The Grateful Dead Movie, released in 1977 and directed by Jerry Garcia, is a film that captures performances from the Grateful Dead's October 1974 five-night stand at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. This end-of-tour run marked the beginning of an extended hiatus for the band, with no shows planned for 1975. The movie also faithfully portrays the burgeoning Deadhead scene. The film features the "Wall of Sound" concert sound system that the Dead used for all of 1974.

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Actors: Jerry Garcia, Donna Godchaux, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann
Studio: Monterey Video | Run Time: 131 minutes | DVD Release Date: November 9, 2004
Genre: Documentary, Music Video

"There is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert" was a saying popular among Deadheads, as the loyal fans of the band are known. During their performances, the Dead valued musical improvisation, jamming extensively, and they changed their set lists nightly. As a result, their music was best appreciated at live concerts. But beyond that, Dead shows generally had a positive, happy atmosphere, as the band and the audience interacted with each other to create a special environment of musical celebration. Capturing this phenomenon on film is the admittedly paradoxical goal of The Grateful Dead Movie.

To document the Grateful Dead experience, the film showcases the fans much more than is usual in a concert movie. Sometimes they are shown enjoying the show, and in other scenes they discuss the music and the band, and what it's like to be a Deadhead. The film also includes interviews with members of the Dead, and vintage footage from the early days of the band showing some of their colorful history. Also featured, especially at the beginning of the movie, are animated scenes of icons from Grateful Dead art such as the Uncle Sam skeleton. This psychedelic inspired animation was created by Gary Gutierrez,[1] using some techniques that he developed specifically for this project. All these elements combine to make The Grateful Dead Movie much more than just a concert film.

Song list The concert footage shot on October 16 - 20, 1974 and included in The Grateful Dead Movie contains full or partial performances of the following songs.

* "U.S. Blues"
* "One More Saturday Night"
* "Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad"
* "Truckin'"
* "Eyes of the World"
* "Sugar Magnolia"
* "Playing in the Band"
* "Stella Blue"
* "Casey Jones"
* "He's Gone jam"
* "Morning Dew"
* "Johnny B. Goode"

More information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grateful_Dead_Movie