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.
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Frank ZappaMember of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)Mark VolmanMember of Mothers of Invention
Ringo StarrLarry the Dwarf / Frank ZappaHoward KaylanMember of Mothers of Invention
Theodore BikelRance Muhammitz / DaveIan UnderwoodMember of Mothers of Invention
Keith MoonHot NunAynsley DunbarMember of Mothers of Invention
George DukeMember of Mothers of InventionJanet Neville-FergusonGroupie #1 (Janet)Lucy OfferallGroupie #2 (Lucy)
Jimmy Carl BlackLonesome Cowboy BurtKeywords
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What is 200 Motels about?
"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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200 Motels has a runtime of 98 minutes.
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