The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1988)

Directed by Frank Zappa59mDocumentary,Comedy,Music

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.

Year
1988
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
1 January 1988
TMDB
7.3 (3)
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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
M
Martin Lickert
Self
L
London Symphony Orchestra
Itself (archive footage)
A
Al Malkin
Self (archive footage)
Keith Moon
Keith Moon
Self (archive footage)
J
Janet Neville-Ferguson
Self
L
Lucy Offerall
Self
D
Don Preston
Self
R
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Self (archive footage)
E
Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood
Self
J
Jeff Simmons
Self
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Self
Chester Thompson
Chester Thompson
Self (archive footage)
A
Arthur Dyer Tripp III
Self (archive footage)
R
Ruth Underwood
Self (archive footage)
Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa
Self (archive footage)
Moon Unit Zappa
Moon Unit Zappa
Self (archive footage)
G
Gail Zappa
Self (archive footage)
I
Ian Underwood
Self
M
Mark Volman
Self
S
Sarina-Marie Volman
Self
Ike Willis
Ike Willis
Self
T
Tom Fowler
Self (archive footage)

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