The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
January 1, 1988
59m
BOFFOES RATING
6.9
2 votes10
7.6
(121)
75%
(2)
Synopsis & Plot Summary
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.
Casts & Crews
View All- Frank ZappaDirector
- Frank ZappaWriter
- Frank ZappaSelf
- Tony PalmerSelf
- Phyllis Smith AltenhausSelf (archive footage)
- Dick BarberSelf (archive footage)
- Theodore BikelSelf
- Jimmy Carl BlackSelf
- Peter BosSelf
- Napoleon Murphy BrockSelf (archive footage)
- Phyllis Bryn-JulsonSelf
- Warren CuccurulloSelf
- Pamela Des BarresSelf (archive footage)
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