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Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (2007)

MusicDocumentary
155 min

Plot Summary

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.

Why this could be the movie

  • Plot hook: Between 1959 and 1975, Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee released international chart-topping hits from artists including Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T.
  • Genre cues: Music, Documentary
  • Director clue: Robert Gordon
  • Lead cast: Samuel L. Jackson

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Director

Robert Gordon

Top Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

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