Monterey Pop is a 1968 American concert film by D. A. Pennebaker that documents the Monterey International Pop Festival of 1967.
The Monterey International Pop Festival held June 16-18, was a landmark event in the history of rock music and a key part of the “Summer of Love”. It showcased a diverse lineup of musicians, including The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, Janis Joplin, and Otis Redding, and is credited with launching the careers of several artists. The festival is also remembered for its relaxed atmosphere and charitable donation of proceeds.
Featured performers in the film include Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Hugh Masekela, Otis Redding, Ravi Shankar, the Mamas & the Papas, the Who (who also besides Hendrix destroyed equipment on stage), and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, whose namesake set his guitar on fire, broke it on the stage, then threw the neck of his guitar in the crowd at the end of “Wild Thing”.
In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
Director: D.A. Pennebaker
Cast: Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, The Mamas & the Papas, Paul Simon
Rating: R
Runtime: 1 hour 20 mins
Released: 1968
Format: DCP
Audio: 5.1 Surround
Accessibility: Z-Screen subtitles, Audio Description (headphones), Assisted Listening (headphones)
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