Woodstock
Seen it?1970 | 224 min | Documentary, Music
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it made about 83 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. If you loved Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me or Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
- It's long: 3 hr 44 min.
- Made in 1970: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 95 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$50 million worldwide on a $600K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 73K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Wadleigh
- Richie HavensSelf
- Joan BaezSelf
- Roger DaltreySelf - The Who
- John EntwistleSelf - The Who
- Keith MoonSelf - The Who
- Pete TownshendSelf - The Who
- Joe CockerSelf
- Country Joe McDonaldSelf - Country Joe and the Fish
- Barry MeltonSelf - Country Joe and the Fish
- Greg DeweySelf - Country Joe and the Fish