Where to watch Taking Woodstock(2009)

Where to stream Taking Woodstock

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Taking Woodstock plot summary

A generation began in his backyard.

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

Release date

August 26, 2009

Runtime

2h

Genres

Music, Comedy, Drama

Directed by

Ang Lee

Country

Taiwan, United States

TMDB rating

6.2 / 10 · 489 votes

Taking Woodstock trailer

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Cast

• 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

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