200 Motels
1971, Film, 98 min, Comedy, Fantasy, Music, English, United States, MoviePedia score 59
"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.
Directed by Tony Palmer, Frank Zappa
Cast
- 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 Dave
- Keith Moon as The Hot Nun
- Jimmy Carl Black as Lonesome Cowboy Burt
- Janet Neville-Ferguson as Groupie #1
- Martin Lickert as Jeff
More like this
- Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words (2010)
- Lisztomania (1975)
- I Married a Strange Person! (1997)
- Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)
- Fubar (2002)
- The Magic Flute (1975)
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
- O Lucky Man! (1973)
- Nashville (1975)
- The Producers (1967)
- Taking Off (1971)