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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

1988
0h 59m
7.5(2 votes)
Documentary
Comedy
Music

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.

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42 members
Acting

Frank Zappa

Self

Frank Zappa
Directing

Tony Palmer

Self

Tony Palmer
Acting

Phyllis Smith Altenhaus

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Dick Barber

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Theodore Bikel

Self

Theodore Bikel
Acting

Jimmy Carl Black

Self

Jimmy Carl Black
Acting

Peter Bos

Self

No Image
Acting

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Self (archive footage)

Napoleon Murphy Brock
Acting

Phyllis Bryn-Julson

Self

No Image
Acting

Warren Cuccurullo

Self

Warren Cuccurullo
Acting

Pamela Des Barres

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

George Duke

Self

George Duke
Acting

Aynsley Dunbar

Self

No Image
Acting

Roy Estrada

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Bruce Fowler

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Bunk Gardner

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Production

Jerry D. Good

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Elgar Howarth

Self

No Image
Sound

Howard Kaylan

Self

No Image
Directing

Roelof Kiers

Self

No Image
Acting

Martin Lickert

Self

No Image
Sound

London Symphony Orchestra

Itself (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Al Malkin

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Keith Moon

Self (archive footage)

Keith Moon
Acting

Janet Neville-Ferguson

Self

No Image
Acting

Lucy Offerall

Self

No Image
Acting

Don Preston

Self

No Image
Acting

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood

Self

No Image
Acting

Jeff Simmons

Self

No Image
Acting

Ringo Starr

Self

Ringo Starr
Acting

Chester Thompson

Self (archive footage)

Chester Thompson
Acting

Arthur Dyer Tripp III

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Ruth Underwood

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Dweezil Zappa

Self (archive footage)

Dweezil Zappa
Acting

Moon Unit Zappa

Self (archive footage)

Moon Unit Zappa
Production

Gail Zappa

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Sound

Ian Underwood

Self

No Image
Sound

Mark Volman

Self

No Image
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Sarina-Marie Volman

Self

No Image
Acting

Ike Willis

Self

Ike Willis
Acting

Tom Fowler

Self (archive footage)

Tom Fowler

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