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

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

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1988-01-01 United States of America 59 Min. PG-13
7.5 2 votes
Documentary, Comedy, Music

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

Frank Zappa is Self
Self
Tony Palmer is Self
Self
Phyllis Smith Altenhaus is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Dick Barber is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Theodore Bikel is Self
Self
Jimmy Carl Black is Self
Self
Peter Bos is Self
Self
Napoleon Murphy Brock is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Phyllis Bryn-Julson is Self
Self
Warren Cuccurullo is Self
Self
Pamela Des Barres is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
George Duke is Self
Self
Aynsley Dunbar is Self
Self
Roy Estrada is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Fowler is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Bunk Gardner is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Jerry D. Good is Self (archive footage) (as Jerry Goode)
Self (archive footage) (as Jerry Goode)
Elgar Howarth is Self
Self
Howard Kaylan is Self
Self
Roelof Kiers is Self
Self
Martin Lickert is Self
Self
London Symphony Orchestra is Itself (archive footage) (as The London Symphony Orchestra)
Itself (archive footage) (as The London Symphony Orchestra)
Al Malkin is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Keith Moon is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Janet Neville-Ferguson is Self
Self
Lucy Offerall is Self
Self
Don Preston is Self
Self
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra is Themselves (archive footage)
Themselves (archive footage)
Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood is Self
Self
Jeff Simmons is Self
Self
Ringo Starr is Self
Self
Chester Thompson is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Arthur Dyer Tripp III is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Ruth Underwood is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Dweezil Zappa is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Moon Unit Zappa is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Gail Zappa is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Ian Underwood is Self
Self
Mark Volman is Self
Self
Sarina-Marie Volman is Self
Self
Ike Willis is Self
Self
Tom Fowler is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)

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