Film

Taking Woodstock

2009 · 2h · Music · Comedy · Drama

A generation began in his backyard.

IMDb

6.7

Rotten Tomatoes

47%

Metacritic

55

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.

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

Kelli Garner

VW Girl

• Ang LeeDirector · Producer
• James SchamusScreenplay · Producer
• Elliot TiberNovel
• Tom MonteNovel
• Patrick CupoProducer
• David LeeProducer
• David SauersProducer
• Celia D. CostasExecutive Producer
• Michael HausmanExecutive Producer
• Éric GautierDirector of Photography

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Release date

August 26, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$9,975,737

Genres

Music, Comedy, Drama

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