Music (and film) producer Lou Adler, who helped stage the Monterey International Pop Festival, proudly boasted that a "phenomenal" 1,100 media people covered the event (press arrangements were handled by the ex-publicist for the Beatles), thus guaranteeing that the weekend of June 16-18,
1967, would go down in history as the apex of the "Summer of Love." From that mix of cultural revolution, undeniable talent, and stage-managed hype came MONTEREY POP, the first in a cycle of widely-released, mass-audience "rockumentaries."
The feature skims highlights of the three-day, 33-act festival.First, the hippie music fans arrive, one predicting that the concert in Monter...
Released:
1968
Rated:
NR
Length:
79 mins