200 Motels

200 Motels

1971 · 1 hr 38 min · R

Comedy, Fantasy, Music

Directors

Tony Palmer, Frank Zappa

Actors

  • Mark Volman
  • Howard Kaylan
  • Ian Underwood

Credits: 17

Summary

The great Frank Zappa's outrageous psychedelic precursor to today's music videos features "The Mothers of Invention" wreaking havoc in a typical American town. Ringo Starr narrates.

More about this movie

"Touring makes you crazy", Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this movie 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.