Basic Info
Release: January 01, 1988
Runtime: 59 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.5/10 (2 votes)
Status: Released
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988
59 min
⭐ 7.5/10
2 votes
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.
Genres
Documentary
Comedy
Music
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Frank Zappa
Self
Tony Palmer
Self
Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
Self (archive footage)
Dick Barber
Self (archive footage)
Theodore Bikel
Self
Jimmy Carl Black
Self
Peter Bos
Self
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Self (archive footage)
Phyllis Bryn-Julson
Self
Warren Cuccurullo
Self
Pamela Des Barres
Self (archive footage)
George Duke
Self
Crew
Frank Zappa
Director
Frank Zappa
Writer
Frank Zappa
Producer
Frank Zappa
Music
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