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200 Motels is a 1971 surrealist musical film written and directed by Frank Zappa and Tony Palmer, and featuring music by Zappa. An international co-production of United States and the United Kingdom, the film stars the Mothers of Invention, Theodore Bikel, Keith Moon and Ringo Starr.
Nov 20, 1971 · 200 Motels: Directed by Tony Palmer, Frank Zappa. With Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, Ian Underwood, Aynsley Dunbar. The great Frank Zappa's outrageous psychedelic precursor to today's music videos features "The Mothers of Invention" wreaking havoc in a typical American town.
The movie is a kind of magical mystery trip through all the motels, concert halls, cities, states and groupies of a road tour of the Mothers of Invention. No attempt is made at documentary accuracy (to make a thunderous understatement).
200 Motels. With help from a former Beatle, Ringo Starr, and a member of the Who, Keith Moon, Frank Zappa and his band draw on their own experiences in this mockumentary about the lives of ...
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Synopsis. As Larry the Dwarf (Ringo Starr) descends onto a television soundstage carrying a steaming genie lamp, the German announcer (Theodore Bikel) asks him why he is dressed as Frank Zappa, the leader of the music group The Mothers of Invention.
200 Motels - (Original Trailer) Frank Zappa created and stars in this demented tale of what happens to his band The Mothers of Invention when touring leads them to 200 Motels (1971).
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. Tony Palmer. Director, Writer. Frank Zappa.
With help from a former Beatle, Ringo Starr, and a member of the Who, Keith Moon, Frank Zappa and his band draw on their own experiences in this mockumentary about the lives of peripatetic rock stars. Director Zappa takes his cameras backstage, offering a glimpse of what it's like to be out on tour.
The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth (from Pinewood Studios, January-February, 1971) Mystery Roach (from Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels) Penis Dimension (from Fillmore West, November, 1970) Dummy Up (from Roxy & Elsewhere) Night School (from Jazz From Hell) Strictly Genteel (from London Symphony Orchestra Vols. 1 & 2) Total running time:
Official Release #13. Originally Released: October 1971. Produced by Frank Zappa.
