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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

7.3/10 1988 4K 59 min
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.

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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
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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
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Napoleon Murphy Brock
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Self (archive footage)
Phyllis Bryn-Julson
Phyllis Bryn-Julson
Self
Warren Cuccurullo
Warren Cuccurullo
Self

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