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200 Motels

"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.

1971 |1h 38m |  Fantasy, Comedy, Music

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Cast

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Frank Zappa

Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)

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George Duke

Member of Mothers of Invention

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Theodore Bikel

Rance Muhammitz / Dave

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Keith Moon

Hot Nun

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Ringo Starr

Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa

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Jimmy Carl Black

Lonesome Cowboy Burt

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$679,000.00

Revenue

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