The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

Name: The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
Director: Frank Zappa
Genre: Documentary, Comedy, Music
Released: 1988-01-01
Duration: 59 min
Rating: 7.333
Cast: Frank Zappa, Tony Palmer, Phyllis Smith Altenhaus, Dick Barber, Theodore Bikel

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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

*7.3

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Released

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Unknown

Aired

1988-01-01

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

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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