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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels poster

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1988)

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.

Release: 1988-01-01
Runtime: 59 min
Rating: 7.5 / 10
Cast
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
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Tony Palmer
Tony Palmer
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Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
Self (archive footage)
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Dick Barber
Self (archive footage)
Theodore Bikel
Theodore Bikel
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Jimmy Carl Black
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Peter Bos
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Napoleon Murphy Brock
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Self (archive footage)
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Phyllis Bryn-Julson
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Warren Cuccurullo
Warren Cuccurullo
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Pamela Des Barres
Pamela Des Barres
Self (archive footage)
George Duke
George Duke
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Aynsley Dunbar
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Roy Estrada
Self (archive footage)
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Bruce Fowler
Self (archive footage)
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Bunk Gardner
Self (archive footage)
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Jerry D. Good
Self (archive footage)
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Elgar Howarth
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