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In Dogma, Bartleby (Ben Affleck) mocks Loki (Matt Damon) by reminding him of a $10 bet Loki made when he said Krush Groove would be a bigger movie than E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.
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At least one scene was shot at the Marble Hill Projects in the south Bronx - viewed in the hip-hop community as the birthplace of hip-hop music and culture.
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The film is a fictionalized account of the early days of Def Jam Recordings and Rush Management. Rick Rubin and almost all of the musical acts played themselves in the movie. Russell Walker, the character played by Blair Underwood, was based on Russell Simmons, who appeared in the film as the club owner who said, "Let's get these kids on stage," just before the infamous Run's House scene.
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The soundtrack to the movie, released on Warner Bros. Records, was released on CD once, and only 1,000 copies were made.
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Spike Lee inquired about the possibility of working as an assistant director to help fund his film She's Gotta Have It but didn't get the job.
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The original concept of Krush Groove was a concert documentary of the original Fresh Fest, one of the first hip-hop concert-arena tours, but Russell Simmons convinced producers Michael Schultz and Doug McHenry to produce an original feature film instead.
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The Krush Groove soundtrack peaked at #79 on the Pop charts and #14 on the R&B charts in the US.
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