Easy Rider (1969) 
This film goes well with Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music in that it deals with the lifestyles of several of the countercultures within the 60’s. From rednecks to hippies, Easy Rider brings the audience along for the ride as Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper meet and greet some of the most unusual and surprisingly usual people on their road trip. The movie has a very Woodstock feel about it. The carefree nature and the laid-back attitude of the cast contribute to the comparisons made between the two films. One can relate the cast in Easy Rider directly to many of the audience members at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. They were out to have fun, and live by their own rules, and that’s exactly what they did. Arguably, "the" film about the 60's from the counterculture perspective.
Alice’s Restaurant (1969) 
This film is an adaptation of a song by one of the 60’s most prolific and well-known songwriters, Arlo Guthrie. We are taken through Guthrie’s song “Alice’s Restaurant Massacre” and follow Guthrie himself through the trials and tribulations of the events there within. The movie itself is a social commentary on the state of the United States during the late sixties. This relates well to Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music because it can be used as a voice for a generation. This movie expresses how a number of young American’s in the 60’s were feeling about the government and society in general -- that they were trapped and falsely lead down a path that didn’t suit them or their beliefs. Used as a companion to Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music, the audience can gain a better understanding of how this generation felt, and what they truly believed in.
Woodstock ’94 (1995) 
This film is in direct correlation with the original Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music since it is the documentary of the twenty-fifth anniversary concert. Though this documentary doesn’t give the same amount of audience and townsfolk commentary, the audience is still able to view both the musicians and their fans during the film. With these opportunities we are able to see how the lifestyles and philosophies of America’s young have changed over the last twenty-five years. We are able to analyze the crowd and compare it directly to Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music, giving us a greater understanding of the motives behind the two concerts.
Other films:
The Doors (1991), I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978),
Medium
Cool (1969), The Rose (1979)
Copyright (c) 1999 by James Anthony Clewley, Undergraduate at Lehigh University.
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