Taking Woodstock (2009)

6.7R110 minDirector: Ang Lee

2009 American film

Taking Woodstock is a 2009 American historical musical comedy-drama film about the Woodstock Festival of 1969, directed by Ang Lee. The screenplay by James Schamus is based on the memoir Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life by Elliot Tiber and Tom Monte. The film premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, and opened in New York and Los Angeles on August 26, 2009, before its wide theatrical release two days later. It received mixed reviews and was a box office failure.

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What is Taking Woodstock about?
Taking Woodstock (2009) — A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.
Is Taking Woodstock based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Taking Woodstock scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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