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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

1988 Comedy, Documentary, Music · 0h 59m

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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Movie Score

90%

Released

January 1, 1988,

Director

Frank Zappa

Cast

Frank Zappa, Tony Palmer, Phyllis Smith Altenhaus, Dick Barber, Theodore Bikel, Jimmy Carl Black

Genre

Comedy, Documentary, Music

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