Taking WoodstockOverview and Synopsis

  • Taking Woodstock
  • Opened August 28, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 50 min.
  • R
    graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language.
  • In the summer of 1969, Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) divides his time between New York and the El Monaco, his Old-World parents' ramshackle motel in the Catskills. When the proposed venue for the upcoming Woodstock concert falls through, Elliot Read More
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  • Cast: Demetri Martin, Dan Fogler, Imelda Staunton, Emile Hirsch, Eugene Levy, Jonathan Groff, Henry Goodman
  • Director: Ang Lee
  • Genres: Period Film, Biopic [feature], Slice of Life, Comedy Drama

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  • Demetri Martin as Elliot Tiber in "Taking Woodstock."
  • Kelli Garner, Paul Dano and Demetri Martin as Elliot Tiber in "Taking Woodstock."
  • Eugene Levy as Max Yasgur and Demetri Martin as Elliot Tiber in "Taking Woodstock."

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  • Taking Woodstock
    by boy1dr

    Enjoyed the movie...gave me something more than my parents stories (!) to see what this event meant to their generation and experience....Read More

  • Memorable/Fun Characters, but Loose Plot
    by the_movie_queen

    As one would expect from movie based on a memior, plot based on true events are loose and meandering at best. What Taking Woodstock does produce is a cast of fun and memorable characters that make...Read More

  • Taking Woodstock
    by Ejtrke

    Always a fan of the decade -- but four brownies would have done the parents in -- there was exageration where it really didn't need it. And the hand wave -- always the peace sign in those days from...Read More

  • Rather Disappointing
    by jasminett

    I enjoyed the story behind Woodstock, but I expected the movie to more relive the event. My biggest complaint: He hardly played any music from the time. I expected it to be full of good music and...Read More

Taking Woodstock Critic Reviews

  • "Ang Lee is fascinated by every detail of the 1969 rock festival -- a mixed blessing. His meticulous movie meanders." Los Angeles Times

    - Betsey Sharkey

  • "Though director Ang Lee vibrantly captures the era, his focus on the mechanics of putting together the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival is juxtaposed with a humdrum coming-of-age tale." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • " the picture serves up intermittent pleasures but is too raggedy and laid-back for its own good, its images evaporating nearly as soon as they hit the screen...the Focus release looks like a mild B.O. contender." Variety

    - Todd McCarthy

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