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Poster for The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1988)

★ 7.3/10 59 min Documentary, Comedy, Music United States English
Director: Frank Zappa
Writer: Frank Zappa
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa Self
Tony Palmer
Tony Palmer Self
Phyllis Smith Altenhaus Self (archive footage)
Dick Barber Self (archive footage)
Theodore Bikel
Theodore Bikel Self
Jimmy Carl Black Self
Peter Bos Self
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Napoleon Murphy Brock Self (archive footage)

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