MusicComedyDrama
Theatrical August 28, 2009
Taking Woodstock poster

Taking Woodstock (2009)

Taking Woodstock is a book-based movie adapted from "Taking Woodstock" by Elliot Tiber, Tom Monte. This Music/Comedy film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is August 28, 2009.

The Source Material

Taking Woodstock

A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life

by Elliot Tiber, Tom Monte

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Overview

is the funny, touching, and true story of Elliot Tiber, the man who was instrumental in arranging the site for the original Woodstock Concert. Elliot, whose parents owned an upstate New York motel, was working in Greenwich Village in the summer of 1969. He soc…

About The Movie

Description

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.

Details

Title
Taking Woodstock
Original Title
Taking Woodstock
Original Language
EN
Genres
Music, Comedy, Drama
US Theatrical
August 28, 2009 · Rated R
US Limited Theatrical
August 26, 2009 · Rated R