The End of the Road

The End of the Road

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 27, 2001

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Documentary, Music

User Score

40%

Original Title

The End of the Road

Production Companies

Monterey Media

Director

Brent Meeske

Description

This documentary explores the Deadhead phenomenon. For thirty years, Jerry Garcia played guitar and sang for the Grateful Dead, and by doing so, inspired a modern cultural phenomenon: the legions of nomadic fans that made a communal way of life out of following Jerry and the Dead, the Deadheads. The End of the Road began shooting three months prior to Garcia's death in 1995, on the road with the wandering family of Deadheads- on what would be the final tour with Jerry and the Grateful Dead. Featuring a soundtrack by Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia, the film celebrates this social, political and cultural movement in its twilight.