Overview

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.

Genres

Cast

Frank Zappa

Self

Tony Palmer

Self

Theodore Bikel

Self

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Self (archive footage)

Warren Cuccurullo

Self

Pamela Des Barres

Self (archive footage)

George Duke

Self

Keith Moon

Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Self

Chester Thompson

Self (archive footage)

Dweezil Zappa

Self (archive footage)

Moon Unit Zappa

Self (archive footage)