This Is Spinal Tap
Music, Comedy, 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.
Top cast:
Christopher Guest
Nigel Tufnel
Michael McKean
David St. Hubbins
Harry Shearer
Derek Smalls
June Chadwick
Jeanine Pettibone
Bruno Kirby
Tommy Pischedda
Ed Begley Jr.
John 'Stumpy' Pepys
Fran Drescher
Bobbi Flekman
Sandy Helberg
Angelo DiMentibelio
Billy Crystal
Morty the Mime
Paul Benedict
Tucker 'Smitty' Brown
Howard Hesseman
Terry Ladd
Russ Kunkel
Eric 'Stumpy Joe' Childs
Paul Shaffer
Artie Fufkin
Archie Hahn
Room Service Guy
Fred Willard
Colonel on Military Base
Anjelica Huston
Polly Deutsch
Brinke Stevens
Girlfriend (uncredited)
Patrick Macnee
Sir Denis Eton-Hogg
Julie Payne
Mime Waitress
Zane Buzby
Rolling Stone Reporter
Andrew J. Lederer
Student Promoter
Gloria Gifford
Airport Security Officer
Charles Levin
Disc 'n' Dat Manager
George McDaniel
Southern Rock Promoter