Monterey Pop 55 years old

Do you know where your kids are hanging out tonight?

Monterey Pop

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.

Credits

Monterey Pop Cast

Name Character
Michelle Phillips She was 24, now 79 years old as Herself - Mamas and the Papas
Paul Simon He was 27, now 82 years old as Himself - Simon and Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel He was 27, now 82 years old as Himself - Simon and Garfunkel
Ravi Shankar He was 48, 92 years old when he died as Himself
Country Joe McDonald He was 26, now 82 years old as Himself - Country Joe and The Fish
Barry Jenkins He was 24, 68 years old when he died as Himself - Eric Burdon and The Animals
Larry Taylor He was 26, 77 years old when he died as Himself - Canned Heat
Pete Townshend He was 23, now 78 years old as Himself - The Who
John Phillips He was 33, 59 years old when he died as Himself - Mamas and the Papas
Janis Joplin She was 25, 27 years old when she died as Herself
John Entwistle He was 24, 57 years old when he died as Himself - The Who
Keith Moon He was 22, 32 years old when he died as Himself - The Who
Hugh Masekela He was 29, 78 years old when he died as Himself
Jimi Hendrix He was 26, 27 years old when he died as Himself
Denny Doherty He was 28, 66 years old when he died as Himself - Mamas and the Papas
Jack Casady He was 24, now 80 years old as Himself - Jefferson Airplane
James Gurley He was 29, 69 years old when he died as Himself - Big Brother and The Holding Company
Bob Hite He was 25, 56 years old when he died as Himself - Canned Heat
Barry Melton He was 21, now 76 years old as Himself - Country Joe and The Fish
Paul Kantner He was 27, 74 years old when he died as Himself - Jefferson Airplane
John Weider He was 21, now 77 years old as Himself - Eric Burdon and The Animals
Peter Albin He was 24, now 79 years old as Himself - Big Brother and The Holding Company
Grace Slick She was 29, now 84 years old as Herself - Jefferson Airplane
Otis Redding He was 27, 26 years old when he died as Himself
David Cohen He was 85, 84 years old when he died as Himself - Country Joe and The Fish
Marty Balin He was 26, 76 years old when he died as Himself - Jefferson Airplane
Vic Briggs He was 23, now 79 years old as Himself - Eric Burdon and The Animals
Dave Getz as Himself - Big Brother and The Holding Company
Frank Cook He was 33, 76 years old when he died as Himself - Canned Heat
Spencer Dryden He was 30, 66 years old when he died as Himself - Jefferson Airplane
Danny McCulloch He was 23, 69 years old when he died as Himself - Eric Burdon and The Animals
Henry Vestine He was 24, 52 years old when he died as Himself - Canned Heat
Cass Elliot She was 27, 32 years old when she died as Herself - Mamas and the Papas
Jorma Kaukonen He was 28, now 83 years old as Himself - Jefferson Airplane
Eric Burdon He was 27, now 82 years old as Himself - Eric Burdon and The Animals
Bruce Barthol He was 21, now 76 years old as Himself - Country Joe and The Fish
Sam Andrew He was 27, 73 years old when he died as Himself - Big Brother and The Holding Company
Scott McKenzie He was 29, 73 years old when he died as Himself
Chicken Hirsh as Himself - Country Joe and The Fish
The Who was 4, now 60 years old as Himself - The Who

Monterey Pop Crew

Name Department
Albert Maysles as Cinematography. He was 42 (88) years old when He died Crew
John Phillips as Producer. He was 33 (59) years old when He died Production
Nick Doob as Cinematography. Crew
Barry Feinstein as Cinematography. He was 37 (80) years old when He died Crew
Roger Murphy as Cinematography. He was 271 (80) years old when He died Crew
Nina Schulman as Editor. Editing
John Maddox as Camera Operator. He was 43 (83) years old when He died Camera
Monterey Pop poster
Monterey Pop (55 years)

Do you know where your kids are hanging out tonight?

  • Release day: Thursday, December 26, 1968
  • Runtime: 80 minutes