Taking Woodstock
“A generation began in his backyard.”
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.
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Cast
57 people
Demetri Martin
Elliot Teichberg
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Imelda Staunton
Sonia Teichberg
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Henry Goodman
Jake Teichberg
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Jonathan Groff
Michael Lang
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Eugene Levy
Max Yasgur
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Finding Dory
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Emile Hirsch
Billy
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Dan Fogler
Devon
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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Liev Schreiber
Vilma
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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Mamie Gummer
Tisha
Known for
True Detective
The Ward
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Dan
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The Walking Dead
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Adam Pally
Artie Kornfeld
Known for
Sonic the Hedgehog
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Kevin Sussman
Stan
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Ang Lee Director · James Schamus Screenplay Elliot Tiber Author
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $30M · United States release August 26, 2009
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,975,737
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Focus Features
Production · Studio
Ang Lee Productions
Production
Taiwan · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 16, 2009
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · August 26, 2009
Limited theatrical
United States
August 28, 2009 · Theatrical
Argentina
March 10, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Australia
August 27, 2009 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 12, 2009 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
October 14, 2009 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 25, 2009 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
December 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Canada
August 28, 2009 · Theatrical
China
November 3, 2025 · Digital
Croatia
July 24, 2010 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 4, 2009 · Theatrical
Estonia
September 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Finland
September 11, 2009 · Theatrical
France
September 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Germany
September 3, 2009 · Theatrical
Greece
September 17, 2009 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
October 15, 2009 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 1, 2009 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 7, 2010 · Theatrical
India
October 9, 2009 · Limited theatrical
Ireland
November 13, 2009 · Theatrical
Israel
October 1, 2009 · Theatrical
Italy
June 13, 2009 · Premiere · Biografilm Festival
October 9, 2009 · Theatrical
Japan
January 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Latvia
September 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 7, 2009 · Premiere · Morelia Film Festival
December 4, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 17, 2009 · Theatrical
Norway
September 11, 2009 · Theatrical
Panama
May 7, 2010 · Theatrical
Poland
November 27, 2009 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 17, 2009 · Theatrical
Romania
October 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 21, 2010 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
October 1, 2009 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 29, 2010 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 2009 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastian International Film
September 25, 2009 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 28, 2009 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 3, 2009 · Theatrical · German
September 23, 2009 · Theatrical · French
October 16, 2009 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
October 9, 2009 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 16, 2009 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 26, 2009 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 13, 2009 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 26, 2010 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine del Uruguay
Venezuela
October 1, 2010 · Limited theatrical
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