Monterey Pop (1968)
Directed by D. A. Pennebaker · 80 min · Music, Documentary
17.5 TOPICAL score · #4,779 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Monterey Pop (1968, directed by D. A. Pennebaker) has a TOPICAL score of 17.5 - ranked 4,779 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (101 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (101 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 9 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read4,928 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Scott McKenzie, Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, John Phillips