lot 63, grave c (Sam Green, 2006)

A short documentary about Meredith Hunter, the young man who was killed in front of the stage by the Hell's Angels at the infamous 1969 Rolling Stones concert at Altamont. Despite being immortalized as a symbol of the end of an era of idealism, Hunter lies in an unmarked grave, lost to history. 'Lot 63 grave c' was screened at the 2006 Sundance and Rotterdam Film Festivals. Sam Green lives in San Francisco where he teaches at the University of San Francisco and the San Francisco Art Institute.

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• hell's
• angels

[aaronh707]

This movie did motivate people to raise funds for a marker. Meredith Hunter has a headstone as of 2008.

[brokeandhungryxx]

@dieyoubastards the angels were extremely violent all the festival long.

[kevcification]

i've been wanting to see this for ages...thanks for posting....

[jwhiteout]

It's not very often that a Hells Angel is a hero...

[supernigwig]

1. Don't hire Hell's Angels for $500 in beer to be security. Just build a $400 ten foot tall stage. (1970)

[BrickLaneBetty]

@lumpenomewr I agree it was idiotic. but he could have been stopped without being killed.

[lumpenomewr]

@BrickLaneBetty you gotta be kidding. Hunter pulled a gun and got what he deserved plain and simple.

[newworldodour]

@PeterPiperBoy dont be ridiculous who would plant 10k on a dead man?

[BrickLaneBetty]

@justinchina  If you do some searches there are a few interviews around with his family. His mother just died recently and two of his siblings are are also deceased. His mother kept a shrine to all her children and needless to say had mental health issues.His sister who is a Montessori teacher in the Bay Area still grants interviews. The Times of London even tracked down the girlfriend who was with him.

[BrickLaneBetty]

@justinchina sorry, It was not my intention to pejorative. tracking down people, getting clearance to use their names etc and then hiring a film crew is thousands upon thousands of dollars. As Hunter was so young when he died, few most likely remember much today (he would have been 60 today-this day) The cemetery director has spent more time around Hunter than anyone else has and he was in Nam which is very poignant. Any way, he has a headstone now due to the film.