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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

1988 Documentary Comedy Music
Release date : January 1, 1988
Runtime : 59m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Frank Zappa /
Writers : Frank Zappa /
Production companies :
January 1, 1988 59m United States of America Documentary English More
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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.
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Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Self
Tony Palmer
Tony Palmer
Self
Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
Self (archive footage)
Dick Barber
Dick Barber
Self (archive footage)
Theodore Bikel
Theodore Bikel
Self
Jimmy Carl Black
Jimmy Carl Black
Self
Peter Bos
Peter Bos
Self
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Self (archive footage)
Phyllis Bryn-Julson
Phyllis Bryn-Julson
Self
Warren Cuccurullo
Warren Cuccurullo
Self
Pamela Des Barres
Pamela Des Barres
Self (archive footage)
George Duke
George Duke
Self
Aynsley Dunbar
Aynsley Dunbar
Self
Roy Estrada
Roy Estrada
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Fowler
Bruce Fowler
Self (archive footage)
Tom Fowler
Tom Fowler
Self (archive footage)
Bunk Gardner
Bunk Gardner
Self (archive footage)
Jerry D. Good
Jerry D. Good
Self (archive footage) (as Jerry Goode)

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  • title：The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1988
  • Runtime：59m
  • Genres： Documentary · Comedy · Music ·
  • Countries of origin： United States of America ·
  • Original Language： English ·
  • Director： Frank Zappa /
  • Writers： Frank Zappa ·
  • Production companies：
  • Overview：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.
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