Question 1

Which venue hosted both The Grateful Dead Movie and The Band's The Last Waltz?

Accepted Answer

The Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco, where the Dead recorded these shows, also hosted The Band's 'The Last Waltz' two years later and was later demolished.

Question 2

Why did the Grateful Dead bill their October 20, 1974 show as 'The Last One'?

Accepted Answer

The Dead were set to begin a hiatus of unspecified time after these shows; they did not tour in 1975 and returned to the road in 1976.

Question 3

How did the film's budget balloon from $125,000 to $600,000?

Accepted Answer

The addition of an animated sequence pushed the budget to $600,000. Jerry Garcia called the efforts 'two years of incredible doubt, crisis after crisis.'

Question 4

Who is the likely 'Sandy... travelling in from New York' mentioned by the Hells Angels in the film?

Accepted Answer

It is more than likely Sandy Alexander, founder of the New York City chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club.

Question 5

Who directed The Grateful Dead Movie?

Accepted Answer

Jerry Garcia directed the film.

The Grateful Dead Movie

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