The Groove Tube (1972)
Average Rating: 3.8/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 7
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1974 Wide
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Average Rating: 3.4/5
User Ratings: 921
Movie Info
Channel One was a New York-based comedy group which presented short satirical sketches concerning television. 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. Many of the best, and most censurable, Channel One sketches were assembled by the group's mentor Ken Shapiro and released to theaters as the feature-length The Groove Tube. Shapiro himself stars in several of the
Jan 1, 1974 Wide
May 30, 2000
Cast
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Richard Belzer
President, The Dealer -
Chevy Chase
Geritan/Four Leaf Clove... -
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Bill Kemmill
Butz Beer -
Buzzy Linhart
The Hitchhiker -
Victoria Medlin
Mouth Appeal -
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Jennifer Welles
Geritan -
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Ken Shapiro
Koko the Clown, Kramp T... -
Richmond Baier
The Hitchhiker -
Paul Norman (II)
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Alex Stephens
Butz Beer -
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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (7) | DVD (2)
The jokes seem flat and desperate.
A skit comedy affair in which perhaps 1/4th of the bits actually fly.
Welcome to the cutting edge, circa 1974.
Uneven comedy pastiche
Witless collection of 'daring' skits. It was very trendy in 1972.
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