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Overall Rank: 6140
Average Rating: 2.8/4
# of Ratings: 9
Theatrical Release Date: 07/23/2004
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bob Smeaton, Frank Cvitanovich
Actors: Janis Joplin, Buddy Guy, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Levon Helm, Ian Tyson
Plot: For five days in 1970 a train carried some of the biggest rock acts of the day: Janis Joplin, Buddy Guy, The Grateful Dead, The Band - and others - across Canada. They lived, partied and rocked together - Festival Express chronicles this journey. -- Chris Kavan
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bigbro - wrote on 07/24/2007
This documentary is great (legal) way to participate in the tripped out lives of some of the iconic bands of the 60s and 70s. The live shows are great but what really lights the movie up are the improved jam sessions on the train as it traveled from venue to venue. It's also neat to see one group of hippies (the bands) fighting against another group (the people that wanted into the concert free of charge) and how they resolved the issue--additional free concerts! Even the 'made' bands today that are supposedly in it for the music wouldn't go to such lengths!
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