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Zappa

Zappa

Save the Vault. Tell the Story.

2020•2h 9m•7.3/10
MusicDocumentary

Ratings

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7.3/10(65)

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

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Production

Trouper Productions, Zipper Bros Films, Altitude Film Entertainment, BFI, Magnolia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Self (archive footage)

Mike Keneally

Mike Keneally

Self - Played with Zappa 1987-1988

Pamela Des Barres

Self - Author, Former Member of the GTOs

Lonnie Lardner

Self - Newscaster for Action News (archive footage)

Patrice Zappa

Self - Frank Zappa's Sister (archive footage)

Rose Zappa

Self - Frank Zappa's Mother (archive footage)

Francis Zappa

Self - Frank Zappa's Father (archive footage)

Edgard Varèse

Edgard Varèse

Self (archive footage)

Don Van Vliet

Self (archive footage) (as Captain Beefheart)

The Mothers of Invention

Themselves (archive footage)

Johnny Guitar Watson

Self (archive footage)

Pamela Zarubica

Self - Zappa's Roommate

Carlo Zappavigna

Self - Frank Zappa's Brother (archive footage)

Bunk Gardner

Self - Played with Zappa 1966-1969

Ian Underwood

Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1975

Ruth Underwood

Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1976

Gail Zappa

Self - Frank Zappa's Wife

Tom Wilson

Self - Music Producer (archive footage)

Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood

Self - Baritone Saxophone / Percusion (archive footage)

Roy Estrada

Self - Bass (archive footage)

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