logologo
MovieVerse© 2024
Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceContact Us
Made with ❤️ by Thathsara
movie poster
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
Sign in to create your own watchlist

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

Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie Trailers

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

You may also like

9 Songs
5.5

9 Songs

Jul 16, 2004

Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.

Gimme Shelter
7.3

Gimme Shelter

Dec 13, 1970

A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival, an event of historical significance, as it marked the end of an era: the generation of peace and love suddenly became the generation of disillusionment.

Classic Albums: Carly Simon - No Secrets
6.7

Classic Albums: Carly Simon - No Secrets

May 5, 2017

Carly Simon is one of the most influential singer-songwriters of her generation. The classic album that made her a global star was No Secrets, which included the enigmatic song You're So Vain. The album spent five weeks at number one in the US chart.

Kabát – Suma Sumárum
0.0

Kabát – Suma Sumárum

Nov 18, 2002

No overview available.

20 let Olympicu
5.0

20 let Olympicu

Jan 1, 1983

No overview available.

Oh Yeah!
0.0

Oh Yeah!

Jun 7, 2025

The story of the iconic electronic music group Yello and the phenomenon of their 1980's hit song, exploring the song’s cultural impact and its enduring place in the American psyche.

Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
8.4

Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium

Jul 12, 1986

One of the world's biggest bands returns to the scene of their Live Aid triumph (one year earlier in 1985) to play all their greatest hits in front of a packed Wembley Stadium.

Prince - Lovesexy Live
8.1

Prince - Lovesexy Live

Sep 9, 1988

Lovesexy Live was the fifth Prince home video to be released and second live concert released on Home Video format. It was first released on 2 cassettes under the name of "Lovesexy Live 1" and "Lovesexy Live 2" in Europe. Confusingly Vol.1 contained the latter part of the concert, while Vol.2 contained the first part. The concert was later re-released as Lovesexy Live on one cassette (of 127 minutes) and on laserdisc.

Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
7.8

Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

Oct 5, 2014

In the feature documentary, Summer 82 – When Zappa Came to Sicily, filmmaker and Zappa fan Salvo Cuccia tells the behind-the-scenes story of Frank Zappa's star-crossed concert in Palermo, Sicily, the wrap-up to a European tour that ended in public disturbances and police intervention. Cuccia had a ticket to the concert but never made it. Thirty years later, collaborating with Zappa's family, he re-creates the events through a combination of rare concert and backstage footage; photographs; anecdotes from family, band members, and concertgoers; and insights from Zappa biographer and friend Massimo Bassoli. The story is also a personal one, as Cuccia interweaves the story of Zappa's trip to Sicily with his own memories from that summer.

Pink Floyd: Pulse
8.4

Pink Floyd: Pulse

Jun 6, 1995

Live performance from the legendary band, recorded live at Earls Court in London on 20th October 1994, during The Division Bell tour.

Midsummer Rock: The Cincinnati Pop Festival 1970
7.0

Midsummer Rock: The Cincinnati Pop Festival 1970

Jun 13, 1970

Midsummer Rock is a television program based on the Cincinnati Pop Festival. The 90-minute TV version featured Alice Cooper, Mountain, Grand Funk Railroad, The Stooges, and Traffic.

Sam Ryder Rocks New Year’s Eve
8.0

Sam Ryder Rocks New Year’s Eve

Dec 31, 2022

Sam Ryder is joined by fellow music stars to put on a spectacular New Year’s Eve party.

Vladimír Mišík & ETC... 40 let
0.0

Vladimír Mišík & ETC... 40 let

Mar 5, 2016

No overview available.

The Yellow Shark
8.0

The Yellow Shark

Sep 17, 1992

This live recording was culled from seven September 1992 concerts given in Vienna, Berlin, and Frankfurt by the Ensemble Modern, a Frankfurt-based chamber orchestra that performs only contemporary music. Composed and conducted by Frank Zappa.

Journey - Live in concert at Lollapalooza
8.0

Journey - Live in concert at Lollapalooza

Dec 9, 2022

Live In Concert At Lollapalooza is a live album by the American rock band Journey, recorded in 2021 and released in 2022.

Guns N’ Roses: Live In New York 1991
8.5

Guns N’ Roses: Live In New York 1991

Nov 11, 2022

Filmed at the legendary Ritz in 1991, this concert was one of three rehearsal “club” dates for the tour that would ultimately divide the band, and it took place at the 1,400-person-or-so-capacity Ritz. Rose tells the crowd he doesn’t like showing up to rehearsals (shocker) so this was his warmup, but he nevertheless delivers an impressive, throat-shredding performance throughout, even after injuring a leg mid-gig. He even sounds like he’s having fun. He does the Cool Hand Luke “failure to communicate” monologue himself in “Civil War,” which also features Slash riffing on Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child (Slight Return).”

Green Leaves
0.0

Green Leaves

May 14, 2025

A study of observation, perceptions and sensations of nature and human interactions from the eye of a digital camera

200 Motels
5.2

200 Motels

Nov 10, 1971

"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.

Cocksucker Blues
5.8

Cocksucker Blues

Jul 26, 1972

This fly-on-the-wall documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their 1972 North American Tour, their first return to the States since the tragedy at Altamont.

Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983
7.4

Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983

Jul 23, 1983

Alchemy is a double live album originally released in 1984 with an accompanying VHS, now released on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time. Recorded on 23rd July 1983 at the Hammersmith Odeon, London.