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.
Genre: Documentary, Comedy, Music
Cast: Frank Zappa, Tony Palmer, Phyllis Smith Altenhaus, Dick Barber, Theodore Bikel, Jimmy Carl Black, Peter Bos, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Warren Cuccurullo, Pamela Des Barres, George Duke, Aynsley Dunbar
Crew: Frank Zappa (Director), Frank Zappa (Writer), Frank Zappa (Producer), Frank Zappa (Music), Jill Silverthorne (Associate Producer)