Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World

2022

Action / Documentary / History / Music

3
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 89%
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 449 449

music festival rock music archive footage rock musical concert film rock festival

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Plot summary

John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Little Richard, The Doors, Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, and other legendary musicians performed at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival music festival. This behind-the-scenes look at “the second most important event in rock and roll history” culminates in John Lennon’s first public performance with The Plastic Ono Band, triggering his decision to leave the Beatles.

Director

Ron Chapman Photo
Ron Chapman

Top cast

Klaus Voormann Photo
Klaus Voormann as Klaus Voormann
Chuck Berry Photo
Chuck Berry as Self
Geddy Lee Photo
Geddy Lee as Geddy Lee
Yoko Ono Photo
Yoko Ono as Self
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB
903.56 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
K-12
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 1
1.81 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
K-12
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Josh G 7 / 10

Great music doc all about classic rock and

Great music doc all about classic rock and roll with well preserved archive footage and interviews leaves you with a smile on your face, The music is excellent.
Reviewed by Bahad j 10 / 10

While the basic outline of its story is

While the basic outline of its story is straightforward, director Garrity solidly propels the narrative by telling it backwards. - Original Cin
Reviewed by gortx

Solid documentary on Canada's most famous rock festival

1969's Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival is mostly known as the venue where John Lennon's album 'Live Peace In Toronto 1969' was recorded (often cited as Lennon's goodbye to The Beatles). REVIVAL69: THE CONCERT THAT ROCKED THE WORLD by Ron Chapman is a documentary about how the entire concert was put together.Chapman was able to get on camera interviews with several of the participants including the show's organizers. Originally, it was mainly conceived as an oldies show bringing together Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley and Gene Vincent. The then little known Alice Cooper band was recruited to be both a 'new' act as well as serving as Vincent's backup band. When ticket sales flagged, they paid The Doors to be the headliners. When that didn't move the needle much, they hatched a last minute scheme to get John Lennon to be an MC. Seemingly on a whim, Lennon not only agreed to appear but brought along his wife Yoko and friends (including Eric Clapton) to debut The Plastic Ono Band. It was such a hurried plan that Lennon and his entourage didn't land in Canada until after the show had already begun. The promoters hired a local Biker gang to escort Lennon from the airport and help with the logistics at the venue (fortunately, it worked out better than the Rolling Stones and Altamont!).Director D. A. Pennebaker (MONTEREY POP) filmed the show and Chapman uses that footage generously throughout. Pennebaker released his own short documentary as SWEET TORONTO* in 1971. The footage shows that it was more than just the John Lennon show. The other artists put on lively sets, in particular Cooper. This is the show where the legend that Cooper bit the head off a chicken was spawned (the reality was more along the lines of the 'Turkey Drop' episode of WKRP In Cincinnati!). L. A. Scenesters Kim Fowley and Rodney Bingenheimer were hired to be the hosts and Fowley is partly credited helping with create the cigarette lighter encore tradition at rock concerts. Unfortunately, The Doors refused to be filmed so there is only scattered footage of the band.It's a well put together Documentary with some interesting interviews with performers Cooper, Klaus Voorman and Robby Kreiger as well as attendees Geddy Lee and critic Robert Christgau. As usual, one wishes to have seen and heard more music. Fortunately, in addition to SWEET TORONTO, more of Pennebaker's footage exists online and on various home video releases. REVIVAL69 is a fascinating tale of Canada's most famous rock fest.On DVD the Doc is better known as JOHN LENNON AND THE PLASTIC ONO BAND: LIVE IN TORONTO.
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