Shake! Otis at Monterey

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.

Main Cast

Otis Redding

Self

Age : 26 | Popularity : 3%

Steve Cropper

Self - Booker T. & the MG's

Age : N/A | Popularity : 32%

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Self - Booker T. & the MG's

Age : 70 | Popularity : 5%

Al Jackson Jr.

Self - Booker T. & the MG's (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Booker T. Jones

Self - Booker T. & the MG's

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tom Smothers

Self

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	D. A. Pennebaker
Production	Producer	Alan Douglas
Camera	Camera Operator	Albert Maysles Barry Feinstein D. A. Pennebaker Nicholas T. Proferes Nick Doob Richard Leacock Roger Murphy
Department	Role	Name

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