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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

Overview

A one-hour documentary on the making of Frank Zappa's bizarre 1971 comic musical. Vintage private footage from Frank's personal archives plus behind-the-scenes of the actual shooting and recording. With Ringo Starr, Theodore Bikel, Keith Moon and such songs as "Sleeping in a Jar," and "Strictly Genteel." The inside history of the first feature-length film to be shot on video in 6 days.

RATING

7.5

DIRECTOR

Frank Zappa

COUNTRY

United States of America

RELEASE DATE

1988

TIME

59m

GENRES

Documentary

Comedy

Music

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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

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Frank Zappa

Self

Tony Palmer

Self

Phyllis Smith Altenhaus

Phyllis Smith Altenhaus

Self (archive footage)

Dick Barber

Self (archive footage)

Theodore Bikel

Self

Jimmy Carl Black

Jimmy Carl Black

Self

Peter Bos

Self

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Self (archive footage)

Phyllis Bryn-Julson

Phyllis Bryn-Julson

Self

Warren Cuccurullo

Warren Cuccurullo

Self

Pamela Des Barres

Pamela Des Barres

Self (archive footage)

George Duke

Self

Aynsley Dunbar

Self

Roy Estrada

Self (archive footage)

Bruce Fowler

Self (archive footage)

Bunk Gardner

Self (archive footage)

Jerry D. Good

Self (archive footage)

Elgar Howarth

Self

Howard Kaylan

Self

Roelof Kiers

Self

Martin Lickert

Self

London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

Itself (archive footage)

Al Malkin

Self (archive footage)

Keith Moon

Self (archive footage)

Janet Neville-Ferguson

Janet Neville-Ferguson

Self

Lucy Offerall

Self

Don Preston

Self

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Self (archive footage)

Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood

Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood

Self

Jeff Simmons

Self

Ringo Starr

Self

Chester Thompson

Chester Thompson

Self (archive footage)

Arthur Dyer Tripp III

Arthur Dyer Tripp III

Self (archive footage)

Ruth Underwood

Self (archive footage)

Dweezil Zappa

Self (archive footage)

Moon Unit Zappa

Moon Unit Zappa

Self (archive footage)

Gail Zappa

Self (archive footage)

Ian Underwood

Self

Mark Volman

Self

Sarina-Marie Volman

Sarina-Marie Volman

Self

Ike Willis

Self

Tom Fowler

Self (archive footage)

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