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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

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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, GrooveШаблон:'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]

See also

  • Go, another film about rave culture made a year earlier
  • Human Traffic, a UK film about the rave culture made the same year

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