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Aug 28, 2009 · Taking Woodstock: Directed by Ang Lee. With Henry Goodman, Edward Hibbert, Imelda Staunton, Demetri Martin. A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.
- (30K)
- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Ang Lee
- 2009-08-28
Taking Woodstock is a 2009 American historical musical comedy-drama film about the Woodstock Festival of 1969, directed by Ang Lee. The screenplay by James Schamus is based on the memoir Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life by Elliot Tiber and Tom Monte.
In the summer of 1969, Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) divides his time between Greenwich Village and the upstate ramshackle motel, El Monaco, of his Old World parents.
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- Ang Lee
- R
- Demetri Martin
Aug 26, 2009 · The kid who made three days of peace and music possible. Roger Ebert August 26, 2009. Tweet. Eliot (Demetri Martin) and dairy farmer Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy) discuss holding the proposed festival on his land. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch.
Aug 26, 2009 · Overview. The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers thinking he could drum up some much-needed business ...
Coming to theatres August 28, 2009
- 2 min
- 91.9K
- Focus Features
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