Monterey Pop

Monterey Pop is a music documentary that captures performances from a 1967 festival in California. The film showcases a variety of popular 1960s artists, including Otis Redding, Simon & Garfunkel, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, and The Mamas and the Papas. It specifically documents the Jimi Hendrix Experience, including the moments after the set when Hendrix broke and set fire to his guitar. While not every musician from the event appears in the movie, it presents a broad range of the festival's diverse lineup.

The film was directed by D. A. Pennebaker and produced by Lou Adler and John Phillips. In the chronological list of Pennebaker's directed works, this film precedes Sweet Toronto. The cast features 57 credited individuals, including Scott McKenzie and members of The Mamas and the Papas such as Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty, as well as Frank Cook of Canned Heat.

Released in 1968 with a runtime of 80 minutes, the production was handled by Leacock-Pennebaker and John Phillips-Lou Adler in the United States. On TMDB, the film holds a rating of 7.3 based on 96 votes. Film critics provided a higher rating of 7.9 based on 26 reviews.