Monterey Pop is a 1968 American concert film by D. A. Pennebaker that documents the Monterey International Pop Festival of 1967. Among Pennebaker's several camera operators were fellow documentarians Richard Leacock and Albert Maysles . The painter Brice Marden has an "assistant camera" credit. Titles for the film were by the illustrator Tomi Ungerer . Featured performers include Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin , Jefferson Airplane , Hugh Masekela , Otis Redding , Ravi Shankar , the Mamas & the Papas , the Who 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 ".
35-553: 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". Songs featured in the film, in order of appearance: * - Studio version, played over film footage of pre-concert activity. The order of performances in the film was rearranged from the order of appearance at
70-596: A "Woodstock West". However, Lang was asked by the Rolling Stones and Grateful Dead to assist with the last-moment re-location, from Sears Point Raceway to the Altamont Speedway , near Tracy, California . Initially, the concert was planned for Golden Gate Park and was to feature the Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Santana , Jefferson Airplane , The Flying Burrito Brothers , and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young . The city of San Francisco revoked
105-655: A critically acclaimed author, and a sculptor. Lang was born in Brooklyn , New York City, to a Jewish-American family. In 1967, Lang dropped out of New York University and moved to Coconut Grove, Florida , to open a head shop . In 1968, after promoting a series of concert events in the Miami area, Lang (with Marshall Brevetz) produced the 1968 Pop & Underground Festival . It drew approximately 25,000 people on day one (May 18) and featured Jimi Hendrix , Frank Zappa , John Lee Hooker , Arthur Brown and Blue Cheer . On
140-667: A fast-drying chemical on the film that fills in scratches. In a digital remix for the video, Pennebaker eliminated the surround track of the theatrical release and mixed the center dialog track into the left and right stereo channels. No Dolby was used, although Sony's initial video release inadvertently stated otherwise on the packaging. In 2002, Monterey Pop was released on DVD as part of a Criterion Collection box set, The Complete Monterey Pop Festival , that also includes Pennebaker's short films Jimi Plays Monterey (1986) and Shake! Otis at Monterey (1986), as well as two hours of outtake performances, including some by bands not seen in
175-919: A movie version of the cult classic novel The Master and Margarita , and theater projects in Turkey and South Korea . Additionally, with his partners in Woodstock Ventures, Lang was developing future projects that included a Broadway musical based on Woodstock the musical and a Woodstock lifestyle brand. MLO worked with the following artists: Outkast , Prince , Missy Elliott , Snoop Dogg , Steely Dan , The Fugees , Wyclef Jean , Tarkan , Shakira , Madonna , Norah Jones , Marc Anthony , Twista , Dave Matthews , Bruce Springsteen , Alicia Keys , Kid Rock , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Christina Aguilera , Linkin Park , Avril Lavigne and Joe Cocker. In 2009, Woodstock Ventures (Michael Lang, Joel Rosenman, and
210-529: A never-finished film titled One A.M. (for "One American Movie") in collaboration with Pennebaker and Leacock. Godard shot a sequence of the Airplane, (included on the 2004 Fly Jefferson Airplane DVD), playing at high noon on a business day on the roof of a New York hotel across the street from the Leacock-Pennebaker offices, with the tower of Rockefeller Center in the background. Attracted by
245-499: A recording studio in Woodstock, New York , to businessmen John P. Roberts and Joel Rosenman . In the documentary Woodstock: Now and Then , Rosenman said the proposal suggested that the studio would encourage occasional rock concerts in the town. Rosenman had watched Monterey Pop the day before meeting with Lang and Kornfeld and, impressed by the film, agreed, with Roberts to bankroll Lang and Kornfeld in an effort that morphed into
280-501: A year for the NFPB and Librarian to consider, with an August submission deadline. The NFR includes films ranging from Hollywood classics to orphan films . A film is not required to be feature-length , nor is it required to have been theatrically released in the traditional sense. The Registry contains newsreels , silent films , student films, experimental films , short films , music videos , films out of copyright protection or in
315-718: The National Film Preservation Act of 1988, which established the National Film Registry, its purpose, and the criteria for selecting films for preservation. The Act was passed and the NFR's mission was subsequently reauthorized by further acts of Congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, 2008, and 2016. The National Film Preservation Board's mission, to which the NFR contributes, is to ensure the survival, conservation, and increased public availability of America's film heritage. The 1996 law also created
350-537: The public domain , film serials , home movies , documentaries, animation and independent films . As of the 2023 listing, there are 875 films in the Registry. As of the 2023 induction there are 875 total films. For purposes of this list, multi-year serials are counted only once (as they are in the Registry) by year of completion. The oldest film in the registry, Newark Athlete , was released in 1891, while
