200 Motels (1971)
200 Motels is a 1971 fantasy movie directed by Frank Zappa and Tony Palmer, with a running time of 1h 38m. It stars Frank Zappa, Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan.
"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
- Frank Zappa as Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
- 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 Ferguson)
- Lucy Offerall as Groupie #2 (Lucy)
- Jimmy Carl Black as Lonesome Cowboy Burt