200 Motels (1971)
1h 38m
Running Time
November 10, 1971Release Date
Plot.
"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.
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Cast & Crew.
Mark Volman
Member of Mothers of Invention
Howard Kaylan
Member of Mothers of Invention
Ian Underwood
Member of Mothers of Invention
Aynsley Dunbar
Member of Mothers of Invention
George Duke
Member of Mothers of Invention
Theodore Bikel
Rance Muhammitz
Jeff Simmons
Writer
Keith Moon
The Hot Nun
Ringo Starr
Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa
Herb Cohen
Producer
Jimmy Carl Black
Lonesome Cowboy Burt
Lucy Offerall
Groupie #2 (Lucy)
Janet Neville-Ferguson
Groupie #1
Martin Lickert
Jeff
Tony Palmer
Director
Frank Zappa
Director
Dick Barber
Bif Debris - The Vacuum Cleaner
Don Preston
Don
Pamela Des Barres
Interviewer (as Pamela Miller)
Ruth Underwood
Fake Drummer
Judy Gridley
Chorus Leader
Jim Pons
Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
Herb Cohen
Producer
Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood
Motorhead Sherwood (uncredited)
Jerry D. Good
Producer
Paul Rabiger
Makeup Artist
Sue Yelland
Costume Design
Rich Harrison
Editor
Cal Schenkel
ProductionDesigner
Leo Austin
Art Direction
Raoul Pagel
Associate Producer
Mervyn Medalie
Hairdresser
Brian Harris
Associate Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 10, 1971
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Content RatingR
Budget$679,000
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
200 Motels is a 1971 surrealist musical film written and directed by Frank Zappa and Tony Palmer, and featuring music by Zappa. An international co-production of United States and the United Kingdom, the film stars the Mothers of Invention, Theodore Bikel, Keith Moon and Ringo Starr.A soundtrack album was released in the same year, with a slightly different selection of music.