Jimi Plays Monterey
1987 | 50m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus |
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| Writer: | |
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| It's no exaggeration to say this might be the most intense and groundbreaking 45-minute performance in the history of rock. Jimi Hendrix's debut American set at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival is generally considered one of the most radical and legendary live shows ever. Virtually unknown to American audiences at the time, even though he was already an established entity in the UK, Hendrix and his two-piece Experience explode on stage, ripping through blues classics "Rock Me Baby" and Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor," interpreting and electrifying Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," debuting songs from his yet-to-be-released first album and closing with the now historic sacrificing/burning of his guitar during an unhinged version of "Wild Thing" that even its writer Chip Taylor would never have imagined. Hendrix uses feedback and distortion to enhance the songs in whisper-to-scream intensity, blazing territory that had not been previously explored with as much soul-frazzled power. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 16, 1987 |
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| Director: | D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
| Keywords | concert film, woman director |
| Production Companies | Pennebaker Films, Are You Experienced? |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Phillips | Narrator (voice) |
| Jimi Hendrix | Self (archive footage) |
| Noel Redding | Self (archive footage) |
| Mitch Mitchell | Self (archive footage) |
| Art Garfunkel | Self (archive footage) |
| George Harrison | Self (archive footage) |
| Mick Jagger | Self (archive footage) |
| Brian Jones | Self (archive footage) |
| Janis Joplin | Self (archive footage) |
| John Lennon | Self (archive footage) |
| Paul McCartney | Self (archive footage) |
| Charles Shaar Murray | Self - Commentary |
| Ringo Starr | Self (archive footage) |
| Denny Dent | Street Painter |
| Michelle Phillips | Self (archive footage) |
| Cass Elliot | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| D. A. Pennebaker | Camera Operator, Editor, Director |
| Chris Hegedus | Editor, Director |
| Albert Maysles | Camera Operator |
| Nick Doob | Camera Operator |
| Richard Leacock | Camera Operator |
| Bob Neuwirth | Stage Director |
| David Dawkins | Editor |
| Alan Douglas | Editor |
| Nicholas T. Proferes | Camera Operator |
| Barry Feinstein | Camera Operator |
| Roger Murphy | Camera Operator |
| Chip Branton | Production Consultant |
| Mark Linett | Sound Mixer |
| Joe Gastwirt | Sound Mixer |
| Frank Gauna | Main Title Designer |
| Al Hendrix | Still Photographer |
| Chip Monck | Lighting Artist |
| Robert Van Dyke | Additional Sound Re-Recordist |
| Name | Title |
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| Alan Douglas | Producer |
| Frazer Pennebaker | Executive Producer |
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