# Taking Woodstock (2009)

English · Released 2009-08-26

Taking Woodstock is a 2009 English film. The music is by Danny Elfman. Kelli Garner and Katherine Waterston appear in it.

Music: Danny Elfman
Cast: Kelli Garner as VW Girl, Katherine Waterston as Penny

## Storyline
The story of Elliot Tiber 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 parents' 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.

## Common questions

### When was Taking Woodstock released?
Taking Woodstock was released on 26 August 2009.

### Who stars in Taking Woodstock?
Kelli Garner and Katherine Waterston star in Taking Woodstock.

### Who composed the music for Taking Woodstock?
The music is by Danny Elfman.

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