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1988

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

Directed by Frank Zappa

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.

Duration

0h 59m

Released

January 1, 1988

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  • Frank Zappa
  • Tony Palmer
  • Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
  • Dick Barber
  • Theodore Bikel
  • Jimmy Carl Black
  • Peter Bos
  • Napoleon Murphy Brock
  • Phyllis Bryn-Julson

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