USHE Press Release: Taking Woodstock (Blu-ray)

“IRRESISTIBLY ENTERTAINING!” -- BRYAN ERDY, CBS TV

JOIN ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING DIRECTOR ANG LEE

ON THIS GENERATION-DEFINING EXPERIENCE THAT CHANGED

AMERICAN CULTURE FOREVER

TAKING WOODSTOCK

OWN IT ON BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF & DVD DECEMBER 15, 2009

FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT

OVERVIEW: Academy Award®-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) brings audiences back to

the groovy days of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival with the funny, entertaining and very

human comedy - Taking Woodstock. Inspired by a true story, Taking Woodstock captures all the color and

excitement of this generation-defining experience that forever changed American culture. The far-out cast

includes Demetri Martin (Comedy Central Presents), Eugene Levy (American Pie franchise), Emile Hirsch

(Milk), Liev Schreiber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter and the Order of the

Phoenix) and Dan Fogler (Fanboys).

BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF: Unleash the power of HDTV and experience

Taking Woodstock with perfect picture and purest digital sound.

• EXCLUSIVE DELETED SCENES

• NO AUDIENCE REQUIRED - THE EARTH LIGHT PLAYERS: Dan Fogler gives viewers an inside

look at who the Earth Light Players were and how their spirit influenced their cinematic recreation.

• BD-LIVE™: Access the BD-Live™ Center through an Internet-connected player to download

exclusive content, the latest trailers and more!

o MY SCENES SHARING: Bookmark favorite scenes from Taking Woodstock, then share

with BD-Live™ buddies!

BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF AND DVD):

• DELETED SCENES

PEACE, LOVE AND CINEMA: The fate of the world's most famous concert was in jeopardy until a

man most have never heard of made a phone call. See how Focus Features combined humor and

a lot good vibes to bring 1969 back to life. Featuring interviews with James Shamus, Ang Lee,

Demetri Martin, Liev Schreiber, Emile Hirsch and Eugene Levy.

• FEATURE COMMENTARY: Travel back to Woodstock with director Ang Lee and writer James

Schamus.

SYNOPSIS: A generation began in his backyard…From Academy Award®-winning director Ang Lee

(Brokeback Mountain) comes Taking Woodstock, the comedy inspired by the true story of Elliot Tiber

(Demetri Martin) 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 parent’s 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.

http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/taking_woodstock/

TECHNICAL INFORMATION (BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF):

Street Date: December 15, 2009

Copyright: 2009 Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Selection Number: 62110996

Running time: 2 Hours, 1 Minute

Layers: BD-50

Picture Format: Widescreen

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Rating: R for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language

Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French

Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish DTS Surround 5.1, French DTS Surround 5.1

TECHNICAL INFORMATION (DVD):

Street Date: December 15, 2009

Copyright: 2009 Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Selection Number: 62108356

Running time: 2 Hours, 1 Minute

Layers: Dual layer

Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Rating: R for graphic nudity, some sexual content, drug use and language

Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French

Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1

CAST AND FILMMAKERS:

Cast: Demetri Martin, Eugene Levy, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber, Imelda Staunton, Dan Fogler

Directed By: Ang Lee

Written By: James Schamus, Elliot Tiber, Tom Monte

Executive Producer: Michael Hausman

Produced By: Ang Lee, James Schamus, Celia Costas

Director of Photography: Eric Gautier

Production Designer: David Gropman

Editor: Tim Squyres

Music By: Danny Elfman

Costume Design By: Joseph G. Aulisi

Casting By: Avy Kaufman

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