The read
A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 77/100. Scores higher than 92% of the 86 1960s music movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 20m. Streaming on Max and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
96 audience votes
Key crew
- D. A. PennebakerDirector
Cast
- Scott McKenzieSelf
- Denny DohertySelf - Mamas and the Papas
- Cass ElliotSelf - Mamas and the Papas
- John PhillipsSelf - Mamas and the Papas
- Michelle PhillipsSelf - Mamas and the Papas
- Frank CookSelf - Canned Heat
- Bob HiteSelf - Canned Heat
- Larry TaylorSelf - Canned Heat
- Henry VestineSelf - Canned Heat
- Paul SimonSelf - Simon and Garfunkel
- Art GarfunkelSelf - Simon and Garfunkel
- Hugh MasekelaSelf
Movies like Monterey Pop
Themes
The Best Movies of 1968
Monterey Pop is #12 of 60
