Taking Woodstock [videorecording] / Focus Features presents an Ang Lee film ; produced by James Schamus, Ang Lee, Celia Costas ; screenplay by James Schamus ; directed by Ang Lee ; associate producer, David Lee ; executive producer, Michael Hausman ; produced in association with Twins Financing LLC.
In 1969, Elliot Tiber, an interior designer living in Greenwich Village, New York, has to move back upstate to help his parents run their dilapidated Catskills motel, The El Monaco. Upon hearing that a planned music and arts festival has lost its permit from the neighboring town of Wallkill, NY, Elliot calls producer Michael Lang at Woodstock Ventures to offer his family's motel to the promoters and generate business. Three weeks later half a million people are on their way to his neighbor's farm.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on the book by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte. Special features: deleted scenes; feature commentary with director Ang Lee and James Schamus; "Peace, love and cinema" featurette. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music, Danny Elfman ; editor, Tim Squyres ; director of photography, Eric Gautier ; costume designer, Joseph G. Aulisi ; production designer, David Gropman. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber, Dan Fogler, Henry Goodman, Jonathan Groff, Eugene Levy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kevin Chamberlin, Kelli Garner, Daniel Eric Gold, Mamie Gummer, Edward Hibbert, Richard Thomas, Stephen Kunken, Jennifer Merrill, Adam Pally, Kevin Sussman, Skylar Astim. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Language Note: | In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. Closed-captioned. |
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Subject: | Woodstock Festival (1969) > Drama. Lang, Michael, 1944- > Drama. Rock music festivals > New York (State) > Drama. |
Genre: | Musical films. Historical films. Comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Fiction films. |
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Available copies
- 5 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Castlegar Public Library | DVD FIC TAK (Text) | 35146001604420 | DVD Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |