Nov 27, 2017 shapiros 1974 independent film, a collection of skits called the groove tube, starring himself, richard belzer, and chevy chase, has been lauded as a template for raw sketch comedy. Chevy chase, richard belzer, and ken shapiro join a raft of lesserknown talents for a series of snlflavored skits about topics as diverse as stanley kubrick scifi, hairy apes sex lives, grasseating nature freaks, and more. Mexican gangster hd mafia action movie, full length, english full action movies for free duration. The film was derived from sketches shot on videotape and shown at the channel one theater. Eng rungzulukisa rewojingla 10 things you never knew about tombstone duration. Shapiros 1974 independent film, a collection of skits called the groove tube, starring himself, richard belzer, and chevy chase, has been lauded as. Oct 10, 2009 the koko show from the 1974 movie the groove tube. Ken shapiro, director of chevy chase debut film the groove. Channel one was a new yorkbased comedy group which presented short satirical sketches concerning television.
The groove tube nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. With john alderman, colleen brennan, lyllah torena, elana casey. Chevy chase, the original weekend update anchorman, was featured in this film, although ken shapiro played the channel one anchorman in the movie. The movie groove tube is a comedy that makes fun of life in the 1970s. Nov 27, 2017 ken shapiro, writer and director of chevy chases debut film the groove tube, died of cancer at age 76, thewrap has learned. Two drug dealers are made fun of, including the way they dress, the way they talk, and the way that they act. The first segment we see is a knock on a space oddsey as we see a group of primitive beings as they lay around in their natural habitat before seeing a. In live action, young psychiatrist henry carstairs moves into an apartment building filled with lonely, sex starved women. I wish i knew when to buy the green, red, and black versions of this puzzle. Modern problems 1981 in the opening scene what sounds like a childrens program is playing on the tv in the background is actually a raunchy sketch called koko the klown show which is a segment from the movie the groove tube 1974 an earlier film of actor chevy chase and director ken shapiro. If you look at a jj e34l and hold the gt version next to it, you will see the gt tube has a more massive plate assembly, with welded heat sinks on the plates. It consists of a black tube about 4 12 inches long and about 1 inch in diameter. Rent the groove tube 1974 starring ken shapiro and richard belzer on dvd and bluray. See the full list of the groove tube cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
Mar 02, 2007 69 videos play all popular videos the groove tube the groove tube topic jackie gleason tells why he only did one season of the honeymooners duration. Groove provides a cleanedup, innocuous version of the rave scene, showing it as a lifeaffirming voyage of discovery instead of what it often is, a stopandshop ticket to troubles with ecstasy. Groove tube is another film thats hard to write about being that there is no real story to follow, just being a series of sketches but i guess ill start with the opening of the film. Both chevy chase and richard balzer made their screen debuts in this wild comedy hit. It somehow manages not to have any of its characters. One of the longer forms in this movie is a sketch called the dealers which stars richard belzer. Shapiro himself stars in several of the sketches, most notably as koko the clown, a kiddieshow host whose idea of make believe land consists of smoking a joint and. Ken shapiro, a former child television actor whose hit 1974 film, the groove tube, anticipated saturday night live by a year with sketches that wickedly satirized tv.
It features the song move on up by curtis mayfield in its opening scene. Like drug movies from the 1960s, its naive, believing that the problems of the straight life can be solved by dropping out and tuning in. Among the skits were the dealers, a feature about a pair of urban drug dealers introduced by a wildly overdone, hip title segment, koko the clown featuring a jaded clown reading erotica to the kids, a public service announcement for venereal disease that covertly used a real, and a parody of sponsored television cooking shows it. Easy to read span tables on flooring and roofing explain the appropriate sizes of groove tube to use, as well as how to properly space lengths to ensure your structure has the support it. Apr 21, 2015 mexican gangster hd mafia action movie, full length, english full action movies for free duration. I like to fiddle with something with my hands when i am watching a movie and this is the perfect thing. The groove tube 1972 ra tv series called the groove tube is the context for these skits that spoof everything on tv from commercials to newscasts. Its a set of short stories, commercials, and blackouts, featuring people like richard belzer and chevy chase. Some of the well known skits from this movie include the dealers. The first rrated movie i ever saw, i still think of it as one of the funniest and dirtiest although a lot of the humor seems a bit naive by todays standards. Television programming takes it on the chin in this ribald spoof of the networks. The colored sleeve has a maze on its inside and not visible. The groove tube was the best of that eras skit movies that included dynamite chicken, the boob tube, and even lesser known attempts at showcasing underground comedy troupes like second city and the groundlings.
