The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

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Jan 01, 88 Documentary , Comedy , Music

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.

Director
Frank Zappa
Writer
Frank Zappa
Producer
Frank Zappa
Editor
Raymond M. Bush
Associate Producer
Jill Silverthorne

Top Billed Cast

Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
Self (archive footage)
Dick Barber
Self (archive footage)

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