The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988 | 59m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Frank Zappa |
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| Writer: | Frank Zappa |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1988 |
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| Director: | Frank Zappa |
| Writer: | Frank Zappa |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music, Documentary |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aynsley Dunbar | Self |
| Roy Estrada | Self (archive footage) |
| Bruce Fowler | Self (archive footage) |
| Tom Fowler | Self (archive footage) |
| Bunk Gardner | Self (archive footage) |
| Jerry D. Good | Self (archive footage) (as Jerry Goode) |
| Elgar Howarth | Self |
| Howard Kaylan | Self |
| Roelof Kiers | Self |
| Martin Lickert | Self |
| London Symphony Orchestra | Itself (archive footage) (as The London Symphony Orchestra) |
| Al Malkin | Self (archive footage) |
| Keith Moon | Self (archive footage) |
| Janet Neville-Ferguson | Self |
| Lucy Offerall | Self |
| Don Preston | Self |
| Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra | Themselves (archive footage) |
| Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood | Self |
| Jeff Simmons | Self |
| Ringo Starr | Self |
| Chester Thompson | Self (archive footage) |
| Arthur Dyer Tripp III | Self (archive footage) |
| Ruth Underwood | Self (archive footage) |
| Dweezil Zappa | Self (archive footage) |
| Moon Unit Zappa | Self (archive footage) |
| Gail Zappa | Self (archive footage) |
| Ian Underwood | Self |
| Mark Volman | Self |
| Sarina-Marie Volman | Self |
| Ike Willis | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Frank Zappa | Writer, Music, Director |
| Kent Nagano | Conductor |
| Booey Kober | Editor |
| Raymond M. Bush | Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| Frank Zappa | Producer |
| Jill Silverthorne | Associate Producer |
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