Groove (2000)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Greg Harrison

Writer:

Greg Harrison (writer)

Release Date:

19 October 2000 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

are you feeling it?

Plot:

An inside look into one night in the San Francisco underground rave scene.

Plot Keywords:

Brothers | Rave | Raver | Ecstasy | Warehouse

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Chris Ferreira	...	Bill
Elizabeth Sun	...	Maggie
Steve Van Wormer	...	Ernie
Dmitri Ponce	...	Guy (as Dmitri from the Lower Haight)
Mackenzie Firgens	...	Harmony
Ari Gold	...	Cliff
Aaron Langridge	...	Joe
Wendy Turner-Low	...	Lisa
Bradley K. Ross	...	Aaron (as Bradley Ross)
Rachel True	...	Beth
Denny Kirkwood	...	Colin
Matthew Bernson	...	Record Store Customer
Bing Ching	...	DJ Snaz
Jeff Witzke	...	Neil
Jill Jose	...	Monique

MPAA:

Rated R for drug use, language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-18 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | Germany:16 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

415 Productions

Trivia:

All the other DJs playing throughout the movie are notable real-life West Coast DJs, particularly Polywog, Forest Green, and WishFM. WishFM also served as the music supervisor for the movie under his real name, Wade Randolph Hampton.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the climatic end of the party, while John Digweed is spinning, the record that is seen playing is "Virtua Trancer". This is not the actual producer/song. The track that is heard is "Bluebottle" by P.O.B. on the Platipus label.

Quotes:

Todd: Dude... When did you get all Haight-Ashbury on me? I mean - you used to listen to Nitzer-Ebb!
Cliff: I was 12, and I was a Nazi.

Movie Connections:

References "Wheel of Fortune" (1975)

Soundtrack:

Heaven Scent

It was emotional and fun and no big deal to get too upset about

I enjoyed "Groove" quite a bit. I don't think it matters too much that I am not too knowledgeable of that culture. I liked it for some of the same reasons that I loved "American Graffiti" - they're both full of young characters who are taking a break from their realities to get together and have fun. And they're both kind of sentimental/bittersweet (though this one much less than that 1973 classic). A lot of the reviewers have not liked it. It seems a strange reaction to come down on a little movie like this. It's got minimal aspirations, it's really low-budget, it's fairly simple and straight-forward... I got it as a promo copy. I enjoyed it and am sure I will watch it again for what seems to me pretty authentic atmosphere and for its likeable, slightly forlorn characters.