Taking Woodstock
“A generation began in his backyard.”
2009•R•2h 0m•6.2•Released
MusicComedyDrama
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 for his parents' run-down motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm in White Lake, New York, and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life–and American culture–forever.
Director
Ang Lee
Writer
James Schamus
Budget
$30M
Revenue
$10M
Languages
English
Studio
Focus Features
Cast
Demetri Martin
Elliot Teichberg
Imelda Staunton
Sonia Teichberg
Henry Goodman
Jake Teichberg
Jonathan Groff
Michael Lang
Eugene Levy
Max Yasgur
Emile Hirsch
Billy
Dan Fogler
Devon
Liev Schreiber
Vilma
Mamie Gummer
Tisha
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Dan
Adam Pally
Artie Kornfeld
Kevin Sussman
Stan
Skylar Astin
John Roberts
Daniel Eric Gold
Joel Rosenman
Paul Dano
VW Guy
Production
Company
Focus Features
Company
Ang Lee Productions
Producer
Ang Lee
Producer
James Schamus
Producer
Patrick Cupo
Producer
David Lee
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