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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

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

    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

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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