Taking Woodstock
Seen it?2009 | 120 min | Music, Comedy, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (48% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Rocketman or Nashville, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
48% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$10 million worldwide on a $30 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 79K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ang Lee
- Demetri MartinElliot Teichberg
- Imelda StauntonSonia Teichberg
- Henry GoodmanJake Teichberg
- Jonathan GroffMichael Lang
- Eugene LevyMax Yasgur
- Emile HirschBilly
- Dan FoglerDevon
- Liev SchreiberVilma
- Mamie GummerTisha
- Jeffrey Dean MorganDan