200 Motels

"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.

Cast

Frank Zappa

Played Member of Mothers of…
Mark Volman

Played Member of Mothers of…
Howard Kaylan

Played Member of Mothers of…
Ian Underwood

Played Member of Mothers of…
Aynsley Dunbar

Played Member of Mothers of…
George Duke

Played Member of Mothers of…
Theodore Bikel

Played Rance Muhammitz / Da…
Keith Moon

Played Hot Nun
Ringo Starr

Played Larry the Dwarf / Fr…
Janet Neville-Fergus…

Played Groupie #1 (Janet Fe…
Lucy Offerall

Played Groupie #2 (Lucy)
Jimmy Carl Black

Played Lonesome Cowboy Burt
Martin Lickert

Played Jeff
Dick Barber

Played Bif Debris - The Vac…
Don Preston

Played Don
Pamela Des Barres

Played Interviewer (as Pame…
Ruth Underwood

Played Fake Drummer
Judy Gridley

Played Chorus Leader
Jim Pons

Played Member of Mothers of…
Euclid James 'Motorh…

Played Motorhead Sherwood (…

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