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The Groove Tube is a 1974 American Independent comedy film written and produced by Ken Shapiro and starring Shapiro, Richard Belzer and Chevy Chase. It features the song Move On Up by Curtis Mayfield in its opening scene. The low-budget movie satirizes television and the counterculture of the early 1970s. The film was originally produced to be shown at the Channel One Theater on East 60th St. in New York, a venue that featured R-rated video recordings shown on three television sets, which was a novelty to the audiences of the time. The news desk satire, including the signature line "Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow" was later used by Chase for his signature Weekend Update piece on Saturday Night Live, although in the film he does not appear in that segment.
Original Release
04/19/1974
US Release
04/19/1974
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ken Shapiro | Dancing Man ('Just You - Just Me') / Ko-ko / Boss / 'Near You' Singer / Robert Elgin / Mahetma Yenta / Lionel Elgin / Dancing Man |
Richard Belzer | The Hooker / Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President |
Chevy Chase | Four Leaf Clover / The Fingers / Geritan |
Buzzy Linhart | The Hitchhiker |
Richmond Baier | The Girl |
Berkeley Harris | The Rich Guy |
Jennifer Welles | The Geritan Girl |
Roy Wallace | The Gorillas |
Kirtus Allen | Gorilla |
Laura Glicken | The Gorillas |
Directors
Writers
Ken Shapiro, Lane Sarasohn, Rich Allen
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ken Shapiro | Dancing Man ('Just You - Just Me') / Ko-ko / Boss / 'Near You' Singer / Robert Elgin / Mahetma Yenta / Lionel Elgin / Dancing Man |
Richard Belzer | The Hooker / Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President |
Chevy Chase | Four Leaf Clover / The Fingers / Geritan |
Buzzy Linhart | The Hitchhiker |
Richmond Baier | The Girl |
Berkeley Harris | The Rich Guy |
Jennifer Welles | The Geritan Girl |
Roy Wallace | The Gorillas |
Kirtus Allen | Gorilla |
Laura Glicken | The Gorillas |
Hal Fore | Gorilla |
Jennifer Zens | The Gorillas |
Leo Petrie | Gorilla |
Lane Sarasohn | The Dancing Policeman / The Assassin |
Paul Norman | Mouth Appeal / Sex Olympics |
Lacey | Theatre Girl / Girl in the Bathroom |
Lincoln Harrice | Manuel Rodriguez / 'Food for Thought' |
Bill Bailey | Suc Muc Dik |
Peter William Blaxill | Food for Thought |
Dennis Helfend | Food for Thought |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ken Shapiro | Producer |
Dale Bell | Producer |