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"Save the Vault. Tell the Story."

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

Top Cast

  • Frank Zappa

    Frank Zappa

    Self (archive footage)

  • Mike Keneally

    Mike Keneally

    Self - Played with Zappa 1987-1988

  • Pamela Des Barres

    Pamela Des Barres

    Self - Author, Former Member of the GTOs

  • Lonnie Lardner

    Lonnie Lardner

    Self - Newscaster for Action News (archive footage)

  • Patrice Zappa

    Patrice Zappa

    Self - Frank Zappa's Sister (archive footage)

  • Rose Zappa

    Rose Zappa

    Self - Frank Zappa's Mother (archive footage)

  • Francis Zappa

    Francis Zappa

    Self - Frank Zappa's Father (archive footage)

  • Edgard Varèse

    Edgard Varèse

    Self (archive footage)

  • Don Van Vliet

    Don Van Vliet

    Self (archive footage) (as Captain Beefheart)

Overview

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

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