Shake! Otis at Monterey (1989)

  • NR
  • 07/12/1989 (US)
  • Documentary, Music
  • 19m

Overview

Renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captures Otis Redding in his ascendancy, singing at the historic Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967. Comedian Tom Smothers introduces Redding to a crowd that is leaving -- until Redding grabs them with his charged rendition of "Shake." Redding's performance also includes "Respect" (which he wrote), "I've Been Loving You Too Long," "Satisfaction," and "Try a Little Tenderness." Tragically, Redding died in a plane crash six months later. An innovative filmmaker who started in the 1950s making experimental films, Pennebaker garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature in 1993 for The War Room, his behind-the-scenes look at Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. His other subjects have included Norman Mailer, Bob Dylan, and David Bowie.

D. A. Pennebaker

Director

Chris Hegedus

Director

Cast

Otis Redding's headshot

Otis Redding

Self
Steve Cropper's headshot

Steve Cropper

Self - Booker T. & the MG's
Donald 'Duck' Dunn's headshot

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Self - Booker T. & the MG's
Al Jackson Jr.'s headshot

Al Jackson Jr.

Self - Booker T. & the MG's (archive footage)
Booker T. Jones's headshot

Booker T. Jones

Self - Booker T. & the MG's
Tom Smothers's headshot

Tom Smothers

Self
Wayne Jackson's headshot

Wayne Jackson

Self - The Mar-Keys
Andrew Love's headshot

Andrew Love

Self - The Mar-Keys

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