Shake! Otis at Monterey (1987)

Shake! Otis at Monterey

1987

Documentary Music

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Chris Hegedus

D. A. Pennebaker

Cast

Al Jackson Jr. as Self - Booker T. & the MG's (archive footage)

Andrew Love as Self - The Mar-Keys

Booker T. Jones as Self - Booker T. & the MG's

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

Floyd Newman as Self - The Mar-Keys

Otis Redding as Self

Steve Cropper as Self - Booker T. & the MG's