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Shake! Otis at Monterey (1987)

Shake! Otis at Monterey (1987)

Music Documentary
Release Date: 1987, October 16
Directors: Chris Hegedus, D. A. Pennebaker
Countries: United States of America
Production: HBO/Cinemax Documentary, Pennebaker Associates Inc.
Cast: Steve Cropper, Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Tom Smothers, Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love, Otis Redding, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson Jr., Floyd Newman

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

1960s live music concert film soul music monterey pop festival