The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels Poster

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

01/01/1988 Documentary, Comedy, Music 0h 59m
75%
User
Score
8.5/10

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.

Frank Zappa

Director

Top Billed Cast

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Self

Tony Palmer

Tony Palmer

Self

Phyllis Smith Altenhaus

Phyllis Smith Altenhaus

Self (archive footage)

Dick Barber

Dick Barber

Self (archive footage)

Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Self

Jimmy Carl Black

Jimmy Carl Black

Self

Peter Bos

Peter Bos

Self

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Self (archive footage)

Phyllis Bryn-Julson

Phyllis Bryn-Julson

Self

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