200 Motels
FantasyComedyMusic
★ 5.1/1019711h 38mR
Director: Tony Palmer
"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.
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
English
Released
Nov 10, 1971
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
English
Released
Nov 10, 1971
Cast
Frank Zappa
Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
Mark Volman
Mark Volman
Member of Mothers of Invention
Howard Kaylan
Howard Kaylan
Member of Mothers of Invention
Ian Underwood
Ian Underwood
Member of Mothers of Invention
Aynsley Dunbar
Aynsley Dunbar
Member of Mothers of Invention
George Duke
Member of Mothers of Invention
Theodore Bikel
Rance Muhammitz / Dave
Keith Moon
Hot Nun
Ringo Starr
Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa
Janet Neville-Ferguson
Janet Neville-Ferguson
Groupie #1 (Janet Ferguson)
Lucy Offerall
Lucy Offerall
Groupie #2 (Lucy)
Jimmy Carl Black
Jimmy Carl Black
Lonesome Cowboy Burt
Martin Lickert
Martin Lickert
Jeff
Dick Barber
Dick Barber
Bif Debris - The Vacuum Cleaner
Don Preston
Don Preston
Don
Pamela Des Barres
Interviewer (as Pamela Miller)
Ruth Underwood
Ruth Underwood
Fake Drummer
Judy Gridley
Judy Gridley
Chorus Leader
Jim Pons
Jim Pons
Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood
Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood
Motorhead Sherwood (uncredited)
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