The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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.
Rating: 7.5 / 10
Cast
Frank Zappa
as Self
Tony Palmer
as Self
Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
as Self (archive footage)
Dick Barber
as Self (archive footage)
Theodore Bikel
as Self
Crew
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Frank Zappa - Director
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Frank Zappa - Writer
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Frank Zappa - Producer
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Raymond M. Bush - Editor
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Jill Silverthorne - Associate Producer
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