Release Date

16 Oct, 1987

Runtime

00:19: (HH:MM)

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.

Original Title

Shake! Otis at Monterey

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Actors

Otis Redding

Steve Cropper

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Al Jackson Jr.

Booker T. Jones

Tom Smothers

Wayne Jackson

Andrew Love

Floyd Newman

Crew

D. A. Pennebaker

Alan Douglas

Albert Maysles

Barry Feinstein

D. A. Pennebaker

Nicholas T. Proferes

Nick Doob

Richard Leacock

Roger Murphy

David Dawkins

D. A. Pennebaker

Chris Hegedus

Dennis Dragon

Howard Frank