WATCH PARTY: This Is Spinal Tap (1984) by Rob Reiner @ Greenbrier Library

The conference room is located on the second floor in the back, next to the elevator. It’s a little smaller than South Norfolk’s, but should suffice.

RUNTIME: 82 minutes

SYNOPSIS: "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.

BLURBS:
“Reiner's brilliantly inventive script and smart visuals avoid all the obvious pitfalls, making this one of the funniest ever films about the music business.” - Geoff Andrew, Time Out

“Reiner, with McKean, Guest and Harry Shearer, have done a great job in creating and portraying characters that are dimwitted, cliched and yet oddly endearing.” - Yardena Arar, Associated Press

“For all its japes and jokes, the movie is really about exhaustion of the spirit: sitting in a bleak hotel suite at 4 a.m. with the bad taste of last night in the mouth and the feeling that tomorrow will not be a better day.” - Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine