200 Motels

Nov 10, 1971

1h 38m

★ 5.2

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

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