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Movie
200 Motels
Synopsis
This comic rockumentary-style musical imparts the experiences of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention during a prolonged (and largely imaginary) road tour. This roisterous fable is brought to the screen in a number of colorful and improbable episodes without a strong narrative connection, but is accompanied by music composed specifically for the film by Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. The musicians are inspired to bring poetic justice to Centerville, a Midwestern town which is too bland to continue in existence. Among the dramas enacted is the defection of one drummer, the firing of another, and Zappa's announcement to the band and film crew that he would hire the next person to walk in the door, a man who proves to be Ringo Starr's chauffeur. Folk musician Theodore Bikel plays in a number of different roles, and Ringo Starr appears briefly, disguised as Frank Zappa. The Who drummer Keith Moon also makes an appearance.
Cast
- Theodore Bikel
- Ringo Starr
- Keith Moon
- Jimmy Carl Black
- Martin Lickert
- Tony Palmer
- Janet Ferguson
- Frank Zappa
- Lucy Offerall
- Pamela Miller
- Don Preston
- Dick Barber
- Howard Kaylan
- Jim Pons
- Ruth Underwood
- Judy Grindley
- Sue Yelland
- Richard Harrison
- Calvin Schenkel
- Richard Alonzo
- Leo Austin
- Bert Luxford
- Gillian Lynne
- James Ruxin
- Barry Stephens
- Frank Zappa
- Tony Palmer