Shake! Otis at Monterey

Shake! Otis at Monterey

7.2

1987-10-16

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.

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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.

Released

1987-10-16

Runtime

19

Director

D. A. Pennebaker

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Music

Language

English

Production

HBO/Cinemax Documentary

Pennebaker Associates Inc.

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    Otis Redding

    Otis Redding
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    Steve Cropper

    Steve Cropper
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    Donald 'Duck' Dunn

    Donald 'Duck' Dunn
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    Al Jackson Jr.

    Al Jackson Jr.
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    Booker T. Jones

    Booker T. Jones
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    Tom Smothers

    Tom Smothers
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    Wayne Jackson

    Wayne Jackson
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    Andrew Love

    Andrew Love
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    Floyd Newman

    Floyd Newman