▁lo bb y ▁of ▁the ▁Fair mont ▁Hotel ▁where ▁Jan is ▁J op lin ▁was ▁fil med ▁lip - syn ch ing ▁to ▁a ▁pre - rec ording ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Release ▁Pet ul ia ▁had ▁been ▁listed ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁but ▁the ▁festival ▁was ▁cancel led ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁G iving ▁the ▁film ▁four ▁stars , ▁Roger ▁E bert ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times ▁review ▁of ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 8 : ▁" Rich ard ▁L ester ' s ▁Pet ul ia ▁made ▁me ▁des per ately ▁unh appy , ▁and ▁yet ▁I ▁am ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁single ▁thing ▁wrong ▁with ▁it ." ▁ ▁Awards ▁Both ▁Marcus ▁and ▁Turner ▁were ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Writ ten ▁American ▁D rama . ▁ ▁Music ▁L ester ▁util ises ▁the ▁current ▁west ▁coast ▁mus icians ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁Jan is ▁J op lin ▁with ▁Big ▁Bro ther ▁and ▁the ▁Hold ing ▁Company , ▁the ▁Gr ateful ▁Dead ▁playing ▁" V i ola ▁Lee ▁Blues ", ▁The ▁Committee , ▁and ▁A ce ▁T ruck ing ▁Company ▁are ▁briefly ▁featured ▁in ▁club ▁sequences . ▁Gr ateful ▁Dead ▁members ▁Jerry ▁Gar cia , ▁Mic key ▁Hart , ▁Bob ▁We ir , ▁Phil ▁Les h , ▁Ron ▁" P ig pen " ▁McK ern an