MOVIE
200 Motels
"Touring makes you crazy," Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this film came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring. The story, interspersed with performances by the Mothers and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, is a tale of life on the road. The band members' main concerns are the search for groupies and the desire to get paid.
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Official trailer
Creators
Tony Palmer — Director · Frank Zappa — Director
Top cast
Frank ZappaMember of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)MMark VolmanMember of Mothers of InventionHHoward KaylanMember of Mothers of InventionIIan UnderwoodMember of Mothers of InventionAAynsley DunbarMember of Mothers of Invention
George DukeMember of Mothers of Invention
Theodore BikelRance Muhammitz / Dave
Keith MoonHot Nun
Ringo StarrLarry the Dwarf / Frank ZappaJJanet Neville-FergusonGroupie #1 (Janet Ferguson)KEEP DISCOVERING
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