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
DocumentaryComedyMusic
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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
Keith Moon
Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr
Self
Chester Thompson
Self (archive footage)
