The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

1988 0h 59mDir. Frank Zappa
7.3/ 10
DocumentaryComedyMusic

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.

Cast & Crew

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Self

Tony Palmer

Tony Palmer

Self

P

Phyllis Smith Altenhaus

Self (archive footage)

D

Dick Barber

Self (archive footage)

Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Self

J

Jimmy Carl Black

Self

P

Peter Bos

Self

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Self (archive footage)

P

Phyllis Bryn-Julson

Self

Warren Cuccurullo

Warren Cuccurullo

Self

Pamela Des Barres

Pamela Des Barres

Self (archive footage)

George Duke

George Duke

Self

A

Aynsley Dunbar

Self

R

Roy Estrada

Self (archive footage)

B

Bruce Fowler

Self (archive footage)

B

Bunk Gardner

Self (archive footage)

J

Jerry D. Good

Self (archive footage)

E

Elgar Howarth

Self

H

Howard Kaylan

Self

R

Roelof Kiers

Self

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