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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

Frank Zappa

1988 • 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. Wi...

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

Cast

Frank Zappa

Frank ZappaSelf

Tony Palmer

Tony PalmerSelf

Phyllis Smith AltenhausSelf (archive footage)

Dick BarberSelf (archive footage)

Theodore Bikel

Theodore BikelSelf

Jimmy Carl BlackSelf

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Napoleon Murphy BrockSelf (archive footage)

Phyllis Bryn-JulsonSelf

Warren Cuccurullo

Warren CuccurulloSelf

Pamela Des BarresSelf (archive footage)

George Duke

George DukeSelf

Aynsley DunbarSelf

Roy EstradaSelf (archive footage)

Bruce FowlerSelf (archive footage)

Crew

Frank Zappa

Frank ZappaDirector

Kent Nagano

Kent NaganoConductor

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