200 Motels
5.2(48) 1971-11-10 98 minFantasyComedyMusic
"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.
DirectorFrank Zappa
DirectorTony Palmer
ScreenplayFrank Zappa
WriterTony Palmer
ProducerJerry D. Good
ProducerHerb Cohen
Original Music ComposerFrank Zappa
Cast & characters
Frank Zappa
as Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
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Mark Volman
as Member of Mothers of Invention
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Howard Kaylan
as Member of Mothers of Invention
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Ian Underwood
as Member of Mothers of Invention
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Aynsley Dunbar
as Member of Mothers of Invention
George Duke
as Member of Mothers of Invention
Theodore Bikel
as Rance Muhammitz / Dave
Keith Moon
as Hot Nun
Ringo Starr
as Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa
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Janet Neville-Ferguson
as Groupie #1 (Janet Ferguson)
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Lucy Offerall
as Groupie #2 (Lucy)
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Jimmy Carl Black
as Lonesome Cowboy Burt
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Martin Lickert
as Jeff
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Dick Barber
as Bif Debris - The Vacuum Cleaner
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Don Preston
as Don
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Pamela Des Barres
as Interviewer (as Pamela Miller)
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Ruth Underwood
as Fake Drummer
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Judy Gridley
as Chorus Leader
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Jim Pons
as Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
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Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood
as Motorhead Sherwood (uncredited)
