The Groove Tube is a sketch comedy film produced,directed, starring, and written by long time TV writer and former child actor Ken Shapiro. The film is clearly a labor of love and to its credit has some entertaining skits. My personal favorite is excellent finale which is just the kind of scene/skit you don't see much anymore. The main problem is a lot of this is hit or miss, and the miss tends to drag while the hit tends to be in short shots. The cameos brought to the table are pretty funny for nostalgia reasons. People I knew growing up with different shows and films like Chevy Chase and Richard Belzer join in on the skits and when they are on screen they usually bring along a laugh. The main flaws is that it was written in a way that was guaranteed to not be timeless, its age shows and its just too choppy to be looked at in a serious light for having a cult status. Id personally just stick to Kentucky Fried Movie or History of the World: Part 2 if you are looking for films with this essence, but fans of Chevy, or Belzer, or even just kids of the 60's and 70's might find some fun to be had with it.
Review of The Groove Tube
