Shake! Otis at Monterey

19min

Documentary

Music

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.

Production Companies

HBO/Cinemax Documentary

Pennebaker Associates Inc.

Cast

Steve Cropper

Steve Cropper

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

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

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

Al Jackson Jr.

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

Booker T. Jones

Self - Booker T. & the MG's
Wayne Jackson

Wayne Jackson

Self - The Mar-Keys
Andrew Love

Andrew Love

Self - The Mar-Keys
Floyd Newman

Floyd Newman

Self - The Mar-Keys

Release date

16th Oct 1987

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English