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Monterey Pop

  • 19681968
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
4.4K
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Monterey Pop (1968)
Trailer for Monterey Pop: 50th Anniversary
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A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
4.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • D.A. Pennebaker
  • Stars
    • Otis Redding
    • Jimi Hendrix
    • Ravi Shankar
Top credits
  • Director
    • D.A. Pennebaker
  • Stars
    • Otis Redding
    • Jimi Hendrix
    • Ravi Shankar
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Videos2

    Monterey Pop: 50th Anniversary
    Trailer 2:27
    Monterey Pop: 50th Anniversary
    What to Watch When You Want to Rock Out and Laugh
    Clip 1:08
    What to Watch When You Want to Rock Out and Laugh

    Photos62

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    Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane in Monterey Pop (1968)
    Brian Jones in Monterey Pop (1968)
    Roger Daltrey and The Who in Monterey Pop (1968)

    Top cast

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    Otis Redding
    Otis Redding
    • Performeras Performer
    Jimi Hendrix
    Jimi Hendrix
    • Performeras Performer
    Ravi Shankar
    Ravi Shankar
    • Performeras Performer
    Country Joe McDonald
    Country Joe McDonald
    • Performersas Performers
    Scott McKenzie
    • Performeras Performer
    Denny Doherty
    Denny Doherty
    • Performersas Performers
    • (as Mamas and the Papas)
    Cass Elliot
    Cass Elliot
    • Performersas Performers
    • (as Mamas and the Papas)
    The Mamas and the Papas
    The Mamas and the Papas
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    • (as Mamas and Papas)
    John Phillips
    John Phillips
    • Performersas Performers
    • (as Mamas and the Papas)
    Michelle Phillips
    Michelle Phillips
    • Performersas Performers
    • (as Mamas and the Papas)
    Canned Heat
    Canned Heat
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Frank Cook
    • Performersas Performers
    • (as Canned Heat)
    Bob Hite
    • Performersas Performers
    • (as Canned Heat)
    Henry Vestine
    • Performersas Performers
    • (as Canned Heat)
    Alan Wilson
    Alan Wilson
    • Performersas Performers
    • (as Canned Heat)
    Art Garfunkel
    Art Garfunkel
    • Performersas Performers
    • (as Simon and Garfunkel)
    Paul Simon
    Paul Simon
    • Performersas Performers
    • (as Simon and Garfunkel)
    Hugh Masekela
    Hugh Masekela
    • Performeras Performer
    • Director
      • D.A. Pennebaker
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
    • All cast & crew

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    Jimi Plays Monterey
    8.1
    Jimi Plays Monterey
    Woodstock
    8.1
    Woodstock
    Gimme Shelter
    7.8
    Gimme Shelter
    Shake!: Otis at Monterey
    7.9
    Shake!: Otis at Monterey
    Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back
    7.9
    Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back
    The Song Remains the Same
    7.6
    The Song Remains the Same
    The Last Waltz
    8.1
    The Last Waltz
    Festival
    7.5
    Festival
    The Kids Are Alright
    8.0
    The Kids Are Alright
    Stop Making Sense
    8.6
    Stop Making Sense
    Jimi Hendrix
    7.7
    Jimi Hendrix
    The T.A.M.I. Show
    8.2
    The T.A.M.I. Show

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Although they declined the invitation to perform because they had sworn off touring permanently, all four of The Beatles were on the festival's board of directors. George Harrison had helped recommend Ravi Shankar, and Paul McCartney had pushed for the organizers to sign Jimi Hendrix, who was unknown in the United States at the time.
    • Goofs
      In the opening credits, a hand-drawn title says "IN ORDER OF PEFORMANCE", misspelling the word "PERFORMANCE".
    • Quotes

      Female Fan: I think its gonna be like Easter and Christmas and New Year's and your Birthday all together, you know! Hearing all the different bands, you know. It's just, like, I've heard a lot of them; but, all at the same time - it's going to be too much. I mean, the vibrations are just going to be floating everywhere!

    • Alternate versions
      The 1997 video version includes as an appendix The Who's performance of "A Quick One While He's Away."
    • Connections
      Edited into The Kids Are Alright (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
      Written by John Phillips

      Performed by Scott McKenzie

      Studio version, played over film footage of pre-concert activity.

    User reviews35

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    The 60's Personified...Period!
    A most excellent time capsule of a period. No questions. If you want to see what the sixties were like...Then watch. This really does put in a time capsule more of the generation than anything I've seen. You can feel the shift happening via the music. I vote this is infinitely more important than Woodstock because the movement was already in full swing at that point. Witness the birth of so much of what we still are listening to today. This is the real unadulterated thing. Kudos to the "Criterion Collection"! If only Otis Redding would have lived longer?There is no telling the musical legacy he was going to leave? Based on the incendiary performance here it would have been formidable. This is a must see for anyone interested in the procession of rock through all the permutations of soul and blues. Not to be missed.
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    • Jun 28, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 23, 1969 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Monterrey Pop
    • Filming locations
      • Monterey County Fairgrounds - 2004 Fairground Road, Monterey, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • John Phillips-Lou Adler
      • Leacock-Pennebaker
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,524
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,524
      • Aug 26, 2001
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • 4-Track Stereo(original release)
      • Mono(original release)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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