385-520: The 1969 Woodstock Festival . National Film Registry The National Film Registry ( NFR ) is the United States National Film Preservation Board 's (NFPB) collection of films selected for preservation , each selected for its historical, cultural and aesthetic contributions since the NFPB's inception in 1988. Throughout the 1980s, several prominent filmmakers and industry personalities in
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#1732780453274420-544: The John Roberts estate) formed joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment and launched a new woodstock.com . The site celebrates the history of the original Woodstock Festival. In the Ang Lee film Taking Woodstock (2009), Michael Lang is portrayed by actor Jonathan Groff . In 2009, Lang co-authored with Holly George-Warren the critically acclaimed New York Times Best Seller The Road to Woodstock . Lang
455-683: The United States on December 19, 1980, and inducted in October 1990, holds the record for the shortest delay, having been inducted slightly shy of the 10-year minimum. Only nine films have been inducted at the 10-year mark: Raging Bull , Do the Right Thing , Goodfellas , Toy Story , Fargo , 13 Lakes , Freedom Riders , 12 Years a Slave and 20 Feet from Stardom . Michael Lang (producer) Michael Scott Lang (December 11, 1944 – January 8, 2022)
490-496: The United States, such as Frank Capra and Martin Scorsese , advocated for Congress to enact a film preservation bill in order to avoid commercial modifications (such as pan and scan and editing for TV) of classic films, which they saw as negative. In response to the controversy over the colorization of originally black and white films in the decade specifically, Representatives Robert J. Mrazek and Sidney R. Yates introduced
525-400: The afternoon of the second day (May 19), it started to rain and the event ended early. After he moved to Woodstock, New York , and met Artie Kornfeld , the two developed the concept for a major festival event to celebrate the 1960s social movements and planned to open a recording studio in the town of Woodstock. With Kornfeld and partners John P. Roberts and Joel Rosenman , Lang initiated
560-504: The event was cancelled after confronting many logistical issues, financial backing issues, and three venue changes. In September 2021, about three months before his death, Lang was interviewed for a three-part Netflix documentary called Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 , detailing how the festival of the same name became a catastrophe. Lang was not among the producers of the December 6, 1969, Altamont Free Concert that some had billed as
595-413: The extremely high volume of the music, the police arrived and put an end to the shooting. The screening of Monterey Pop in theaters helped raise the festival to mythic status, rapidly swelled the ranks of would-be festival-goers looking for the next festival, and inspired new entrepreneurs to stage more and more of them around the country. In 1969, Michael Lang and Artie Kornfeld pitched an idea for
630-706: The festival. Additionally, many artists who appeared at the festival were not included in the original cut of the film. The American Broadcasting Company put up a $ 200,000 advance to get a film made about the Monterey Pop Festival for its new ABC Movie of the Week series. However, Monterey Pop never aired on ABC, a decision made by Thomas W. Moore , the head of ABC at the time and, according to Lou Adler, "a very conservative Southern gentleman." "We showed him Jimi Hendrix fornicating with his amp and we said 'What do you think?' " Adler recalls. "And he said 'Keep
665-498: The first selection in 1989, the public nominated almost 1,000 films for consideration. Members of the NFPB then developed individual ballots of possible films for inclusion. The ballots were tabulated into a list of 25 films that was then modified by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington and his staff at the Library for the final selection. Since 1997, members of the public have been able to nominate up to 50 films
700-492: The money and get out.' He said 'Not on my network.' " Monterey Pop was shot on 16mm film blown up to 35mm for theatrical release. Director D. A. Pennebaker said he recorded the audio on a professional 8-channel reel-to-reel recorder borrowed from the Beach Boys . The movie's theatrical release used a four-channel soundtrack that included two to three minutes of rudimentary surround sound . Dolby noise reduction
735-413: The most recent, 12 Years a Slave and 20 Feet from Stardom , were each released in 2013. Released in 1898, and selected in December 2022, Mardi Gras Carnival experienced the longest wait, at 124 years (considering the fact that the film was already almost a century old before the Registry was even established, the "wait" was technically only 33 years), while Raging Bull , released theatrically in
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#1732780453274770-519: The non-profit National Film Preservation Foundation which, although affiliated with the NFPB, raises money from the private sector . "Taken together, the ... films in the National Film Registry represent a stunning range of American filmmaking—including Hollywood features, documentaries, avant-garde and amateur productions, films of regional interest, ethnic, animated, and short film subjects—all deserving recognition, preservation and access by future generations. As we begin this new millennium,
805-403: The original film. The box set was re-released in 2009 on Blu-ray. For this edition, the soundtracks were remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound by Eddie Kramer . Rock critic Robert Christgau considers Monterey Pop the best of the 1960s concert documentaries, saying, "[T]he music and its... celebrants are like a wonderful secret — wonderful because even though everyone knows about it, it still delivers
