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Taking Woodstock (2009)
- R
- 08/26/2009 (US)
- Music, Comedy, Drama
- 2h
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.
Ang Lee
DirectorTom Monte
NovelJames Schamus
ScreenplayElliot Tiber
NovelCast
![Demetri Martin's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5BvSLisPAaoGMjxNen9OPf20lRA.jpg)
Demetri Martin
Elliot Teichberg![Imelda Staunton's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/tABRYOHUQeaUCAqrelJV5ZHjl1W.jpg)
Imelda Staunton
Sonia Teichberg![Henry Goodman's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5GTCMmzXa68PmitzuEyEpvjUUxO.jpg)
Henry Goodman
Jake Teichberg![Liev Schreiber's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/26G7QjSb5ZazgWb9XB2X6SwcILQ.jpg)
Liev Schreiber
Wilma![Jonathan Groff's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/3kmnYKAzSc3Lp7iK5pcj97Hx9Cm.jpg)
Jonathan Groff
Michael Lang![Eugene Levy's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/y4CexxKSI6qR5A6PDaD8mSrEhYC.jpg)
Eugene Levy
Max Yasgur![Emile Hirsch's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/Ah8BYOB7P8tX9jnQVrnAbL2kxYJ.jpg)
Emile Hirsch
Billy![Paul Dano's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/as6rmmWKgSrpHs0suNRSbQT8Raw.jpg)