200 Motels (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.
Fantasy
Comedy
Music
Cast & Crew
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
Jimmy Carl Black
Lonesome Cowboy Burt
Frank Zappa, Tony Palmer
Director
Frank Zappa
Screenplay
Tony Palmer
Writer
Jerry D. Good, Herb Cohen
Producer
