Shake! Otis at Monterey — Official Trailer

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 …

Cast & Crew

Directed by D. A. Pennebaker

• Otis Redding
  as Self
• Steve Cropper
  as Self - Booker T. & the MG's
• Donald 'Duck' Dunn
  as Self - Booker T. & the MG's
• Al Jackson Jr.
  as Self - Booker T. & the MG's (archive footage)
• Booker T. Jones
  as Self - Booker T. & the MG's
• Tom Smothers
  as Self

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