Synopsis
Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults.
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Cast
- Michael LangSelf
- John ScherSelf
- Wesley MorrisSelf
- Maureen CallahanSelf
- Steven HydenSelf
- Tariq TrotterSelf
- Jonathan DavisSelf
- MobySelf
- JewelSelf
- Scott StappSelf
Recommendations
- 91
IndieWire
Setting aside its subjects’ lack of diversity, “Woodstock 99” is a must-watch documentary that reminds us, yet again, about history’s inevitable ability to repeat itself. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Director Garret Price was right. This is no period-piece dark comedy. On many levels, it’s a horror film. - 80
The New York Times
Much of the footage is hair-raising, especially the women being groped and the mobs of young white men whipping themselves into a frenzy of aggressive stupidity, aimless anger and turbo-boosted misogyny. This is these dudes’ coming-of-age as an aggrieved demographic, and it’s frightening. - 80
CNN
Woodstock 99 makes a compelling case that the sewage from that weekend didn't stop flowing when the music stopped, metaphorically if not literally. - 75
Consequence
While the Fyre Festival was infamous for its crowded venue, poor infrastructure, and slowly devolving sense of social order, Woodstock '99 feels like the OG version of that kind of entertainment trainwreck. - 70
Rolling Stone
This hard-hitting doc is like Summer of Soul in reverse — instead of a feel-good music celebration, it’s a long day’s journey into “Break Stuff.” - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
I have problems with some of the ways Price tells his story and some of the access he was able to get, but his documentary is more thoughtful than it necessarily needed to be. - 33
The Playlist
A lot like many of the noisy artists on display, “Woodstock 99” has a lot to say, says it loudly but fails to connect in any meaningful way.
