FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 13, 2009
PRESS RELEASE
“IRRESISTIBLY ENTERTAINING!” — BRYAN ERDY, CBS TV
JOIN ACADEMY AWARD®–WINNING DIRECTOR ANG LEE
ON THIS GENERATION-DEFINING EXPERIENCE THAT CHANGED AMERICAN CULTURE FOREVER
TAKING WOODSTOCK
OWN IT ON BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF & DVD DECEMBER 15, 2009
FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
OVERVIEW: Academy Award®-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) brings audiences back to the groovy days of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival with the funny, entertaining and very human comedy – Taking Woodstock. Inspired by a true story, Taking Woodstock captures all the color and excitement of this generation-defining experience that forever changed American culture. The far-out cast includes Demetri Martin (Comedy Central Presents), Eugene Levy (American Pie franchise), Emile Hirsch (Milk), Liev Schreiber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) and Dan Fogler (Fanboys).
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Taking Woodstock with perfect picture and purest digital sound.
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• NO AUDIENCE REQUIRED – THE EARTH LIGHT PLAYERS: Dan Fogler gives viewers an inside look at who the Earth Light Players were and how their spirit influenced their cinematic recreation.
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PEACE, LOVE AND CINEMA: The fate of the world’s most famous concert was in jeopardy until a man most have never heard of made a phone call. See how Focus Features combined humor and a lot good vibes to bring 1969 back to life. Featuring interviews with James Shamus, Ang Lee, Demetri Martin, Liev Schreiber, Emile Hirsch and Eugene Levy.
• FEATURE COMMENTARY: Travel back to Woodstock with director Ang Lee and writer James
Schamus.
SYNOPSIS: A generation began in his backyard…From Academy Award®-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) comes Taking Woodstock, the comedy inspired by the true story of Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for his parent’s run-down motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm in White Lake, New York and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life–and American culture–forever.
http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/taking_woodstock/
TECHNICAL INFORMATION (BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF):
Street Date: December 15, 2009
Copyright: 2009 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 62110996
Running time: 2 Hours, 1 Minute
Layers: BD-50
Picture Format: Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rating: R for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish DTS Surround 5.1, French DTS Surround 5.1
TECHNICAL INFORMATION (DVD):
Street Date: December 15, 2009
Copyright: 2009 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 62108356
Running time: 2 Hours, 1 Minute
Layers: Dual layer
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rating: R for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1
CAST AND FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Demetri Martin, Eugene Levy, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber, Imelda Staunton, Dan Fogler
Directed By: Ang Lee
Written By: James Schamus, Elliot Tiber, Tom Monte
Executive Producer: Michael Hausman
Produced By: Ang Lee, James Schamus, Celia Costas
Director of Photography: Eric Gautier Production Designer: David Gropman Editor: Tim Squyres
Music By: Danny Elfman
Costume Design By: Joseph G. Aulisi
Casting By: Avy Kaufman
