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

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.

Directing:
  • Frank Zappa

Writing:
  • Frank Zappa

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Release Date: 1988-01-01
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 59
Tony Palmer
Tony Palmer
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Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
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Ike Willis
Ike Willis
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Theodore Bikel
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Jimmy Carl Black
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Napoleon Murphy Brock
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Warren Cuccurullo
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George Duke
George Duke
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Keith Moon
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Ringo Starr
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Chester Thompson
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Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa
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Moon Unit Zappa
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