Frank zappa 200 motels film

A soundtrack album was released in the same year, with a slightly different selection of music. Frank zappa lonesome cowboy burt from the film 200 motels 1971 duration. The innovative movie shot on videotape and later transferred to film by. In 200 motels, the film attempts to portray the craziness of life on the road as a rock musician, a statement on the campaign page reads. Frank zappa the true story of 200 motels full movie doc. With mark volman, howard kaylan, ian underwood, aynsley dunbar. The true story of frank zappas 200 motels 1988 the amazing mister bickford 1987 uncle meat 1987. Frank zappa frank zappas 200 motels video dailymotion. Frank zappa lonesome cowboy burt from the film 200. Both the film as well as the album are a surreal satire of a rock band on tour. Touring makes you crazy, frank zappa says, explaining that the idea for this movie came to him while the mothers of invention were touring. The 200 motels soundtrack to frank zappas film 200 motels was released by united artists records in 1971.

Zappa directed the performances, palmer did the visuals. Tom service presents the uk premiere of frank zappas 200 motels, a suite from the orchestral soundtrack to the american composers surrealist documentary film about life on the road as a rock. Frank zappa the true story of 200 motels full movie. This is essentially a number of crappy vignettes and. The film stars zappa s own band members the mothers of invention as caricatures of themselves. The film is a series of surrealistic sequences allegedly. The story, interspersed with performances by the mothers and the royal symphony orchestra, is a tale of life on the road. Frank zappas 200 motels movie box set to be released. Like the film, the album covers a loose storyline about the mothers of invention going crazy in the small town of centerville and bassist jeff quitting the group, as did his real life counterpart, jeff simmons, who left the group before the film began shooting and was replaced by actor. As a famous first, frank zappas 1971 film 200 motels set a standard for hundreds of wacky experimental, bmovies to come. The true story of frank zappas 200 motels video 1988 imdb. The 200 motels soundtrack to frank zappa s film 200 motels was released by united artists records in 1971. Overview of 200 motels, 1971, directed by frank zappa, with mark volman, howard kaylan, ian underwood, at turner classic movies.

Frank zappa 200 motels 1971, gatefold, vinyl discogs. Frank zappa 200 motels suites bbc concert orchestra 20. Using takes and rehearsals discarded from the original edit plus interviews made during the shooting, zappa reconstructs the bizarre story of 200 motels, one of the most problematic projects in his career. The shooting lasted a week and only a third of the original script was ever used. Touring makes you crazy, frank zappa says, explaining that the idea for this movie. Beware this acid film is for extremely stoned frank zappa fans only. With phyllis smith altenhaus, dick barber, bbc symphony orchestra, theodore bikel.