The Groove Tube (1974 Ken Shapiro)

Written by Sapiro and Lane Sarasohn.

Ken Shapiro, Richard Belzer, Chevy Chase.

Uneven, yes. A relic of the stoned seventies, yes. Crude and rude, yes.

Richmond Baier: poetry in motion (her only film, sadly)

And yet there is something unforgettable about the film's best bits. Every time I'm listening to a discussion on Radio 4 and I hear the click of a teacup I think of the TV interview that is overtaken by coffee and cake.

Did Seth Macfarlen see this? I have a funny feeling he did.

Other highlights:

Krupps vegetable shortening (those wonderfully expressive hands):

Various ads for Uranus Corporation.
Sex Olympics ("a beautiful curl".)
"Wonderful you" in the pink suit (and where the cop joins in a la Singin' in the Rain).
Keystone Cops / Vietnam.