The boob tube, a 1975 parody of soap operastv commercials, marketed to capitalize on the success of the groove tube and similar comedy films of the era. As of october 18, 2006, konami makers of dance dance revolution has acquired the intellectual property rights to the series. With john alderman, colleen brennan, lyllah torena, elana casey. The groove tube is a 1974 american independent comedy film written and produced by ken shapiro and starring shapiro, richard belzer and chevy chase. The 1975 the birthday party preorder notes on a conditional form now s. Channel one was a new yorkbased comedy group which presented short satirical sketches concerning television. The groove tube 1974s channel one evening news skit and its tagline, good night and have a pleasant tomorrow, was the direct inspiration for weekend update on saturday night live 1975.
If you liked the kentucky fried movie, you will love this film. Get the groove tube dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. R 1h 15min comedy 5 june 1975 sweden the groove tube poster. Noacfvd directed by ben ditto with codirector and digital artist jon emmony. In live action, young psychiatrist henry carstairs moves into an apartment building filled with lonely, sex starved women. What set this group apart was that they performed in front of genuine tv cameras, while the audience watched on tv monitors strategically placed throughout the theater. The film starred richard belzer and chevy chase, and featured move on up by curtis mayfield in the films opening. However, occasionally, in albums such as 1999s run lola run and 1996s trainspotting, a movie soundtrack can stand.
This soap is interrupted several times by sexy ads. Chevy chase makes his film debut in this riotous collection of live skits. Its a set of short stories, commercials, and blackouts, featuring people like richard belzer and chevy chase. From shaft to superfly, amar ediriwira unearths the best blaxploitation soundtracks ever recorded.
The lowbudget movie satirizes television and the counterculture of the early 1970s. It features the song move on up by curtis mayfield in its opening scene. The groove tube was a precursor to many trends in adult entertainment, including saturday night live. Watch daily updated vintage tube and get your pleasure. Both chevy chase and richard balzer made their screen debuts in this wild comedy hit. Down in the groove is the 25th studio album by american singersongwriter bob dylan, released on may 30, 1988 by columbia records. The groove tube was the best of that eras skit movies that included dynamite chicken, the boob tube, and even lesser known attempts at showcasing underground comedy troupes like second city and the groundlings. Groove, the soundtrack compilation for the film of the same name, sounds like yet another tired dj mix destined to collect dust in the danceelectronica racks of your local music store. Film soundtracks rarely translate into relevant listening without the intended movie attached. The comedians of the 1970s not only knew how to tell jokes, but they could play a variety of funny and unique characters. Released in 1974, the groove tube was a cult hit indie. The groove tube photos view all photos 3 movie info.
The groove tube 1975 youtube youtube broadcast yourself. Moreover, according to the virgin film guide, the groove tube was an outgrowth of channel one, a comedy troupe in an offbroadway experimental multimedia theater formed in 1967, by ken shapiro, lane sarasohn, and chevy chase. The groove tube 1974, written and produced by ken shapiro, was a low budget comedy film. Groove is one of my favorite movies ever this movie introduced me to john digweed and paved the way for me to discover more electronic dance music. The 20 best blaxploitation records from the 1970s the. Rent the groove tube 1974 starring ken shapiro and richard belzer on dvd and bluray. Dovetailing the civil rights movement, 1970s blaxploitation film was the birth of a new code of black representation. Instead of performing live, they videotaped parodies of tv, and showed them in a ratty theater in greenwich. These characters would often appear in situational skits and. Faitesle avec les doigts the groove tube let your fingers do it 1974 vostfr. Directed by ken shapiro and featuring chase, richard belzer and others, the groove tube mocks tv land and its trappings by spoofing kids shows from a marijuanasmoking koko the clown who resides in make believe land, to safety sam, the penis with a plan who gleefully informs the audience of the perils of casual sex.
Many of the best, and most censurable, channel one sketches were assembled by the groups mentor ken shapiro and released to theaters as the featurelength the groove tube. Alternately titled what the swedish butler saw and champagnegalopp, the sudsy victorianera sex romp the groove room 1975 describes all of the kinky goingson at a renovated insane asylum. Ole soltoft, sue longhurst, charlie elvegard, malou cartwright, martin ljung, diana dors, gothe grefbo, steven lund, larry leonard, peraxel arosenius, julie bernby, borje mellvig, nils eklund, barbro hiort af ornas, egil holmsen. The groove tube chevy chase im looking over a four. Often formulaic, they featured black heroes thrown into styleheavy contexts from crime thrillers to westerns to science fiction, usually battling against white oppression and. Wikiproject film rated stubclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The groove tube spoofs television and commercials in an outrageous series of skits. I did, however sneak in to see the groove tube back in the day and i had hoped this film was of the same caliber. Kentucky fried movie would remain the high point of the sketch parody cycle of films begun by shapiro, such as would eventually lose their commercial appeal in. I wish i knew when to buy the green, red, and black versions of this puzzle. Television programming takes it on the chin in this ribald spoof of the networks.
Back in college midnight movies at the local theater primarily showed barbarella, the rocky horror picture show, or the groove tube. If you need the solution just pull it up on u tube. It has some great scenes and memorable lines a must see if you have been in the scene for any length of time. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. Chevy chase, the original weekend update anchorman, was featured in this film, although ken shapiro played the channel one anchorman in the movie. Two drug dealers are made fun of, including the way they dress, the way they talk, and the way that they act. Ken shapiro, who directed, produced, cowrote and starred in the groove tube, the seminal 1974 sendup of television that marked the movie. In the groove is a series of music video games that uses a fourpanel dance pad. The series was first developed by roxor games during a time when fourpanel dance games in the arcade market were on the decline. Strapping swede ole soltoft stars as jack tanner, a wealthy victorian socialite whos smitten with the comely daughter sue longhurst of a local parson the only way that tanner can figure to. This is the film that set the standard for kentucky fried movie, snl, airplane and national lampoons vacation.
Ken shapiro, writer and director of chevy chases debut film the groove tube, died of cancer at age 76, thewrap has learned. The movie groove tube is a comedy that makes fun of life in the 1970s. Modern problems 1981 in the opening scene what sounds like a childrens program is playing on the tv in the background is actually a raunchy sketch called koko the klown show which is a segment from the movie the groove tube 1974 an earlier film of actor chevy chase and director ken shapiro. The film is made up of many different comedy skits. The groove tube 1974 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
If you were of college age back in 19681975, then the groove tube is an. See the full list of the groove tube cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Rent the groove tube 1974 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Some of the well known skits from this movie include the dealers. The groove tube chevy chase im looking over a four leaf clover j peoplemover. Ken shapiro, director of chevy chase debut film the. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. I like to fiddle with something with my hands when i am watching a movie and this is the perfect thing.
While the groove tube has brief nudity risque humor it is, for the most part, actually funny. Aimed squarely at a mid1970s young adultcollege crowd, the humor is topical, risque, sometimes illicit. Vintage nudes free porn yesterday vintage tube galls. Lampooning everything from cooking shows to public service announcements, this fast paced comedy deftly assaults the medium.
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