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Shake! Otis at Monterey
7.4 / 10• 1987• 19m•NR• English
DocumentaryMusic
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Otis Redding
Self
Lead
Steve Cropper
Self - Booker T. & the MG's
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Self - Booker T. & the MG's
AJ
Al Jackson Jr.
Self - Booker T. & the MG's (archive footage)
Booker T. Jones
Self - Booker T. & the MG's
Tom Smothers
Self
WJ
Wayne Jackson
Self - The Mar-Keys
AL
Andrew Love
Self - The Mar-Keys
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. D. A. Pennebaker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shake! Otis at Monterey is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
