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The Grateful Dead Movie (1976)

Starring: Jerry Garcia, Donna Godchaux Director: Jerry Garcia, Leon Gast Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Jerry Garcia, Donna Godchaux, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann
  • Directors: Jerry Garcia, Leon Gast
  • Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Monterey Video
  • DVD Release Date: November 9, 2004
  • Run Time: 131 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002VETEK
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,622 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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The only Grateful Dead video to have received a theatrical release (in the mid-'70s), this film is a real time capsule. See Keith and Donna Godcheaux as integral parts of the band! See the Wall of Sound! See the trippy animation! See Jerry with all-black hair! The photography and sound are crude and not on par with those in some of the more recent Dead videos, notably Ticket to New Year's or Downhill from Here, but its earnestness, and its focus on an era in the Band's history with little other video documentation, more than make up for the lack of polish. There's some above-average music, too, especially "Eyes of the World" and the ever-irresistible "U.S. Blues." --Anne Hurley


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Filmed at San Francisco's Winterland during their 1976 \""Steal your face tour\"", the group performs 19 of their hits.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: GRATEFUL DEAD
Title: GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE
Street Release Date: 11/09/2004
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Genre: ROCK/POP

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars ILLUMINATING LOOK AT THE BAND, FANS & PA, August 27, 2005
By Christopher Henrici (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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The Grateful Dead movie came out in 1977 but consists of footage shot during an October 1974 series of concerts at the Winterland, the last to use the "wall of Sound" system, and the shows preceeded a break from touring but by the time it came out, they had already resumed performing. It is as much about the fans, the sound crew, the "wall of sound" PA, and promoter Bill Graham as about the band. When I saw it back when it came out and a couple times at local high school auditoriums over the next few years, I was always left with the feeling that it was a little short on uninterupted concert footage. The film tries to cover so much ground the music performances suffer. The other place I felt it was lacking was the sound mix. This new DVD release basically fixes my two main gripes about the original release. It has a second bonus disc of extra song performances, and it has been remixed- it now sounds alot better (but for those who want the original mix, you can play it that way too for the movie portion). There is also some extra interview footage. The transfer of the film has been well done. The dead always had good people working for them, whether it was Betty Cantor, Dan Healy, Steve Parish or Ron Wickersham- and now Jeffrey Norman and David Lemeieux, the keepers of the vault. They have done some excellent work with this release and "The Closing of Winterland" DVD....both come from a period many consider to be their best. Now we can have our own virtual Dead concert. If you like this DVD, I'd also recommend the 5 CD "Movie soundtrack" set which is one of the best audio releases.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars David Lemieux Does It Again!, July 17, 2005
By S. Weis "GR8FUL 1" (Western Montana) - See all my reviews
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David Lemieux is the Grateful Dead organization's current "keeper of The Vault", having taken over for the band's original archivist Dick Latvala, may he R.I.P.

Remastering The Grateful Dead Movie is his second major video project, the first being "The Closing of Winterland", which is also highly recommended.

Even though the Dead were at their creative peak in 1974 (my opinion, of course), the audio and video quality of the multitude of concert videos that have been released by and of this band arguably improves as we move forward in time, if for no other reason than technology. Simply stated, they were able to make a better recording in, say, 1990 than in 1974.

All that changed when when David Lemieux decided to go back to some of earlier masterpieces and painstakingly remaster them.

I own The Grateful Dead Movie on VHS and on LaserDisc. Yet they rarely get played due to lack of decent audio quality. There's simply so much more to enjoy from this band that's of so much better quality.

The remastered Grateful Dead movie on DVD is a treat for the eyes, ears, and spirit! If I'm not up off the couch dancing as if I were at a show, I'm sitting there mesmerized with an ear to ear grin, sort of like the dude in the front row of the show!

THE REAL TREAT, however, is the "second disc", which includes footage that never made it to the original movie. In my opinion, the second disc with its never-seen-before-footage is where you'll find the real nuggets of pure joy, pure Grateful Dead heaven, the band at their best! Wait, oh just you wait, until you experince The Other One > Spanish Jam > Mind Left Body Jam > The Other One! Yeeow!

I own every piece of commercially available Grateful Dead video, and some that are not commercially available and this magical "Second Disc" is the finest bit Grateful Dead video available. Period.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I see Dead people..., December 26, 2004
By Bud Gott (New Castle, DE USA) - See all my reviews
This is a totally great movie about The Grateful Dead. It really captures what it was like to see the Dead live in concert.

Trust me, I know what I'm talking about. I used to be a total Deadhead. I saw them 587 times in concert.

The only thing missing for me in this movie that I used to see during the actual concerts is the 30 foot tall talking turtle that used to sit next to me at most of the shows. That dude was awesome! He'd sit there and tell me stories about life in Giant Turtle Land and then he'd play air guitar along with Jerry's real guitar playing. Giant Turtle Guy was the best!

Anyway, if you love the Dead, you'll totally love this movie. Get it and get a Grateful groove on...
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5.0 out of 5 stars !!! IF ITS NOT A BABY, THEN YOUR'E NOT PREGNANT !!!
This is the only footage available from the BEST era of the Dead. Although the performances aren't always the best, Jerry seems downright confused and/or timid during China... Read more
Published 4 months ago by aspiring saint

5.0 out of 5 stars Dead Head's movie
We watched this and thought it was great to see all the dead head's from back in the day jamming out. Really cool.
Published 12 months ago by W. Belk

4.0 out of 5 stars An Insight into Ingenuity
Let's see, kickin set list with fan favorites and some beautiful extended jams? check. Wall of sound? check. Interviews with the band and some colorful dead heads? check. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Matt A.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie - need HD!
Born too late and having missed out on one of my favorite bands this movie provides the closest thing to a Grateful Dead show out there. Read more
Published 22 months ago by J. A. Pettler

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable
This dvd set is the most prized in my entire collection. The brilliant music and sound quality on this dvd has already been explained enough, I just want to make one comment... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars stoked and smoked
THIS IS AN AWESOME DVD. THE BEST VERSION OF OF SUNSHINE DAYDREAM EVER!!! CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT IT... EVEN IF YOU ARE A SEMI-FAN (DO THEY REALLY EXIST? Read more
Published on September 14, 2007 by Haley Brooks

5.0 out of 5 stars This is IT!
This is IT! Really, Really, REALLY! THIS IS IT! The only way to really be there again these days. Not just a time capsule---it's a time machine.
Published on September 20, 2006 by C. Littleton

5.0 out of 5 stars This you have to see!
Jerry wasn't always old and, well, bulky. And he wasn't always gray. But he was always brilliant. I hadn't seen this film for well over twenty years until it recently gave me the... Read more
Published on July 1, 2006 by Rob Wheble

5.0 out of 5 stars grateful for the superb audio quality on this one
If you want a great look into the early-mid seventies era of the Dead, you Neeeeed this dvd. The sound is great. The footage is classic and awesomely typical of the times. Read more
Published on June 19, 2006 by M. Buss

4.0 out of 5 stars Wow flashback
To me this was when the dead were in there prime at winterland san francisco.This was bill grahams favorite band. Read more
Published on March 7, 2006 by Michaeljlewis

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