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A one-hour documentary on the making of Frank Zappa's bizarre 1971 comic musical. Vintage private footage from Frank's personal archives plus behind-the-scenes of the actual shooting and recording. With Ringo Starr, Theodore Bikel, Keith Moon and such songs as "Sleeping in a Jar," and "Strictly Genteel." The inside history of the first feature-length film to be shot on video in 6 days.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1988-01-01
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- timer Runtime: 59 Mins
- star Rating: 7.5 / 10
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- info IMDB ID tt0096313
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Frank Zappa
Self

Tony Palmer
Self

Phyllis Smith Altenhaus
Self (archive footage)

Dick Barber
Self (archive footage)

Theodore Bikel
Self

Jimmy Carl Black
Self

Peter Bos
Self

Napoleon Murphy Brock
Self (archive footage)

Phyllis Bryn-Julson
Self

Warren Cuccurullo
Self

Pamela Des Barres
Self (archive footage)

George Duke
Self

Aynsley Dunbar
Self

Roy Estrada
Self (archive footage)

Bruce Fowler
Self (archive footage)

Tom Fowler
Self (archive footage)

Bunk Gardner
Self (archive footage)

Jerry D. Good
Self (archive footage) (as Jerry Goode)

Elgar Howarth
Self

Howard Kaylan
Self

Roelof Kiers
Self

Martin Lickert
Self

London Symphony Orchestra
Itself (archive footage) (as The London Symphony Orchestra)

Al Malkin
Self (archive footage)

Keith Moon
Self (archive footage)

Janet Neville-Ferguson
Self

Lucy Offerall
Self

Don Preston
Self

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Themselves (archive footage)

Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood
Self

Jeff Simmons
Self

Ringo Starr
Self

Chester Thompson
Self (archive footage)

Arthur Dyer Tripp III
Self (archive footage)

Ruth Underwood
Self (archive footage)

Dweezil Zappa
Self (archive footage)

Moon Unit Zappa
Self (archive footage)

Gail Zappa
Self (archive footage)

Ian Underwood
Self

Mark Volman
Self

Sarina-Marie Volman
Self

Ike Willis
Self
groups Crew

Frank Zappa
Director

Frank Zappa
Writer

Frank Zappa
Producer

Frank Zappa
Music

Jill Silverthorne
Associate Producer

Booey Kober
Editor

Raymond M. Bush
Editor

Kent Nagano
Conductor
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