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Groove | 2000 | R | - 4.0.8

A night in the life of several young San Franciscans at a rave. With Lola Glaudini, Hamish Linklater, Denny Kirkwood, Mackenzie Firgens, Vincent Riverside, Rachel True, Steve Van Wormer, Nick Offerman, Ari Gold, Angelo Spizzirri, Jeff Witzke, Bradley K. Ross, Lew Baldwin, Dmitri Ponce, Elizabeth Sun, Chris Ferriera, Aaron Langridge, Jill Jose, Chris Stone, Karl Ackerman, Christoph Klotz, Wendy Tuner-Low, John Digweed, Bing Ching, Forest Green, Polywog, DJ Baggadonuts, DJ Caliban, DJ Garth and Mixmaster Morris. [1:26]

SEX/NUDITY 4 - Several kisses, some passionate and some between two men. From a distance, we see a clothed woman moving on top of a clothed man while they both moan. A masseuse rubs a woman's clothed buttocks; she asks him to rub her shoulders instead, which he does. We see several women wearing cleavage- and/or midriff-revealing tops and a couple of shirtless men.

VIOLENCE/GORE 0 - None.

LANGUAGE 8 - About 22 F-words, several anatomical references, many scatological references, a mild obscenity, and a couple of insults.

SUBSTANCE USE - We see a few people buying the drug Ecstasy, we see a few people swallowing the pills, it's implied that nearly everyone at the rave has taken the drug (there are also several references to drug use), a couple of people appear to be sniffing fumes from a can (one stumbles around and is later seen lying on the floor, nearly unconscious and at one point he pretends to actually be unconscious, which causes another person to briefly panic and try to revive him).

DISCUSSION TOPICS - Raves, drug use, bonding with others, friendship, self-discovery, sexuality.

MESSAGE - Raves are safe, friendly and energizing events. Taking Ecstasy at a rave can be liberating and enlightening.

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