The Groove Tube
Watch TrailerTelevision programming takes it on the chin in this ribald spoof of the networks.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1974 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Director | Ken Shapiro |
| Runtime | 75 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.0/10 (25 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its satire through a rapid-fire series of sketches, relying on the anarchic spirit of early adult animation and counterculture comedy. It explores the taboos and formulaic nature of 1970s broadcast television, using exaggerated parody and blunt humor as its primary tools.
What lingers after viewing is the sense of a chaotic, uneven, but pioneering precursor to later sketch shows, a time capsule of underground comedy taking aim at the mainstream. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Ken Shapiro
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Best viewed with a like-minded group, in the spirit of a late-night, countercultural comedy raid.
🎭 Cast
Ken Shapiro
Ko-ko / Boss / 'Near You' Singer / Robert Elgin / Mahetma Yenta / Lionel Elgin / "Just You, Just Me" Dancing Man
Richard Belzer
Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker
Chevy Chase
The Fingers / Geritan / Four Leaf Clover
Buzzy Linhart
The Hitchhiker
Richmond Baier
The Girl
Berkeley Harris
The Rich Guy
Jennifer Welles
The Geritan Girl
Lane Sarasohn
The Dancing Policeman / The Assassin
Dennis Helfend
Food for Thought
Rebecca Brooke
Sex Olympics
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