History Film / MontereyPop

A staggering amount of talent appears in the film including Music/JanisJoplin, Music/JeffersonAirplane, Music/TheAnimals, Music/RaviShankar, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/TheWho, Music/OtisRedding (who died in an airplane crash six months after the festival and before the film was released), and Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, who helped to organize the festival, appear twice.[[note]]Performers at the festival who do not appear in the film include the Music/SteveMillerBand, Music/TheByrds, Music/LauraNyro, Music/BuffaloSpringfield (minus Music/NeilYoung, who was estranged from the band at the time), and Music/TheGratefulDead.[[/note]]

* RockersSmashGuitars: Music/PeteTownsend of The Who, probably the TropeCodifier, does indeed smash his guitar to pieces. Jimi Hendrix, not to be outdone, plays his guitar with his teeth, attempts sexual congress with an amplifier, and then ''lights his guitar on fire'' before smashing it to splinters as well.

* RockersSmashGuitars: Pete Townsend of The Who, probably the TropeCodifier, does indeed smash his guitar to pieces. Jimi Hendrix, not to be outdone, plays his guitar with his teeth, attempts sexual congress with an amplifier, and then ''lights his guitar on fire'' before smashing it to splinters as well.

** Janis Joplin, appearing with Big Brother and the Holding Company, absolutely ''crushes'' a performance of "Ball and Chain". Her performance in this festival turned out to be Joplin's star-making moment. At one point the camera cuts to Cass Elliot of The Mamas and the Papas, in the audience, staring up at Joplin in open-mouthed astonishment.

* HardWorkMontage: Starts with a montage of workers constructing the set and set decorations, as well as John and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas working the phones arranging for acts.

A staggering amount of talent appears in the film including Music/JanisJoplin, Music/JeffersonAirplane, Music/TheAnimals, Music/RaviShankar, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/TheWho, Music/OtisRedding (who died in an airplane crash six months after the festival and before the film was released), and Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, who helped to organize the festival, appear twice.[[note]]Performers at the festival who do not appear in the film include the Music/SteveMillerBand, Music/TheByrds, Music/LauraNyro, Music/BuffaloSpringfield, and Music/TheGratefulDead.[[/note]]

** You can also see Hendrix in the audience, listening very carefully.

** Mickey Dolenz of Music/TheMonkees, wearing a Native American headdress for some reason, can be seen at the end of the movie as one of the many people goggling at Ravi Shankar's performance.

A staggering amount of talent appears in the film including Music/JanisJoplin, Music/JeffersonAirplane, Music/TheAnimals, Music/RaviShankar, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/TheWho, Music/OtisRedding (who died in a plane crash six months after the festival and before the film was released), and Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, who helped to organize the festival, appear twice.[[note]]Performers at the festival who do not appear in the film include the Music/SteveMillerBand, Music/TheByrds, Music/LauraNyro, Music/BuffaloSpringfield, and Music/TheGratefulDead.[[/note]]

* {{Fanservice}}: Tomi Ungerer's original [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNmJkMzZhODQtZTU4Ny00YjVhLThjMmQtNTg2MWZjMDk4OTIxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTYzMTY1MjQ@._V1_.jpg poster art]] for the film depicts a topless, micro-miniskirted young woman using an air-pump to [[VisualPun pop]] a bunch of corks from a giant flower.

''Monterey Pop'' is a 1968 ConcertFilm directed by D.A. Pennebaker. It is a documentary of the famous Monterey International Pop Festival, which was held June 16–18, 1967 in Monterey, California.

A staggering amount of talent appears in the film including Music/JanisJoplin, Music/JeffersonAirplane, Music/TheAnimals, Music/RaviShankar, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/TheWho, Music/OtisRedding (who died in a plane crash six months after the festival and before the film was released), and Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, who organized the festival, appear twice.[[note]]Performers at the festival who do not appear in the film include the Music/SteveMillerBand, Music/TheByrds, Music/LauraNyro, Music/BuffaloSpringfield, and Music/TheGratefulDead.[[/note]]

A staggering amount of talent appears in the film including Music/JanisJoplin, Music/JeffersonAirplane, Music/TheAnimals, Music/RaviShankar, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/TheWho, Music/OtisRedding (who died in a plane crash six months after the festival and before the film was released), and Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, who organized the festival, appear twice.[[note]]Performers in the festival who do not appear in the film include Music/TheGratefulDead, Music/LauraNyro, and Music/TheByrds.[[/note]]

** The film ends with a very long performance of "Dhun: Dadhra and Fast Teental"[[note]]A ''dhun'', literally a tune, is usually considered light music, but the audience clearly mistakes it as a religious piece until Ravi and his drummer Alla Rakha start kidding around in almost a "Dueling Banjos" spirit, and tambura player Kamala Chakravarti laughs at them[[/note]] by Ravi Shankar on the sitar, one that might lead a viewer to wonder how anybody could play the sitar that vigorously for that long without their fingers bleeding. This was actually the finale to their ''four-hour recital''. Once they finally finish, the crowd goes bananas.

* TheCameo

* EpicRocking

Pennebaker presents his film in the fly-on-the-wall documentary style that he used for previous films such as ''Film/DontLookBack'', so the film lacks many documentary trappings such as TheKenBurnsEffect. Veteran documentarians such as Richard Leacock and Albert Maysles (''Film/GreyGardens'') served as cameramen.

''Monterey Pop'' is a 1968 ConcertFilm directed by D.A. Pennebaker.

