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Groove
Groove
	Film poster
Directed by	Greg Harrison
Written by	Greg Harrison
Produced by	Greg Harrison; Danielle Renfrew
Starring	Chris Ferreira; Mackenzie Firgens; Lola Glaudini; Denny Kirkwood; Hamish Linklater; Vincent Riverside; Rachel True; Steve Van Wormer;
Cinematography	Matthew Irving
Edited by	Greg Harrison
Music by	Scott Hardkiss
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	January 21, 2000 (Sundance); June 9, 2000 (United States);
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$200,000

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.

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

Chris Ferreira as Bill
Mackenzie Firgens as Harmony Stitts
Lola Glaudini as Leyla Heydel
Denny Kirkwood as Colin Turner
Hamish Linklater as David Turner
Steve Van Wormer as Ernie Townsend
Rachel True as Beth Anderson
Vincent Riverside as Anthony
Dmitri Ponce as Guy Pritchkin
Ari Gold as Cliff Rafferty
Aaron Langridge as Joe Torres
Wendy Turner-Low as Lisa Monroe
Bradley K. Ross as Aaron Lubiarz
Polywog as DJ Polywog
Forest Green as DJ Forest Green
Wade Randolph Hampton as DJ WishFM
Monty Luke as Dancefloor DJ #5 (Cinco)
Brian Behlendorf as Chill-out room DJ
John Digweed as DJ Digweed
Bing Ching as DJ Snaz
Elizabeth Sun as Maggie McMullen
Nick Offerman as Sergeant Channahon

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 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]

References

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