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The Groove Tube

1974 film by Ken Shapiro
Movie film Q7738341
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Summary

The Groove Tube is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (878 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Ken Shapiro[3]
  • Screenwriter: Ken Shapiro[4], Rich Allen[5]
  • Composer: Buzzy Linhart[6]
  • Genre: parody film[7]
  • Cast member: Richard Belzer[8], Chevy Chase[9]
  • Producer: Ken Shapiro[10]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[11]
  • Review score: 13%[12], 3.8/10[13]
  • Color: color[14]
  • Country of origin: United States[15]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1974[16]
  • Title: The Groove Tube[17]
  • Duration: 75[18], 79[19]
  • Capital cost: 200,000[20]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[21]
  • Australian Classification: R 18+[22]
  • Assessment: Bechdel test[23]
  • P14449: 26323[24]
  • P14821: 71583[25]

Why It Matters

The Groove Tube is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 71583
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 71583, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269964|batch #269964]]"
  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Thetvdb movie id → 71666
    Cinémathèque québécoise work id → 18755
    Wikidata description → 1974 film by Ken Shapiro
    Movie review query engine id → the-groove-tube-m100031798
    + 48 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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