Groove (film)

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Groove
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Directed by Greg Harrison
Written byGreg Harrison
Produced byGreg Harrison
Danielle Renfrew
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Irving
Edited byGreg Harrison
Music byScott Hardkiss
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • January 21, 2000 (2000-01-21)(Sundance)
  • June 9, 2000 (2000-06-09)(United States)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200,000 [1]

Groove is a 2000 American film directed by Greg Harrison. It portrays one night in the San Francisco underground rave scene. Through a single email, the word spreads that a huge rave is going to take place in an abandoned warehouse. John Digweed has a cameo as himself and also contributed to the soundtrack with Nick Muir, under their production alias Bedrock.

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Plot

Groove tells the story of an all-night rave. The film is broken up into segments according to which DJ is spinning and features real-life DJs Forest Green, WishFM, Polywog, and Digweed. Introverted aspiring writer David Turner is reluctantly dragged to a rave at a warehouse by his brother Colin. David takes ecstasy for the first time and makes a romantic connection with fellow raver, Leyla, who has newly moved to the Bay Area from New York.

Cast

Production

After being turned down by studios for funding, production costs were met by selling shares of the film to investors similar to angel investment of a startup company. [1]

The film was shot in the San Francisco area and included scenes at Pier One, Fillmore Street, China Basin, and the Bay Bridge. [1] [2] Principal photography took place in 24 days in August and September of 1999. [1] [3]

Release

Groove premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired for distribution for $1.5 million by Sony Pictures Classics. [1] [4] It was given a limited theatrical release on June 9, 2000.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 57% based on 51 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 6.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though high on energy and great techno tunes, Groove's characters and plotlines are too clichéd to be engaging." [5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [6]

At the 16th Independent Spirit Awards, Groove was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bannerman, Betsy (April 2001). "Groove a Dream Come True for Filmmaker Greg Harrison". The Noe Valley Voice. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Groove". filminamerica.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Kleinman, Geoffrey. "Greg Harrison III - Director of Groove". DVDTalk.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ Brown, Janelle (January 28, 2000). "Sundancing". Salon. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Groove (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Groove Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 6, 2018.
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