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Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
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Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

Sep 10, 2015
1h 35m
★ 6.8

Every Fan His Prisoner...Every Guitar His Slave!

Overview

A Frank Zappa show goes way beyond a mere concert – it is an experience…a flight of improvisation, musicianship, and cerebral cynicism. An unparalleled Composer and Guitarist, Zappa redefined rock n roll paradigms by introducing into the mix his favorite influences from classical music, jazz, blues, Doo-wop, traditional and non-traditional music. And he did so with unparalleled humor and audacity. But it was the music itself that influenced generations of musicians and, quite frankly, blew minds. Roxy: The Movie, filmed over three nights in December 1973, at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, CA, is a powerful display of this experience, and reveals what made him such a pioneering musical revolutionary.

Genres

Music
Documentary

Production Companies

Eagle Rock Entertainment

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Cast

Frank Zappa

Himself

Frank Zappa

George Duke

Himself

George Duke

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Himself

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Ruth Underwood

Herself

Ruth Underwood

Chester Thompson

Himself

Chester Thompson

Ralph Humphrey

Himself

Ralph Humphrey

Pamela Des Barres

Herself

Pamela Des Barres

Carl Franzoni

Himself

Carl Franzoni

Tom Fowler

Himself

Tom Fowler

Brenda Starr Light

Herself

Brenda Starr Light

Lana

Dancer

Lana

Gail Zappa

Herself

Gail Zappa