200 Motels

200 Motels

1971•1h 38m•5.2/10

FantasyComedyMusic

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.2/10(46)

"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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Production

Bizarre Productions, Murakami-Wolf Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)

Mark Volman

Member of Mothers of Invention

Howard Kaylan

Member of Mothers of Invention

Ian Underwood

Member of Mothers of Invention

Aynsley Dunbar

Member of Mothers of Invention

George Duke

George Duke

Member of Mothers of Invention

Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Rance Muhammitz / Dave

Keith Moon

Keith Moon

Hot Nun

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa

Janet Neville-Ferguson

Groupie #1 (Janet Ferguson)

Lucy Offerall

Groupie #2 (Lucy)

Jimmy Carl Black

Lonesome Cowboy Burt

Martin Lickert

Jeff

Dick Barber

Bif Debris - The Vacuum Cleaner

Don Preston

Don

Pamela Des Barres

Interviewer (as Pamela Miller)

Ruth Underwood

Fake Drummer

Judy Gridley

Chorus Leader

Jim Pons

Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)

Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood

Motorhead Sherwood (uncredited)

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