Film·1988·59m

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

DocumentaryComedyMusic

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.

Directed by Frank Zappa

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12 credited

Frank Zappa
Frank ZappaSelf
Tony Palmer
Tony PalmerSelf
Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
Phyllis Smith AltenhausSelf (archive footage)
Dick Barber
Dick BarberSelf (archive footage)
Theodore Bikel
Theodore BikelSelf
Jimmy Carl Black
Jimmy Carl BlackSelf
Peter Bos
Peter BosSelf
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Napoleon Murphy BrockSelf (archive footage)
Phyllis Bryn-Julson
Phyllis Bryn-JulsonSelf
Warren Cuccurullo
Warren CuccurulloSelf
Pamela Des Barres
Pamela Des BarresSelf (archive footage)
George Duke
George DukeSelf

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