The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

(1988)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Documentary, Comedy, Music

Year: 1988

Runtime: 59 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Frank Zappa

Cast: Frank Zappa, Tony Palmer, Phyllis Smith Altenhaus, Dick Barber, Theodore Bikel, Jimmy Carl Black, Peter Bos, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Warren Cuccurullo

Plot

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.