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Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

Parents guide

This Is Spinal Tap

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Mild
  • Violence & Gore:
    None
  • Profanity:
    Moderate
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    None

Sex & Nudity

Mild
38 of 67 found this mild
In a deleted scene, the crew all have unsafe sex with some women. As a result, the crew all get herpes. The scene got deleted, but the herpes rashes remain.
Some mild-moderate innuendo, often in the form of lyrics.
Suggestive scene involving tight trousers.
A cucumber is found in someone's pants. (A deleted scene goes into more detail as to why it is placed there.)
Several references, nothing graphic or extremely explicit.
Verbal description of a fairly sexual album cover.

Violence & Gore

None
32 of 42 found this to have none
A man smashes up a room with a baseball bat, in a short scene. Plenty of verbal arguments.

Profanity

Moderate
18 of 52 found this moderate
36 F-words, mainly in the latter half of the movie, as well as other milder profanity.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
28 of 42 found this mild
A good amount of casual smoking and drinking. The film depicts rock stars of the 70s-80s and has an appropriatte level of substance abuse for the setting.
Derek smokes a pipe throughout the film.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

None
33 of 41 found this to have none
The arguments heat up as the film goes on, some audiences might find some arguments uncomfortable

Certifications

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  • Australia
    • M
  • Brazil
    • Livrevideo rating
  • Canada
    • 14AAlberta
    • PGBritish Columbia
    • PAManitoba
    • 14Nova Scotia
    • AAOntario
    • GQuebec
  • Denmark
    • A
  • Finland
    • K-8
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Iceland
    • L
  • Japan
    • G2018
  • Netherlands
    • AL
  • Poland
    • 12
  • Singapore
    • NC-16
  • South Korea
    • 15
  • Spain
    • Not Rated
    • 14DVD rating
    • 16TV rating
    • 18original rating
  • Sweden
    • 15TV rating
  • Taiwan
    • 12+2017
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • TV-14DL, TV rating
    • Rcertificate #27121
    • TV-MAsome airings, rarely
  • West Germany
    • 12

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