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Shake! Otis at Monterey

70 %|Oct 16, 1987|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.

Featured Crew

D. A. Pennebaker
Director
Alan Douglas
Producer
Albert Maysles
Camera Operator
Barry Feinstein
Camera Operator
D. A. Pennebaker
Camera Operator
Nicholas T. Proferes
Camera Operator
Nick Doob
Camera Operator
Richard Leacock
Camera Operator

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Cast

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Steve Cropper
Self - Booker T. & the MG's
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Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Self - Booker T. & the MG's
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Al Jackson Jr.
Self - Booker T. & the MG's (archive footage)
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Booker T. Jones
Self - Booker T. & the MG's
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Wayne Jackson
Self - The Mar-Keys
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Andrew Love
Self - The Mar-Keys
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Floyd Newman
Self - The Mar-Keys