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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

90 %|Jan 1, 1988|Documentary, Comedy, Music

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.

Featured Crew

Frank Zappa
Director
Frank Zappa
Writer
Frank Zappa
Producer
Frank Zappa
Music
Jill Silverthorne
Associate Producer
Booey Kober
Editor
Raymond M. Bush
Editor
Kent Nagano
Conductor

Cast

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Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
Self (archive footage)
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Dick Barber
Self (archive footage)
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Napoleon Murphy Brock
Self (archive footage)
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Pamela Des Barres
Self (archive footage)
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Roy Estrada
Self (archive footage)
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Bruce Fowler
Self (archive footage)
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Tom Fowler
Self (archive footage)
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Bunk Gardner
Self (archive footage)
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Jerry D. Good
Self (archive footage) (as Jerry Goode)
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London Symphony Orchestra
Itself (archive footage) (as The London Symphony Orchestra)
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Al Malkin
Self (archive footage)
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Keith Moon
Self (archive footage)
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Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Themselves (archive footage)
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Chester Thompson
Self (archive footage)
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Arthur Dyer Tripp III
Self (archive footage)
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Ruth Underwood
Self (archive footage)
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Dweezil Zappa
Self (archive footage)
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Moon Unit Zappa
Self (archive footage)
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Gail Zappa
Self (archive footage)