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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Jerry GarciaSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Bob WeirSelf | Self |
 Mickey HartSelf | Self |
 Bill KreutzmannSelf | Self |
 Phil LeshSelf | Self |
| RRon McKernanSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Brent MydlandSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Donna GodchauxSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| KKeith GodchauxSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| VVince WelnickSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| TTom ConstantenSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| RRobert HunterSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Al FrankenSelf | Self |