200 Motels
1971"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.
Acted in
Frank Zappa
as Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
Mark Volman
as Member of Mothers of Invention
Howard Kaylan
as Member of Mothers of Invention
Ian Underwood
as Member of Mothers of Invention
Aynsley Dunbar
as Member of Mothers of Invention
George Duke
as Member of Mothers of Invention
Theodore Bikel
as Rance Muhammitz / Dave
Keith Moon
as Hot Nun
Ringo Starr
as Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa
Janet Neville-Ferguson
as Groupie #1 (Janet Ferguson)
Lucy Offerall
as Groupie #2 (Lucy)
Jimmy Carl Black
as Lonesome Cowboy Burt
Martin Lickert
as Jeff
Dick Barber
as Bif Debris - The Vacuum Cleaner
Don Preston
as Don
Pamela Des Barres
as Interviewer (as Pamela Miller)
Ruth Underwood
as Fake Drummer
Judy Gridley
as Chorus Leader
Jim Pons
as Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood
as Motorhead Sherwood (uncredited)