200 Motels

200 Motels

98 mins | Comedy, Music, Fantasy | 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.

200 Motels

98 mins | Comedy, Music, Fantasy | Nov. 10, 1971

200 Motels
"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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Bizarre Productions, Murakami-Wolf Productions
Original title 200 Motels
Directors Frank Zappa, Tony Palmer
Writers Frank Zappa, Tony Palmer

Cast

Frank Zappa

as Himself

Mark Volman

as Member of Mothers of Invention

Howard Kaylan

as Member of Mothers of Invention

Ian Underwood

as Member of Mothers of Invention

Aynsley Dunbar

as Member of Mothers of Invention

George Duke

as Member of Mothers of Invention

Theodore Bikel

as Rance Muhammitz / Dave

Keith Moon

as Hot Nun

Ringo Starr

as Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa

Janet Neville-Ferguson

as Groupie #1 (Janet)

Lucy Offerall

as Groupie #2 (Lucy)

Jimmy Carl Black

as Lonesome Cowboy Burt

Martin Lickert

as Jeff

Dick Barber

as Bif Debris - The Vacuum Cleaner

Don Preston

as Don

Pamela Des Barres

as Interviewer (as Pamela Miller)

Ruth Underwood

as Fake Drummer

Judy Gridley

as Chorus Leader