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Monterey Pop
“Do you know where your kids are hanging out tonight?”
7.3 / 10• 1968• 1h 20m•NR• English
MusicDocumentary
Storyline
Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.
Cast & Crew
Scott McKenzie
Self
Lead
Denny Doherty
Self - Mamas and the Papas
Cass Elliot
Self - Mamas and the Papas
John Phillips
Self - Mamas and the Papas
Michelle Phillips
Self - Mamas and the Papas
FC
Frank Cook
Self - Canned Heat
Bob Hite
Self - Canned Heat
Larry Taylor
Self - Canned Heat
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. D. A. Pennebaker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Monterey Pop is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
