Product Details

• Actors: Christopher Guest, Michael Mckean, Harry Shearer
• Directors: Various
• Format: Color, DVD, Live, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Courgette Records
• DVD Release Date: September 1, 2009
• Run Time: 130 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002G1X2WE
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,580 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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A hilarious, two-hour multimedia jaunt down memory lane complete with stories, clips, and songs predominantly from two classic film satires about seemingly disparate genres of music. --Creative Loafing

Product Description

UNWIGGED & UNPLUGGED: An Evening with Christopher Guest,Michael McKean and Harry Shearer has the legendary musical and comedic trio performing music from heavy metal's loudest band Spinal Tap along with the folk music from A Mighty Wind, and more. The UNWIGGED & UNPLUGGED DVD features two plus hours of songs from the original soundtrack This Is Spinal Tap (1984), the studio album Break Like The Wind (1992), and A Mighty Wind (2003) along with some special surprises and rarities thrown in. UNWIGGED & UNPLUGGED is not about funny costumes and characters, but rather three long time friends and collaborators who make each other laugh and love nothing better than to find some excuse to get together and play music. The trio commented, "With this being the 25th Anniversary of the film This is Spinal Tap, we thought this would be a fun and at the same time, a little challenging, as we have never performed as ourselves. Think of the evening as three old friends jamming in your living room. As opposed to OUR living rooms; we won't be home."

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 star review from someone who has watched it!!, September 1, 2009

By	Richardson "Clarence" (Sunny California USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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Just finished this..and its a good size meal, over 2 hours!! So many "concert" DVDs end up being truncated highlight affairs so this is a breath of fresh air. It was a pretty magical night and the boys traced much of their "Tap" history as well as "Mighty Wind" era in good voice and instrumentation but more than that in good spirit and a bassfull of humor! Over the course of 35 chapters they cover every quality tune from their catalog and rarely falter and the film itself is sharp , well directed and the sound is jumping out at me. The venue is beautiful and there is just enough audience interaction to give the feeling of being part of this wonderful event.

I can not recommend this strongly enough...the mix of music, humor and good cheer is such a pleasure. The BEST thing I can ever say about a concert film/DVD is that it makes me kick myself for passing on the show when it came through town and I certainly do. I've seen both Spinal Tap and the full Mighty Wind concerts (one of the few benefits of being near Los Angeles) and figured this wouldn't measure up....well I was wrong ...this DVD will be enjoyed for years!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun evening!, November 4, 2009

By	Ian Daemon "Matthew C." (Natrona Heights, PA USA) - See all my reviews

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This is a great DVD. It's not perfect, but it's close. The music is my favorite part of each world they create and it's all lovingly re-created here.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This show was great!, September 22, 2009

By	Jennifer Schultz "NotSoPerfect" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have to admit, I haven't watched this DVD, BUT.....I was at the show it was filmed at. So, if you like Spinal Tap, you're going to like this DVD. Their renditions of "Start Me Up" and "Big Bottom" were fantastic! And amidst all the music was some great banter and storytelling from the guys. I recommend it, it was a great show.