200 Motels (1971)

Name: 200 Motels
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Music
Released: 1971-11-10
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Frank Zappa, Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, Ian Underwood, Aynsley Dunbar

"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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Released 1971-11-10 · 98 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Music

Directed by Frank Zappa, Tony Palmer

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
Martin Lickert as Jeff
Dick Barber as Bif Debris - The Vacuum Cleaner
Don Preston as Don