With ken shapiro, richard belzer, chevy chase, buzzy linhart. The groove tube 1974 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Nov 11, 2006 15 videos play all the groove tube 1974. Among the skits were the dealers, a feature about a pair of urban drug dealers introduced by a wildly overdone, hip title segment, koko the clown featuring a jaded clown reading erotica to the kids, a public service announcement for venereal disease that covertly used a real, and a parody of sponsored television cooking shows it bakes up an inedible brick. The film was derived from sketches shot on videotape and.
Lampooning everything from cooking shows to public service announcements, this fast paced comedy deftly assaults the medium. Presuming the groove tubes 6l6ge is in fact a longerlife tube as it should be, that should make up for the difference in price if youre looking at it versus say the svetlana. Ken shapiro, writer, director and star of the groove tube. This was a clip from a movie called the groove tube, which seems to be a predecessor to movies like amazon women on the moon comedic vignettes. Released in 1974, the groove tube was a cult hit indie. Nov 27, 2017 ken shapiro, who directed, produced, cowrote and starred in the groove tube, the seminal 1974 sendup of television that marked the movie debuts of chevy chase and richard belzer, has died.
Many of the best, and most censurable, channel one sketches were assembled by the groups mentor ken shapiro and released to theaters as the featurelength the groove tube. The movie kicks in as the party does, when people start arriving and the djs start spinning. A starstudded cast of comedians lambaste the sterile world of 1970s television advertising in the kooky boobtube satire the groove tube 1974. After that its countless boobs the movie does make good on that promise, exhaustively interrupted occasionally by skits meant to lampoon commercials of the era. Get info about the original print of sex on the groove tube, 1977, directed by sean cunningham, with sheila stuart, cathy walker, fred lincoln. The groove tube 1974 nude scenes thewrap has learned. Jan 01, 2008 to sum up, while the the groove tubes 6l6ge is an excellent tube but more costly than its sonicallysimilar svetlana tube, it is a good choice when you are looking for a tube that can be expected to have a longer life as well as being backed by its manufacturer. The object is to manoeuver the sleeve so that the knob finds its way.
At about the center of this tube there is a small knob. The groove tube photos view all photos 3 movie info. One of the longer forms in this movie is a sketch called the dealers which stars richard belzer, later famous for his role on homicide. Rent the groove tube 1974 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The film is made up of many different comedy skits. This soap is interrupted several times by sexy ads.
A shockingly unfunny spoof of soap operas peaks with the opening credits set to a catchy song and featuring a nude woman lathering up with a bar of, well, soap. The groove tube was a precursor to many trends in adult entertainment, including saturday night live. Like the other two films its a collection of skits loosely centered around spoofing television shows, newscasts and commercials with varying degrees of success. The groove tube is a compilation of sketches from channel one, which, according to tv guide was the worlds first television theater, a brash and irreverent enterprise in the east. Set in san francisco over the course of one night, this is the story of a rave, plain and simple. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Preparation includes inhabiting an empty warehouse, finding the power supply, and sending out coded invitations. This is a 30 watt tube, all the other el34s are 25 watters. Tooling was specifically designed by groove tubes for some of these tubes. This was a clip from a movie called the groove tube, which seems to be a predecessor to movies like amazon women on the. The groove tube 1974s channel one evening news skit and its tagline, good night and have a pleasant tomorrow, was the direct inspiration for weekend update on saturday night live 1975. Aimed squarely at a mid1970s young adultcollege crowd, the humor is topical, risque, sometimes illicit. The lowbudget movie satirizes television and the counterculture of the early 1970s.
A collection of skits that make fun of 1970s television, featuring early appearances by chevy chase and richard belzer. The groove tube is a 1974 american independent comedy film written and produced by ken shapiro and starring shapiro, richard belzer and chevy chase. Easy to read span tables on flooring and roofing explain the appropriate sizes of groove tube to use, as well as how to properly space lengths to ensure your structure has the support it needs. Back in college midnight movies at the local theater primarily showed barbarella, the rocky horror picture show, or the groove tube. Nov 29, 2017 ken shapiro, a former child television actor whose hit 1974 film, the groove tube, anticipated saturday night live by a year with sketches that wickedly satirized tv, died on nov. Two drug dealers are made fun of, including the way. Groove tube our groove tube brochure contains all of the information to get you started on your project. The groove tube spoofs television and commercials in an outrageous series of skits.
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