Comedy, Music
"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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
INXS: Welcome to Wherever You Are
Hot Enough for June
Rush Hour
Me, Myself & Irene
Feel the Motion
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
My Name Is Bruce
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Purge: The Morning After
Death at a Funeral
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Clerks
Mallrats
Clerks II
Dolla Morte
To Die For
Life of Brian
Ghostbusters
A Fish Called Wanda
SIMILAR MOVIES
INXS: Welcome to Wherever You Are
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2004
"Welcome to Wherever You Are" is an 18-minute documentary that follows INXS behind the scenes at a charity concert in 1992. In addition to providing an interesting look at the lead-up to a concert, this program includes performances of the songs "Heaven Sent" and "Taste It."Hot Enough for June
IMDB 5.9 | Jan , 1964
A young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionage courier.Rush Hour
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 1998
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.Me, Myself & Irene
IMDB 6.6 | Jun , 2000
Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more friendly and laid back. Both of these personalities fall in love with the same woman named Irene after Charlie loses his medication.Feel the Motion
IMDB 2.7 | Jul , 1985
Young Tina has a big dream, she wants to become a successful pop singer. That's why she tries her luck in the music show 'Formel Eins'. There she meets all kinds of stars like Falco, Meat Loaf, Die Toten Hosen and Pia Zadora and of course the presenter Ingolf Lück. The result is a colorful mix-up and the question arises as to whether Tina can make her dream come true.Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 2006
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
IMDB 5 | Oct , 1978
After a wave of reports of mysterious attacks involving people and pets being eaten by the traditionally docile fruit, a special government task force is set up to investigate the violent fruit and put a stop to their murderous spree.My Name Is Bruce
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 2007
B Movie Legend Bruce Campbell is mistaken for his character Ash from the Evil Dead trilogy and forced to fight a real monster in a small town in Oregon.Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
IMDB 7.2 | May , 1998
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.The Purge: The Morning After
IMDB 4.8 | Sep , 2013
In comedian Johnny Ray Gill's parody of the Universal horror flick, actor Daniel Rubiano has to face the music when he reports to work the next morning.Death at a Funeral
IMDB 6.9 | Aug , 2007
A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
IMDB 6.2 | Nov , 2007
Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium—the strangest, most fantastic and most wonderful toy store in the world. After Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once-remarkable Emporium.Clerks
IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 1994
Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.Mallrats
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1995
Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others and take care of their respective nemeses.Clerks II
IMDB 6.9 | Jul , 2006
A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional Disney-McDonald's-style fast-food empire.Dolla Morte
IMDB 7 | Jul , 2006
A film entirely made with dolls. Including everything you could ever want in a nice little offensive package.To Die For
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 1995
Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.Life of Brian
IMDB 7.8 | Aug , 1979
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.Ghostbusters
IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 1984
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.A Fish Called Wanda
IMDB 7.2 | Jul , 1988
While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.