The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

01/01/1988

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0hr 59min

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Documentary

,Comedy

,Music

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Frank Zappa
  • Tony Palmer
  • Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
  • Dick Barber
  • Theodore Bikel

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

      Production Countries

    • United States of America

    LANGUAGES

    • English