The Grateful Dead

Drop out of school to ride with the Merry Pranksters. Form America’s most enduring jam band. Become a family man and father. Never stop chasing the muse. Bob Weir took his own path to and through superstardom as rhythm guitarist for The Grateful Dead. Mike Fleiss re-imagines the whole wild journey in this magnetic rock doc and concert film, with memorable input from bandmates, contemporaries, followers, family, and, of course, the inimitable Bob Weir himself.

The tale of the Grateful Dead is inspiring, complicated, and downright messy. A tribe of contrarians, they made art out of open-ended chaos and inadvertently achieved success on their own terms. Never-before-seen footage and interviews offer this unprecedented and unvarnished look at the life of the Dead.

Grateful Dead show on July 17, 1989 at Alpine Valley.

From the mind of Chris Benchetler comes TGR's latest short film collaboration. Improvisation is the silver thread that weaves this crew together. Just as the Grateful Dead did not fit their music into an established category, this short film finds a cast of some of the world’s best athletes on a spontaneous journey of skiing, snowboarding, surfing, and music, complete with a soundtrack comprised of only Grateful Dead music.

This project was done with humor, truth, and sarcasm. At the University of California, Santa Cruz, UCSC, where I went to college, there were many fans of The Grateful Dead. They called themselves Deadheads. I had not heard of the band before attending the school. I listened to the music, and I didn't understand why people felt so passionately about the band. I was intrigued. So in 1986, I decided to try and understand these people and the music they loved, and to create a video of my quest. This documentary project is the result. Enjoy.

CBS TV news special hosted by Harry Reasoner explores the way-out world of the Hippies and the Haight-Ashbury psychedelic 1960s LSD scene. Footage of LSDs users experiencing bummer trips. The Diggers, the Oracle and cool street and Golden Gate Park scenes with hippies tripping out. The Grateful Dead are interviewed and are shown performing "Dancin' in the Streets" on a flatbed truck in Golden Gate Park. The Hippie Temptation!

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Grateful Dead, the "core four" original members - Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir - reunited at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 3rd, 4th and 5th for the most anticipated concerts in recent history. Joined by Trey Anastasio, Jeff Chimenti, and Bruce Hornsby. Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of Grateful Dead is the original members' last-ever performance together nearly 20 years to the day of the last ever Grateful Dead concert with Jerry Garcia, which took place at the same historic venue.

The Grateful Dead perform two live concerts in Oakland and Anaheim in 1987. Featuring the entire sets from both shows, View from the Vault 4 is a must-rent for the legions of Deadheads. Songs include "When Push Comes to Shove," "Funiculi Funicula," "Terrapin Station," "Throwing Stones" and many more.

Jerry Garcia, legendary lead guitarist for the Grateful Dead and David Grisman, virtuoso mandolinist and founder of "Dawg" music… Now, for the first time ever, the musical matrimony and extraordinary friendship of Garcia and Grisman is traced in the award-winning documentary Grateful Dawg.

Grateful Dead - View from the Vault III Shoreline Amphitheater Mountain View CA June 16, 1990 First Set: 1 Let The Good Times Roll 2 Truckin' 3 Touch Of Grey 4 Mama Tried 5 Big River 6 Friend Of The Devil 7 Cassidy 8 Big Boss Man 9 One More Saturday Night Second Set: 10 China Cat Sunflower 11 I Know You Rider 12 We Can Run 13 Estimated Prophet 14 Terrapin Station 15 Jam 16 Space 17 Drums 18 China Doll 19 Sugar Magnolia 20 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Bonus Footage: Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA - October 3, 1987 21 Hey Pocky Way 22 New Minglewood Blues 23 Candyman 24 When I Paint My Masterpiece 25 West L.A. Fadeaway 26 My Brother Esau

Grateful Dead live concert footage from July 4, 1989. Set list includes: Set 1: Bertha-> The Greatest Story Ever Told Cold Rain And Snow Walkin' Blues Row Jimmy When I Paint My Masterpiece Stagger Lee Looks Like Rain-> Deal Set 2: Touch Of Grey-> Man Smart Woman Smarter Ship Of Fools-> Playin' In The Band Reprise-> Terrapin Station-> Drums-> I Will Take You Home-> All Along The Watchtower-> Morning Dew-> Not Fade Away Encore: U.S. Blues The Band: Jerry Garcia Mickey Hart Bill Kreutzmann Phil Lesh Brent Mydland Bob Weir