The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988 · 59 min
Documentary · Comedy · Music
★ 7.3A 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.
Crew
- Director Frank Zappa
- Writer Frank Zappa
Cast
Frank Zappa
Self
Tony Palmer
Self
- P
Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
Self (archive footage)
- D
Dick Barber
Self (archive footage)
Theodore Bikel
Self
- J
Jimmy Carl Black
Self
- P
Peter Bos
Self
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Self (archive footage)
- P
Phyllis Bryn-Julson
Self
Warren Cuccurullo
Self
Pamela Des Barres
Self (archive footage)
George Duke
Self
Crew
- Director — Frank Zappa
- Writer — Frank Zappa
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