Condition Not specifiedMintNear mintGoodAveragePoor Private notes Only visible to you or cancel Update feed Hughes added this to a list 4 months ago My Personal Collection (248 dvds items) bdidock added this to a list 1 year, 8 months ago CRITERION DVD (568 dvds items) anna kristina added this to a list 1 year, 9 months ago Criterion Wishlist (62 dvds items)