Monterey Pop (1968)

A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.

Director:

D.A. Pennebaker

Stars:

Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Ravi Shankar

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott McKenzie	...	Performer
Denny Doherty	...	Performers (as Mamas and the Papas)
Cass Elliot	...	Performers (as Mamas and the Papas)
The Mamas and the Papas	...	Themselves (as Mamas and Papas)
John Phillips	...	Performers (as Mamas and the Papas)
Michelle Phillips	...	Performers (as Mamas and the Papas)
Canned Heat	...	Themselves
Frank Cook	...	Performers (as Canned Heat)
Bob Hite	...	Performers (as Canned Heat)
Henry Vestine	...	Performers (as Canned Heat)
Alan Wilson	...	Performers (as Canned Heat)
Art Garfunkel	...	Performers (as Simon and Garfunkel)
Paul Simon	...	Performers (as Simon and Garfunkel)
Hugh Masekela	...	Performer
Marty Balin	...	Performers (as Jefferson Airplane)

Storyline

Legendary California music festival (pre-Woodstock) that launched the state-side careers of several performers, most notably Jimi Hendrix. Check out Mama Cass being absolutely blown away while watching Joplin sing. Here there be REAL acid rock.

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Plot Keywords:

1960s | music festival | national film registry | year 1967 | june | 

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Taglines:

Do You Know Where Your Kids Are Hanging Out Tonight?

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Genres:

Documentary | History | Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the debut performance of Electric Flag.

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Goofs

When John Phillips introduces Canned Heat he announced them as being from San Francisco. Actually, the band was from Los Angeles.

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Quotes

Janis Joplin: [Opening lines - sung] Oh-oh-oh! Yeah! Oh-oh-oh! Yeah!
Sam Andrews: So, come to San Francisco and look around and you'll feel more at the Fillmore! You'll feel more!
Janis Joplin: Oh-oh-oh! Yeah!

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Alternate Versions

The 1997 video version includes as an appendix The Who's performance of "A Quick One While He's Away."

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Connections

Featured in Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (2007)

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Soundtracks

My Generation
Written by Pete Townshend
Performed by The Who (Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend)

User Reviews

If You Think The Film Is Great, Check Out the Outtakes

This has to be one of the greatest concert documentaries ever made. You get to see some of the greatest early performances by some of rock's greatest legends (Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Janis Joplin) as well as the performance of one band on their last legs, the Mamas and the Papas. The festival also could be seen as a turning point in popular music due to the fact that after the festiveal the more singles oriented acts were being pushed aside in favor of the more progressive album oriented artists.

Also, if you need more convincing of how much of a pivotal event this was, check out the outtakes video. It contains many of the performances that didn't make it to the film, including Buffalo Springfield without Neil Young who had quit the band a month before their scheduled appearance. Replacing him for this performance was David Crosby, who performed earlier with the Byrds but joined his friend Stephen Stills and the rest of the Springfield for the show (less than a year later Crosby and Stills would team up with Graham Nash and the rest is history). Also check out Laura Nyro. Legend has it that she was booed off the stage. However, she gets a nice applause for her renditions of her classics "Wedding Bell Blues" and "Poverty Train".

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 1969 (France)

Also Known As:

Monterey Pop

Filming Locations:

Monterey County Fairgrounds - 2004 Fairground Road, Monterey, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,524, 26 August 2001

Gross USA:

$1,524

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Phillips-Lou Adler, Leacock-Pennebaker

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (original release) Dolby Stereo (re-release) Mono (original release)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1