IMDb OverviewTaking Woodstock
Release Date: August 28, 2009
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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 steps in to play a pivotal role in the generation-defining event by helping organizers secure Max Yasgur's nearby farm and offering the El Monaco as their home base.
Cast: Demetri Martin as "Elliot Tiber" Imelda Staunton as "Sonia Teichberg" Emile Hirsch as "Billy" Liev Schreiber as "Vilma" Eugene Levy as "Max Yasgur" Jonathan Groff as "Michael Lang" Jeffrey Dean Morgan as "Dan" Henry Goodman as "Jake Teichberg" Dan Fogler as "Devon" Paul Dano as "VW Guy" Mamie Gummer as "Tisha" Kelli Garner as "VW Girl" Skylar Astin as "John Roberts"
Director: Ang Lee
Genres: Comedy drama, Docudrama
Reviews
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The New York Times 8 months ago
“Taking Woodstock” is a gentle, meandering celebration of personal liberation at a moment when rigid social barriers were becoming more permeable.
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ComingSoon.net 8 months ago
"Taking Woodstock" might not end up amongst Ang Lee's better movies, but those interested in the behind-the-scenes of the famous music festival should find Lee's take on the subject to be as unique as his forays into other realms.
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Cinema Blend 8 months ago
The little bit of nostalgia that does sneak through the cracks is probably provided by the viewer, marveling at the human drama that really did happen, and all the strange coincidences that made it possible. But in its efforts not to view Woodstock through a drug-addled haze, ITaking WoodstockI fails to find a point of view at al
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Rotten Tomatoes 8 months ago
A generation began in his backyard. From Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), comes Taking Woodstock, a new comedy inspired by the true story of Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was.
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TheMovieBoy.com 7 months ago
(3 Stars/Out of 4) - Starts Wednesday in NYC/LA; Expands on Friday - Idealistic but not idealized, the film contains a bittersweet quality that suggests without spelling out how truly monumental, meaningful, and one-of-a-kind Woodstock was.
