Duke of Groove

US (1995): Drama/Short

In the late 60s, Rich Cooper (Tobey Maguire) goes with his mother Rebecka (the gorgeous and sexy Kate Capshaw) to a crazy party, where Janis Joplin and other stranger guests are present. He gets a bootleg tape of his idol Bob Dylan from the host (Kiefer Sutherland), a kiss from a beautiful girl he met in the party, Maya (Uma Thurman) and a piece of news in the end: that night, his father left his mother. Cast also features Elliott Gould, Jennifer Lloyd and Carey Lowell. The film credits Jana Sue Memel as sole producer. (IMDb)

Available in the UK on VHS (along with Open Window, Contact, Beware Of Dog, They Haven't Seen This, Ray's Hetrosexual Dance Hall, Little Feet and Homesick) for £5.99 at play.com.

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· Achievement in Live Action Short Films 1995: Griffin Dunne and Thom Colwell, Producers

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