Frank Zappa's 200 motels / a Murakami Wolf/Bizarre production ; story and screenplay by Frank Zappa ; shooting script by Tony Palmer ; produced by Jerry Good, Herb Gordon ; characterizations directed by Frank Zappa ; visuals directed by Tony Palmer.
A psychedelic precursor to music videos, in which The Mothers of Invention, a touring musical group, wreak havoc in Centerville, a stereotypical American town. The first color movie made on videotape and then transferred to film, it includes many visual effects.
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| Language: | English |
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[England] :
Tony Palmer Studio,
[2009], ©2009.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Variant Title: |
Frank Zappa's two hundred motels.
200 motels.
Two hundred motels.
Tony Palmer's film of Frank Zappa's 200 motels. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
A psychedelic precursor to music videos, in which The Mothers of Invention, a touring musical group, wreak havoc in Centerville, a stereotypical American town. The first color movie made on videotape and then transferred to film, it includes many visual effects. |
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| Note: | Originally issued as a motion picture in 1971. Includes original soundtrack, Tony Palmer in conversation with Jon Kirkman Dec 2009. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CV4 D0123913 VideoDVD |
| Credits: | Camera, Dave Swan ... [et al.] ; editor, Richard Harrison ; music composer and arranger, Frank Zappa ; music performers, the Mothers of Invention, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. |
| System Details: | DVD; NTSC, all regions; 16:9 aspect ratio. |
| Cast: |
The Mothers of Invention, Theodore Bikel, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon. |