The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
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.
Release Date: 1988-01-01
Documentary
Comedy
Music
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Casts
Frank Zappa
as Self
Tony Palmer
as Self
Theodore Bikel
as Self
Jimmy Carl Black
as Self
Napoleon Murphy Brock
as Self (archive footage)
Warren Cuccurullo
as Self
George Duke
as Self
Keith Moon
as Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr
as Self
Chester Thompson
as Self (archive footage)
