Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story

2007 2h 35m EN

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MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 4

MusicDocumentary

Synopsis

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Between 1959 and 1975, Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee released international chart-topping hits from artists including Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the MG's, Rufus and Carla Thomas, the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, and even Richard Pryor and Jesse Jackson. Founded by a white conservative bank teller who played country fiddle music, Stax became the preeminent soul music label in America, and became identified with the civil rights movement of the 1960s and '70s. RESPECT YOURSELF documents the Stax label, its visionaries, and most of all, its music.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Morgan Neville
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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Released 19 years ago.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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IMDB entry: tt1034410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Morgan Neville directs. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5IMDB entry: tt1034410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.