Groove (2000)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Greg Harrison

Writer:

Greg Harrison (writer)

Release Date:

19 October 2000 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

are you feeling it?

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Raver | Rave | Ecstasy | Warehouse | DJ

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:

Continuity: The young DJ takes the stage for the second time, but a shot from the dance floor shows a different DJ on stage spinning records.

Quotes:

Title Card: [Anthony spies Colin after a drugged-up tryst with him]
Anthony Mitchell: Hey Colin. Maybe I'll see you out again sometime. Wanna give me your number, or...?
Colin Turner: Look. I don't normally... do that sort of thing, OK?
Anthony Mitchell: What, you don't have a phone?

Movie Connections:

References "Wheel of Fortune" (1975)

Soundtrack:

kalesa-spaz

Outstanding, magnificent soundtrack, great visualization

This is probably the closest you can come to experiencing a real rave without actually attending one. I can't understand user comments about poor acting, as I felt that everyone did a very good job here. The story centers around a group of people looking to have a harmless good time, with a number of side-characters. The rave organizer story is great, and the gay couple who can't find where the happening is is absolutely hilarious. The strongest part of the film is the magnificent soundtrack, and appearances by some of the best (and most underappreciated) DJ's around, John Digweed, Pollywog, etc. If you're at all into techno/rave music, just rent this for the great tunes. And you might find that you also enjoy the storyline.