The Grateful Dead (1977)

Directors:

Jerry Garcia
Leon Gast

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

The Grateful Dead performs live at Winterland in San Francisco in October 1974. |

Plot Keywords:

Grateful Dead | San Francisco California | Cult Music Band | Rock Concert

Cast

Jerry Garcia	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Donna Godchaux	...	Herself
Keith Godchaux	...	Himself
Mickey Hart	...	Himself
Bill Kreutzmann	...	Himself
Phil Lesh	...	Himself
Bob Weir	...	Himself

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Electrascope

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Best of the Blues Brothers (1993) (V)

"Bottom line...

...there is nothing like a Grateful Dead show." Truer words were never spoken. This film portrays as nearly as possible the concert experience of the Grateful Dead. Although it was shot in 74, it could as well have been 84 or 94, because things never changed that much. The music is as timeless as "Greensleeves" or "Amazing Grace", and therefore will never go out of style. (How hip do you think Eminem will seem in 25 years?) Like Levis, the Dead are forever, and this film catches them on a really good night, one of thousands, when heaven came down very close to earth, and if you reached up high over your head, you could brush it with your fingertips. If you never saw the Dead, that's too bad, but this movie is pretty damn close. 1974 - wow. Jerry looked so young then. But didn't we all?