The Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon

Oct 7 1996 Not Rated 1h 31m
Documentary, Music

This documentary pays tribute to the contributions and importance of the title watering hole in the creation of the psychedelic dancehalls that littered the West during the late '60s and helped launch such super groups as The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and The Quicksilver Messenger Service. Music by Big Brother and the Holding Company, and the Charlatans is also featured. The Red Dog Saloon had its genesis in 1964 when a group of free-thinking, LSD-enhanced Northern California students and young folks had a party and began thinking about starting up a saloon that would evoke the old West. They decided to build their saloon in Virginia City, Nevada, a once prosperous town that was by then nearly empty. The ambience of the saloon blended Old West sensibilities with modern psychedelia, go-go girls and plenty of illegal drugs. The film is comprised of interviews with surviving founders, actual archival footage, and even a performance of some of the musicians who appeared there.

Plot

Their names and music became legendary: Big Brother & the Holding Company, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and the house band - The Charlatans.

Written by

Ernie Fosselius, John Nutt, Mary Works

Directed by

Mary Works

Cast

Howard Hesseman, Peter Albin, Big Brother and the Holding Company

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Monterey Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Rockin' at the Red Dog - Take 1
Scores
# of Votes
33
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA