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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Release date

10 Nov 1971

Runtime

1 h 38 min

• TMDB 5.1

Genres

• Fantasy
• Comedy
• Music

Director

Tony PalmerFrank Zappa

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Countries

• US

Cast

Frank Zappaas Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)MVMark Volmanas Member of Mothers of InventionHKHoward Kaylanas Member of Mothers of InventionIUIan Underwoodas Member of Mothers of InventionADAynsley Dunbaras Member of Mothers of InventionGeorge Dukeas Member of Mothers of InventionTheodore Bikelas Rance Muhammitz / DaveKeith Moonas Hot NunRingo Starras Larry the Dwarf / Frank ZappaJNJanet Neville-Fergusonas Groupie #1 (Janet Ferguson)

Writers

Frank ZappaTony Palmer

Composer

Frank Zappa

Cinematography

Tony Palmer

Studios

BPBizarre ProductionsMPMurakami-Wolf Productions

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