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200 Motels(1971)
Status: Released
Date: 1971-11-10
53%
41 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $679,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Bizarre Productions
Murakami-Wolf Productions
Movie: 200 Motels
Top 10 Billed Cast
Frank Zappa
Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
George Duke
Member of Mothers of Invention
Theodore Bikel
Rance Muhammitz / Dave
Keith Moon
Hot Nun
Ringo Starr
Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa
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