Taking Woodstock
A generation began in his backyard.
2009 | 121m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Ang Lee |
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| Writer: | James Schamus, Tom Monte, Elliot Tiber |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 26, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Ang Lee |
| Writer: | James Schamus, Tom Monte, Elliot Tiber |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, biography, woodstock, new york, music festival, dog tag, catskills, 1960s |
| Production Companies | Ang Lee Productions, Focus Features |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $9,975,737
Budget: $30,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ang Lee | Director |
| James Schamus | Screenplay |
| Tim Squyres | Editor |
| David Gropman | Production Design |
| Tom Monte | Novel |
| Mary Cybulski | Script Supervisor |
| Kevin Draves | Costume Supervisor |
| Eugene Gearty | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| Joseph G. Aulisi | Costume Design |
| Philip Stockton | Dialogue Editor, Supervising Sound Editor |
| Wyatt Sprague | Sound Effects Editor |
| Reilly Steele | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Drew Kunin | Sound Mixer |
| Deb Dyer | Production Supervisor |
| Elliot Tiber | Novel |
| James Ferrera | Unit Publicist |
| E. Gedney Webb | Music Editor |
| David Davenport | Costume Supervisor |
| Ellen Christiansen | Set Decoration |
| Peter Rogness | Art Direction |
| Ken Regan | Still Photographer |
| Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Éric Gautier | Director of Photography |
| Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Steve Kirshoff | Special Effects Coordinator |
| James P. Whalen Jr. | Transportation Captain |
| Dannielle Rose | Casting Assistant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ang Lee | Producer |
| James Schamus | Producer |
| Patrick Cupo | Producer |
| David Sauers | Producer |
| Michael Hausman | Executive Producer |
| David Lee | Producer |
| Celia D. Costas | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 20 | 53 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Trending Position
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| 2025 | 11 | 797 | 884 |