The Groove Tube

R

Released Apr 19, 1974

1h 15m

Comedy

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14%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

60%

500+ Ratings

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Television programming takes it on the chin in this ribald spoof of the networks. Chevy Chase's feature debut.

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Ian R

Highly creative, bizarre, witty, freaky, raunchy, and often even surreal sketch comedy which was undoubtedly very innovative and groundbreaking in its time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/05/24

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Steven M

The movie was groundbreaking in that it was (I think) the proto-Saturday Night Live. It is (like SNL) wildly uneven, but (in its time), it was extremely daring and some of the segments were very successful skewering of political and corporate hypocrisy and stand the test of time. Like Monty Python, it mixed silliness and sophisticated satire in a lumpy mess.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/23

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Audience Member

Some funny bits plus joy joy goofy ending. Cult fave.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

To fully appreciate 'The Groove Tube', you need to have lived through the 70's. Its a wild and wacky collection of on-target spoofs from the genius minds of Ken Shapiro and Lane Sarasohn. Chevy Chase made his film debut here, and Richmond Baier lights up the screen with her all-too brief appearance. My favourite sketch though is 'The Dealers'. It should have been expanded into a full-length feature film. For me, this is the film 'The Kentucky Fried Movie' should have been. I'm so glad to have it on Blu-Ray in HD.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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delysid d

helps if you are real high when you watch it

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/12/19

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Audience Member

Fun if you can rent it or purchase it cheap.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 19, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

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A skit comedy affair in which perhaps 1/4th of the bits actually fly.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 3, 2005

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Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Welcome to the cutting edge, circa 1974.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 26, 2004

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Andy Klein

Los Angeles CityBeat

Rated: 3/5

Nov 6, 2003

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Jon Niccum

Lawrence Journal-World

Uneven comedy pastiche

Rated: 2/5

Jun 27, 2003

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 1/5

Jun 4, 2003

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Synopsis

Television programming takes it on the chin in this ribald spoof of the networks. Chevy Chase's feature debut.

Director: Ken Shapiro
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 1974, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 15m

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