200 Motels
Summary:
Less a movie than a purposely crude series of musical vignettes and inside jokes for die-hard fans, Frank Zappa informs viewers in the opening scene that "Touring can make you crazy, ladies and gentlemen, and that is what 200 Motels is all about." The rest of the plot-less production is filled with more self-reflexive reminders, as the close-up eye and tape recorder signal that Z... Full Summary >>
Cast:
The Mothers of Invention - (Themselves)
Theodore Bikel - (Rance Muhammitz)
Ringo Starr - (Larry the Dwarf)
Janet Ferguson
Lucy Offerall - (Groupies)
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Review:
A truly bizarre head movie, 200 Motels claims to be about life on the road for the touring musician. One of the first feature-length movies to be shot on videotape and transferred to 35 mm film for the theatrical release, it was made in less than a week in England with a minimal budget. Having no plot to follow coupled with the amateurish cinema... Continue >>
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