Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock

  • Director: Ang Lee
  • Writer: James Schamus,Elliot Tiber,Tom Monte
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: August 28, 2009
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Destino: Woodstock
  • "Taking Woodstock" is a comedy directed by Ang Lee and starring Demetri Martin , Henry Goodman and others   . It was released in the United States on August 14, 2009 .
    The film is adapted from the memoir of Elliott Tibber, "Taking Woodstock: A True Story about Disturbance, Concert, and Life". It describes the American gay writer and designer Elliott Timber founded Woodstock in 1969 in the 1960s. The story of the Stoke Festival   .

    Details

    • Release date August 28, 2009
    • Filming locations Valley Rest Motel, New Lebanon, New York, USA
    • Production companies Focus Features

    Box office

    Budget

    $30,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $7,460,204

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $3,457,760

    Gross worldwide

    $9,975,737

    Movie reviews

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    • By Sandrine 2022-04-23 07:03:47

      The choice of the minority

      Compared with the previous "Brokeback Mountain", this Taking Woodstock did not have a strong response in the United States. Similarly, compared with Lust and Caution, the response in the Chinese market is just as flat. Among the classmates and friends around, there are only a few who have seen this film or have a strong interest in this film. Similarly, those who said to me, wa, it is wonderful are just as pitiful.
          Closer to home, at 9:30 that morning, I went to the AMC Cinema in...

    • By Jerrold 2022-04-23 07:03:47

      Ang Lee's Afternoon Tea

      It is easier to have a sense of trust between men, and they must be cordial, which is more like the default rule of two responsible persons. This is worth admiring. Ang Lee is very good at portraying this kind of tacit understanding between people with a sense of distance, even though the subject matter is very westernized. "Making Woodstock" is more like a sketch for him to relax. The language is funny and full of surprises, which is very different from the rigorous and self-repressed style of...

    • By Cassandra 2022-04-23 07:03:47

      Differences between the film and the original

      Advantages: 1.
      The image of the protagonist's mother is fuller than the original
      2. Added the role of "Light of the Earth" . 2. Only the second half of the original work was selected, and some important events such as the Stonewall Uprising were not mentioned at all ) The image is inexplicably created. The first half of the movie spends so much time talking about him, and the electric climax, that is, the second half, is completely gone. At the end, there is a brief scene. I don’t...

    • By Kianna 2022-04-23 07:03:47

      The last beauty is always pure

      It is very strange that my title comes from a scene in the movie, which is the most beautiful vision of the crowd on the top of the mountain after the Jewish youth Eliot smoked marijuana. In the movie, I was deeply moved by this scene. Beauty and simplicity were naturally mixed together under the influence of marijuana. At that time, the crowd was surging, and the whole stage was radiant. Everyone was deeply intoxicated. .

         At first I didn't think this movie was very suitable for...

    • By Beaulah 2022-04-23 07:03:47

      About hippies

      The title is hard to remember, I'm always remembered as "Eastwood", and I don't know much about hippies, so I don't understand much about this part.
      I just feel that it is good to be young and spend it freely; or, it is good to have a young heart and share happiness.
      The male protagonist's mother really has a personality and is stingy.
      Also saw Stuart, the comic shop owner in TBBT, with a big beard.
      The first night I watched this movie, I fell asleep so badly that I couldn't...

    User comments

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    • By Ike 2022-03-28 09:01:08

      Slightly lukewarm, lacks boiling...

    • By Monroe 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      Anti-war, freedom and love. The parallel montage with the same position lens is unparalleled. The vortex of the grass field at night is the center of the universe, which has never been entered, and the light is dazzling around it. After all, it is manufacturing, not recording. I love Ang Lee, full...

    • By Kirstin 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      SEX+DRUGS+ROCK+LOVE+PEACE=...

    • By Anissa 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      It's the story of reason and emotion, and it's the story of big times and little people! You are the only one who can make such a sacred woodstock in the eyes of the Western people so...

    • By Dolores 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      The two male protagonists are so good, so is Emile...

    Movie plot

    Elliott Tibber is an American gay writer and designer. His parents opened a motel in Bethel, a suburb of New York. In order to take care of his stingy mother, he gave up his job as a designer in New York. The family helped take care of the motel business. In order to attract customers to improve their struggling business, they dug a swimming pool in front of their home. Michael Lang ( Michael Lang ) and other four young people intend...
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    Shooting

    The Woodstock Festival was held in New York State. Ang Lee’s plan was to shoot the film somewhere on the east coast. The original idea was to shoot in Massachusetts or State of Connecticut--CT because it’s not just geography. The environment is more similar to Sullivan County, where Woodstock is hosted, and the local government has a tax reduction policy for film website crews. When the crew was preparing to select the scene here, news...
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    Evaluation action

    Unlike Ang Lee's previous films, "Taking Woodstock" is a complete light comedy, with a smooth story, simple relationship between characters, a brisk rhythm, and funny dialogue ( Shanghai Xinmin Evening News Review )   .
    "Taking Woodstock" is a lighthearted sketch, but the film is very exciting. Although it is named after the music festival, it has almost nothing to do with rock culture and hippie spirit. Driven by utilitarian purposes,...
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    Movie quotes

    • Carol: Everyone with their little perspective. Perspective shuts out the universe, it keeps the love out.

    • VW Guy: Like ants making thunder.

    • Elliot Tiber: Where are my arms?