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- 2004
- R
- Shout! Factory
- 1 h 30 m
- 2004
- R
- Shout! Factory
- 1 h 30 m
Summary A rousing record of a little-known, but monumental, moment in rock n roll history. Set in 1970, Festival Express was a multi-band, multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. (ThinkFilm)
Directed By: Bob Smeaton, Frank Cvitanovich
- 2004
- R
- Shout! Factory
- 1 h 30 m
- 2004
- R
- Shout! Factory
- 1 h 30 m
Festival Express
5.6
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Summary A rousing record of a little-known, but monumental, moment in rock n roll history. Set in 1970, Festival Express was a multi-band, multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. (ThinkFilm)
Directed By: Bob Smeaton, Frank Cvitanovich
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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96% Positive
25 Reviews
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4% Mixed
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
85
96% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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The real attraction is watching all these guys and gals on the train, so young, so dedicated to their music, so unconcerned about almost everything else.
Must-see cinema for any serious rock fan.
To watch the biggest stars of their time in casual conversation, trading riffs and passing bottles, without benefit of publicists, handlers and security goons is to relive an innocent, anarchic time in the entertainment business when music, not marketing, was at the center of the enterprise.
Slight on personality but long on music; Janis Joplin elevates it to near-great concert-film status.
A hard and hilariously ironic look at the bottom line. As it turns out, love was not all you needed; hard cash came in handy, too.
As this Woodstock-on-wheels careens through the countryside, stopping only to play for thousands of hirsute revelers -- and, once, to stock up on booze in Saskatoon -- its famous passengers celebrate with delirious joy the pure, unadulterated magic of music.
The result is a vivid record of live acts whose rough-edged immediacy is an integral part of their appeal.
User Score
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Based on 5 User Ratings
5.6
60% Positive
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Based on 5 User Ratings
5.6
60% Positive
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Production Company
Apollo Films,
Apollo Media,
PeachTree Films B.V.
Release Date Jul 30, 2004
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Festival Express... The longest party in rock-n-roll history.
Website
http://www.festivalexpress.com/
Awards
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
• 1 Nomination
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Nomination
