The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
Original title: The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
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7.5/10
(2)
1/1/1988
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0h 59min

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Documentary
Comedy
Music
Synopsis
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.
Direction: Frank Zappa
Screenwriter: Frank Zappa
Producer: Frank Zappa
Cast

Frank Zappa
Self

Tony Palmer
Self

Theodore Bikel
Self

Jimmy Carl Black
Self

Napoleon Murphy Brock
Self (archive footage)

Warren Cuccurullo
Self

George Duke
Self