200 Motels

Nov 10, 1971

1h 38m

★ 5.3

Overview

"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.

Genres

Fantasy

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Bizarre Productions

Murakami-Wolf Productions

200 Motels Trailers

Cast

Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)

Frank Zappa

Member of Mothers of Invention

Mark Volman

Member of Mothers of Invention

Howard Kaylan

Member of Mothers of Invention

Ian Underwood

Member of Mothers of Invention

Aynsley Dunbar

Member of Mothers of Invention

George Duke

Rance Muhammitz / Dave

Theodore Bikel

Hot Nun

Keith Moon

Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa

Ringo Starr

Groupie #1 (Janet Ferguson)

Janet Neville-Ferguson

Groupie #2 (Lucy)

Lucy Offerall

Lonesome Cowboy Burt

Jimmy Carl Black

Guns, God and Government is a concert film chronicling the band Marilyn Manson during their Guns, God and Government tour. It was released on October 29, 2002 on the formats VHS, DVD and UMD. The DVD contains live tracks and performances that switch between visuals of various shows from United States, Japan, Russia, and Europe while maintaining a single consistent music track.

7.5

The Dance Exponents: Why Does Love?

Jul 16, 2017

The story of the rise and fall and rise of one of New Zealand’s most loved and iconic bands, The Exponents.

5.5

Boys

Jul 1, 2021

Joe, Carlo, Bobo and Giacomo have always been friends, each with their own life and problems, but united by an authentic bond and the passion that brought them together: music. The Boys, the band's name, had had lightning-fast success in the 1970s. In their routine - between love and personal affairs - a possibility bursts that takes them on a new journey: they will have to deal with the dreams and ambitions of the past and the world of today, but even more they will discover the meaning of their friendship. .

7.0

Get Thrashed

Oct 3, 2006

Get Thrashed traces the rise, fall and impact of thrash metal; from its early years, through its influence on grunge, nu metal and today's heavy metal scene. It is the story of the heaviest, hardest music of the 80s and early 90s as told by the bands who lived it, the fans and bands that grew up on it and by the artists that carry the "thrash metal" flag today.

8.2

Linkin Park: Road to Revolution - Live at Milton Keynes

Dec 25, 2008

'Road to Revolution - Live at Milton Keynes' was recorded during the Linkin Park's annual Projekt Revolution festival tour at the Milton Keynes National Bowl on June 29, 2008. The concert featured material from all three of the band's albums, as well as songs from their EP, 'Collision Course' with Jay-Z, and elements from 'Reanimation' and Fort Minor's 'The Rising Tied'.

6.7

The Face Robber

Oct 1, 2013

A mysterious young woman has been horribly attacked by a strange creature that steals faces. Detective Paul F. Gimbal decides to protect her and starts a dark investigation to overcome the dangerous thief who wants to destroy everything.

5.3

Dying Beyond Their Means

Sep 25, 2014

Isaki Lacuesta presents a social satire in which five common or garden citizens, from a country pretty much identical to our own, see their lives ripped apart by the economic crisis. With nothing more to lose, they come up with a crazy plan to save the Spanish and world economy: kidnap the chairman of the Central Bank and demand that he return everything to the way it used to be.

5.6

The Queen of the Lizards

Oct 5, 2019

A spaceship is about to come to pick up Javi, so him and Berta have to put an end to their summer love.

8.6

HIStory on Film, Volume II

May 20, 1997

Nearly 2 hours of the short films that made HIStory... Including never before released short films.

7.6

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

Oct 14, 2007

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich and packed with rare concert footage and home movies, this documentary explores the history of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, including Petty's famous collaborations and notorious clashes with the record industry. Interviews with musical luminaries including Jackson Browne, George Harrison, Eddie Vedder, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Lynne, Dave Stewart and Petty himself shed some revelatory vision.

6.9

Electric Light Orchestra - Zoom Tour Live

Nov 13, 2001

Since the early 1970's, England's Electric Light Orchestra has combined intricate, full orchestration with an underlying pop skeleton, becoming one of the most popular and influential "prog-rock" bands in history. After a long hiatus from touring the United States, ELO--led by Jeff Lynne--is filmed in a return to the American stage. Filmed at Los Angeles's CBS Television City, ZOOM TOUR LIVE has the group performing tracks like "State of Mind" and "10538 Overture" with their typical theatrics.

1.0

HAIM: Behind the Album

Jul 14, 2017

An in-depth tour of the band’s sophomore album with a thrilling live performance, interviews and backstage footage.

9.1

Mi vida entre las hormigas

Jun 14, 2017

Documental film about Jorge Martínez, leader of the spanish rock band Ilegales.

6.8

Historias lamentables

Jun 11, 2021

This satirical anthology tells the surreal stories of a gift for Don Horacio, a trip to the beach for Bermejo, a life-changing relationship between Tina and the young immigrant Ayoub, and a new client for a company that specializes in excuses.

6.8

Highway 61

Sep 5, 1991

A naive Canadian barber who knows US popular culture inside and out meets a flamboyant roadie who needs someone to drive her and her "brother's" corpse from Thunder Bay, Ontario to New Orleans. Chaos ensues after the barber agrees to drive her, the corpse, and the drugs stashed within all the way.

6.9

That Thing You Do!

Oct 4, 1996

A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.

1.5

Daniel, the Wizard

Aug 12, 2004

Evil teenager assassins Rike & Tom want to kill and film the execution of the rock star Daniel Küblböck [or Lana Kaiser to be correct], who is spiritually supported by his dead grandfather Johnny, with the support of the mysterious Baltazar! Will our well-intentioned wizard succeed to survive this Christmas related mess and learn to forgive the others while beign kidnapped and almost executed, even if that means stickin' his finger in cakes, rollin' in tha snow like a cat or having psychedelic music dreams? (and singin' some bangers in the meanwhile!)

7.1

The Doors

Mar 1, 1991

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.