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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 .
- $679,000
- Herb Cohen, Jerry D. Good
Nov 20, 1971 · A comedy fantasy music film featuring the Mothers of Invention and Ringo Starr, directed by Frank Zappa. The film follows the band's chaotic tour across America, with surreal scenes, animation and humor.
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- Tony Palmer, Frank Zappa
- R
- Comedy, Fantasy, Music
A surreal and chaotic musical journey with the Mothers of Invention, featuring Ringo Starr, the Royal Philharmonic and more. Roger Ebert praises the film's audacity and creativity, but warns that it is not for the faint of heart.
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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- Tony Palmer, Frank Zappa
- R
- Musical, Comedy
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Simmons is played in 200 Motels by Martin Lickert, Starr's chauffeur, and one scene in the picture addresses the fact that Simmons had recently quit the band. The picture marked the feature film debut of Keith Moon, the drummer for the rock band The Who. Starr, also a drummer (as was Zappa), plays the bass guitar in 200 Motels. According to ...
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. "Touring makes you crazy," Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this film came to him while the Mothers of Invention were ...