840-546: The permits for the Golden Gate venue, ostensibly due to a San Francisco 49ers football game at Kezar Stadium , located in the park on the scheduled date. Subsequently, the concert was moved to Sears Point Raceway . However, a dispute over film rights led to its cancellation. Lang and Grateful Dead manager Rock Scully were then offered the Altamont Speedway—a rival to Sears Point Raceway—by owner Dick Carter. After
875-461: The planning of the Woodstock festival, which was held on Max Yasgur 's farm in Bethel, New York , August 15–18, 1969. Michael Lang was featured in many scenes of the documentary film Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (1970). Lang also produced Woodstock '94 with partners Roberts, Rosenman, and co-producer John Scher, and Woodstock '99 with John Scher and Ossie Kilkenny. In contrast to
910-481: The previous Woodstock festivals Lang organized, Woodstock '99 proved to be more chaotic and violent. In May 2014, Lang revealed plans for a possible fiftieth anniversary of the first Woodstock concert to be held in 2019, and that he was exploring various locations. On January 9, 2019, Lang announced the official Woodstock 50 festival would take place August 16–18, 2019, in Watkins Glen, New York . However,
945-476: The registry stands among the finest summations of American cinema's wondrous first century." —Doctor James H. Billington , Librarian of Congress . The NFPB adds to the NFR up to 25 "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant films" each year in December, showcasing the range and diversity of American film heritage to increase awareness for its preservation. A film becomes eligible for inclusion ten years after its original release. For
980-607: The scuffle on the stage between the Hells Angels and the Jefferson Airplane. Lang owned and operated Just Sunshine Records, which produced and released more than 40 albums by such diverse musical artists as Karen Dalton , Betty Davis and Mississippi Fred McDowell . Lang also managed several successful international recording artists, including Joe Cocker , Rickie Lee Jones , Willy DeVille , Tarkan , and Spanish recording artists El Ultimo de la Fila . The label
1015-519: The thrill of discovery. Unveiled in 1968, Pennebaker's vision of the 1967 event was instrumental in convincing potential organizers and participants that music was the healthiest way to crystallize the energy of a counterculture that by then seemed both blessedly inevitable and dangerously embattled." French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard was so taken with Jefferson Airplane's performance in Monterey Pop that later in 1968 he set out to make
1050-521: The venue was set for the concert, Lang appeared, with his experience in moving the much-larger Woodstock festival. The venue was moved on December 4 to the racetrack with the concert starting December 6. The venue change created major technical problems, including a stage built too low and close to the fans. The Hells Angels were then hired for stage security, which resulted in numerous fights with concertgoers, as well as an on-stage altercation with members of Jefferson Airplane, in which singer Marty Balin
1085-534: Was active and distributed by Gulf & Western 's Famous Music Group from 1971 until 1974. Shortly after the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair in 1969, Lang began managing Joe Cocker , who appeared at the original Woodstock concert. Their professional relationship continued for more than twenty years. Lang made an appearance in Cocker's " You Can Leave Your Hat On " music video as a flugelhorn player. Lang
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1120-419: Was added in 1978 when fresh prints of the film were struck. After Leacock-Pennebaker, the original production company, was dissolved in 1970, Pennebaker Associates acquired rights to the film. When Sony Video released Monterey Pop on videocassette in 1986, Pennebaker created three one-inch tape masters struck from a 16mm negative he had " wet-gated ", a process in which sponges remove particles and also place
1155-476: Was an American concert promoter, producer, and artistic manager who was best known as a co-creator of the Woodstock Music & Art Festival in 1969. Lang served as the organizer of the event, as well as the organizer for its follow-up events, Woodstock '94 and the ill-fated Woodstock '99 . He later became a producer of records, films, and other concerts, as well as a manager for performing artists,
1190-536: Was associate producer of Wes Anderson 's film Bottle Rocket (1996). The Michael Lang Organization (MLO) encompasses live event production, film production, and artist management. Projects included a fiftieth anniversary event for the Lincoln Center featuring the French Theater company Royal de luxe , a Woodstock fiftieth anniversary event planned for summer 2019 that ultimately was cancelled,
1225-508: Was struck and knocked unconscious. Audience member Meredith Hunter was stabbed and killed when he rushed the stage with a revolver while the Rolling Stones were performing. These incidents were captured on film and appear in the Maysles Brothers documentary film Gimme Shelter (1970). There were also three accidental deaths among the crowd of 300,000. Lang is briefly seen in the film. He last appears onstage, walking away during
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