The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
(1988)
January 1, 1988• 0h 59m
75%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Frank Zappa
Director
Top Billed Cast
FZ
Frank Zappa
Self
TP
Tony Palmer
Self
PSA
Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
Self (archive footage)
DB
Dick Barber
Self (archive footage)
TB
Theodore Bikel
Self
JCB
Jimmy Carl Black
Self
PB
Peter Bos
Self
NMB
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Self (archive footage)
PB
Phyllis Bryn-Julson
Self
WC
Warren Cuccurullo
Self
