A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
1993The documentary examines Frank Zappa and his music through archive footage, including unique video excerpts from Austrian television archives featuring interviews with Zappa and backstage scenes from the 1970s and 1980s. The entire film is divided into chapters discussing the most important themes in Zappa's life and work.
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Frank Zappa
as Self
Dweezil Zappa
as Self
Ahmet Zappa
as Self
Keith Moon
as Self (archive footage)
Brian May
as Self
Ringo Starr
as Self (archive footage)
Keith Richards
as Self
Nicolas Slonimsky
as Self
Neil Jordan
as Self (archive footage)
Andy Summers
as Self
Jean-Luc Ponty
as Self
George Duke
as Self
Mark Volman
as Self (archive footage)
Howard Kaylan
as Self
Warren Cuccurullo
as Self
Peter Wolf
as Self (archive footage)
Steve Vai
as Self
Jimmy Carl Black
as Self
Don Preston
as Self
Chad Wackerman
as Self
John Smothers
as Self (archive footage)
Thomas Nordegg
as Self (archive footage)
Ensemble Modern
as Self (archive footage)
Rudi Dolezal
as Self (archive footage)
Gail Zappa
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
