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.
Taking Woodstock
“A generation began in his backyard.”
Overview
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.
Director
Ang Lee
Budget
30.0M
Revenue
10.0M
Status
Released
Production
Focus Features, Ang Lee Productions
Cast
Demetri Martin
Elliot Teichberg
Imelda Staunton
Sonia Teichberg
Henry Goodman
Jake Teichberg
Jonathan Groff
Michael Lang
Eugene Levy
Max Yasgur
Emile Hirsch
Billy
Dan Fogler
Devon
Liev Schreiber
Vilma
Mamie Gummer
Tisha
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Dan
Adam Pally
Artie Kornfeld
Kevin Sussman
Stan
Skylar Astin
John Roberts
Daniel Eric Gold
Joel Rosenman
Paul Dano
VW Guy
Kelli Garner
VW Girl
Richard Thomas
Don
Kevin Chamberlin
Jackson Spiers
Christina Kirk
Carol
Katherine Waterston
Penny
Clark Middleton
Frank
Bette Henritze
Annie
Sondra James
Margaret
Adam LeFevre
Dave
Andy Prosky
Bob
Anthoula Katsimatides
Esther
Lee Wong
George the Doorman
Edward Hibbert
British Gentleman
Caitlin FitzGerald
Young Woman
Michael J. Burg
Journalist
Taunia Hottman-Hubbard
Journalist
David Lavine
Journalist
Gabriel Sunday
Steven
Stephen Kunken
Mel
Pippa Pearthree
Miriam
Louisa Krause
Hippie Girl
Spadaque Volcimus
Hippie Guy
Bill Coelius
Inspector
Nick Taylor
Inspector
Michael Izquierdo
John Morris
Will Janowitz
Chip Monck
James Hanlon
State Trooper
David Wilson Barnes
News Reporter
Marjorie Austrian
St. Paul Lady
Kyle Plante
Interviewer
Lewis Zucker
Worker
Carmel Amit
Earthlight Player
Zachary Booth
Earthlight Player
Jennifer Merrill
Earthlight Player
Ivan Sandomire
Earthlight Player
Matthew Shear
Earthlight Player
Darcy Bledsoe
Earthlight Player
Halley Cianfarini
Earthlight Player
Jesse Kile
Earthlight Player
Ashley Middlebrook
Earthlight Player
Bec Stupak
Earthlight Player
Josh Safdie
Documentary Cameraman (uncredited)
Video Gallery
Behind the Scenes: Mud Clip 2
Behind the Scenes: Mud Clip 1
