The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels 1988 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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Documentary , Music
Release Date 1 January 1988
59 mins
Cast
Phyllis Smith Altenhaus Self (archive footage)
Dick Barber Self (archive footage)
Napoleon Murphy Brock Self (archive footage)
Pamela Des Barres Self (archive footage)
Roy Estrada Self (archive footage)
Bruce Fowler Self (archive footage)
Bunk Gardner Self (archive footage)
Jerry D. Good Self (archive footage)
London Symphony Orchestra Itself (archive footage)
Al Malkin Self (archive footage)
Keith Moon Self (archive footage)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Self (archive footage)
Chester Thompson Self (archive footage)
Arthur Dyer Tripp III Self (archive footage)
Ruth Underwood Self (archive footage)
Dweezil Zappa Self (archive footage)
Moon Unit Zappa Self (archive footage)
Gail Zappa Self (archive footage)
Tom Fowler Self (archive footage)