It is a documentary of the famous Monterey International Pop Festival, which was held June 16–18, 1967 in Monterey, California. The staggering amount of talent appearing in the film includes Music/JanisJoplin, Music/TheAnimals, Music/JeffersonAirplane, Music/RaviShankar, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/TheWho, Music/OtisRedding (who died in a plane crash six months after the festival and before the film was released), and Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, who organized the festival, appear twice.[[note]]Performers in the festival who do not appear in the film include Music/TheGratefulDead, Music/LauraNyro, and Music/TheByrds.[[/note]]

* CoverVersion: Several of the songs performed. The Animals cover "Paint It Black" by Music/TheRollingStones, Janis Joplin sings old blues song "Ball and Chain", and Jimi Hendrix covers "Wild Thing" by The Troggs.

It is a documentary of the famous Monterey International Pop Festival, which was held June 16–18, 1967 in Monterey, California. The staggering amount of talent appearing in the film includes Music/JanisJoplin, Music/TheAnimals, Music/RaviShankar, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/TheWho, Music/OtisRedding (who died in a plane crash six months after the festival and before the film was released), and Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, who organized the festival, appear twice.[[note]]Performers in the festival who do not appear in the film include Music/TheGratefulDead, Music/LauraNyro, and Music/TheByrds.[[/note]]

* TalkingHeads: Pennebaker eschewed interviews of the performers, but he does interview a few members of the audience, as well as a woman who was busy cleaning all the seats.

''Monterey Pop'' is a 1968 film directed by D.A. Pennebaker.

It is a documentary of the famous Monterey Pop festival, held June 16-18 1967, Monterey, CA. The staggering amount of talent appearing in the film includes Music/JanisJoplin, Music/TheAnimals, Music/RaviShankar, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/TheWho, Music/OtisRedding (who died in a plane crash six months after the festival and before the film was released), and Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, who organized the festival, appear twice.[[note]]Performers in the festival who do not appear in the film include Music/TheGratefulDead, Music/LauraNyro, and Music/TheByrds.[[/note]]

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: One woman in the audience has a monkey sitting on her shoulders. The monkey has the word "LOVE" painted on its brow, because why not?

It is a documentary of the famous Monterey Pop festival, held June 16-18 1967, Monterey, CA. The staggering amount of talent appearing in the film includes Music/JanisJoplin, The Animals, Music/RaviShankar, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/TheWho, Music/OtisRedding (who died in a plane crash six months after the festival and before the film was released), and Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, who organized the festival, appear twice.[[note]]Performers in the festival who do not appear in the film include Music/TheGratefulDead, Music/LauraNyro, and Music/TheByrds.[[/note]]

** The film ends with a very long performance by Ravi Shankar on the sitar, one that might lead a viewer to wonder how anybody could play the sitar for that long without their fingers bleeding. Once he finally finishes the crowd goes bananas.

* LennonSpecs: They really were the fashion in 1967 and can be seen on many hippies in the audience.

** The film ends with a very long performance by Ravi Shankar on the sitar, one that might lead a viewer to wonder how long anybody could play the sitar for that long without their fingers bleeding. Once he finally finishes the crowd goes bananas.

It is a documentary of the famous Monterey Pop festival, held June 16-18 1967, Monterey, CA. The staggering amount of talent appearing in the film includes Music/JanisJoplin, The Animals, Music/RaviShankar, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/TheWho, Music/OtisRedding (who died in a plane crash six months after the festival and before the film was released), and Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, who organized the festival, appear twice.[[note]]Performers in the festival who do not appear in the film include Music/TheGratefulDead, Music/LauraNyro, and Music/TheByrds.[[/note]]

Pennebaker presents his film in the fly-on-the-wall documentary style that he used for previous films such as ''Film/DontLookBack'', so the film lacks many documentary trappings such as TheKenBurnsEffect. Veteran documentarians such as Richard Leacock and Albert Maysles (''Film/GreyGardens'') served as cameramen.

** The performance by Music/TheByrds was not included in the film, but David Crosby appears in one of the first shots of the movie, performing a sound check. He is visibly impressed by the sound system.

* CoverVersion: Several of the songs performed. The Animals cover "Paint It Black" by Music/TheRollingStones, Janis Joplin sings old blues song "Ball and Chain", and Jimi Hendrix covers "Wild Thing" by The Troggs.

** Janis Joplin, appearing with Big Brother and the Holding Company, absolutely ''crushes'' a performance of "Ball and Chain". Her performance in this festival turned out to be Joplin's star-making moment. At one point the camera cuts to Cass Elliot of The Mamas and the Papas, in the audience, staring up at Joplin in open-mouthed astonishment.
** The film ends with a very long performance by Ravi Shankar on the sitar, one that might lead a viewer to wonder how long anybody could play the sitar for that long without their fingers bleeding. Once he finally finishes the crowd goes bananas.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: One woman in the audience has a monkey sitting on her shoulders. The monkey has the word "LOVE" painted on its brow, because why not?

* MaleGaze: One shot has a cameraman pointing his camera straight down the cleavage of a young woman sitting on the ground. She notices, gives the cameraman a bored, contemptuous glance, then continues her conversation.
* RockersSmashGuitars: Pete Townsend of The Who, probably the TropeCodifier, does indeed smash his guitar to pieces. Jimi Hendrix, not to be outdone, plays his guitar with his teeth, attempts sexual congress with an amplifier, and then ''lights his guitar on fire'' before smashing it to splinters as well.