Its surprising this didn't come out until 2019. A lot of the interviews are from decades ago.
I liked hearing all the personal stories and peoples varying experiences.
The only thing I wish they included was more about the documentary movie and how it won awards, carried the legacy, and eventually helped the producers avoid financial ruin.
Creating Woodstock
2019
Action / Documentary / Music
Creating Woodstock
2019
Action / Documentary / Music
Plot summary
For three days in August 1969, nearly a half-million young people descended upon Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York for the rock 'n' roll event that defined a generation. Mythologized for 50 years, the filmmakers set the record straight with "Creating Woodstock," the most comprehensive examination of how the festival came to be using original interviews with key figures, rare archival footage and unearthed photographs. The founders of Woodstock Ventures--John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Michael Lang, and Artie Kornfeld-along with the best production talent on either coast, including John Morris, Bill Belmont, Mel Lawrence, and Chip Monck recall moments from the initial idea for the festival, to the search for a suitable site and then the race to build a venue, promote the event and, most importantly, book the bands. Find out why the Grateful Dead wanted a "do over" and Crosby, Stills and Nash weren't going to show up, why The Who refused to play and Jimi Hendrix almost didn't make it, and how it turned into a free concert. Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, and Leslie West recount their experiences, including performing on a stage that nearly collapsed, and learn how a 15-year-old girl may have saved the festival from being shut down entirely.
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Film Perfection 10 out of 10
If you're interested in the musical and cultural event known as Woodstock, this is a must see. If the topic bores you, move along. For example, I'm not a Star Wars fan. I wouldn't be a good candidate to watch a movie about the creation of the genre. This documentary is superb in every way. I can't find one single fault. Loved every second.
A Lesson for All
300,000 to 500,000. A musical & coming together event for all ages & times. A culture, unknowing at the time, that changed America & consequently the world. Not much music in this doc, but loads of fascinating background on what it took to bring this singular event into reality. Some unimaginable obstacles w/last minute MacGyver solutions with naysayers, some to the extreme. Strange to hear/see people expressing their inner thoughts seemingly speaking to us at this moment yet are no longer alive.