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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

7.3 average rating
★★★★★
7.3
English / 59 MIN. / 1988

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Frank ZappaTony PalmerPhyllis Smith AltenhausDick BarberTheodore BikelJimmy Carl BlackPeter BosNapoleon Murphy BrockPhyllis Bryn-JulsonWarren CuccurulloPamela Des BarresGeorge DukeAynsley DunbarRoy EstradaBruce FowlerBunk GardnerJerry D. GoodElgar HowarthHoward KaylanRoelof KiersMartin LickertLondon Symphony OrchestraAl MalkinKeith MoonJanet Neville-FergusonLucy OfferallDon PrestonRoyal Philharmonic OrchestraEuclid James 'Motorhead' SherwoodJeff SimmonsRingo StarrChester ThompsonArthur Dyer Tripp IIIRuth UnderwoodDweezil ZappaMoon Unit ZappaGail ZappaIan UnderwoodMark VolmanSarina-Marie VolmanIke WillisTom Fowler

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