This Is Spinal Tap
Movie • 1984 • Comedy
Report"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.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Not on-screen, but there are a lot of references to the main cast using drugs
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Is someone burned alive?
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No, but a couple of drummers do spontaneously combust leaving only a small globule on the drum stool.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Not shown, a brief mention only.
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There’s is mention of someone choking to death on vomit
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Is there misophonia?
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Loud eating/smacking and gum chewing in some scenes
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Some scenes take place in corridors/basements and there are up-close shots; in one scene, the band is lost in the cramped backstage area of a venue
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Does someone die by suicide?
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It’s a (fake) documentary style movie so people talk to the camera etc
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A song called ‘big-bottomed girls’ comes across fat-shamey
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The band's manager describes one of his duties as negotiating rent with local Jewish people, who he describes as "Hebrews"
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Is there hate speech?
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WhitbeeDoe
A gay-coded bellboy is called a "fruit" by the band's manager, in a scene that is basically just a gay joke
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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They use the ‘r’ word repeatedly
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Are there n-words?
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During a scene where the band is at a party early in the movie, a white couple can be heard having a discussion on what appears to be raggae music. During this discussion, one of them uses the word "negro"
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Is there sexual content?
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There are some very explicit sexual references in the band's lyrics, which are often the direct focal point of the scene - some of the lyrics imply pedophilia.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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