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10 November 1971 (USA)
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"Touring makes you crazy," Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this film came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring...
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An unusual movie - just don't expect it to make sense
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(Complete credited cast) | The Mothers of Invention | ||
 | Theodore Bikel | ... | Rance Muhammitz / Dave |
 | Keith Moon | ... | The Hot Nun |
| Janet Neville-Ferguson | ... | Groupie (as Janet Ferguson) |
| Lucy Offerall | ... | Groupie |
| Jimmy Carl Black | ... | Lonesome Cowboy Burt |
| Martin Lickert | ... | Jeff |
| Dick Barber | ... | Bif Debris - The Vacuum Cleaner |
| Don Preston | ... | Don |
| Pamela Des Barres | ... | Interviewer (as Pamela Miller) |
| Ruth Underwood | ... | Fake Drummer |
| Judy Gridley | ... | Chorus Leader |
 | Ringo Starr | ... | Larry The Dwarf / Frank Zappa |
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98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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USA:R (certificate #23033) |
Argentina:16 |
Singapore:(Banned) |
West Germany:18 |
USA:TV-MA |
Sweden:11 |
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Lonesome Cowboy Burt:
So long as I get some beer and I get paid, you can make me do anything, I'm professional!
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Referenced in Down and Dirty Duck (1974)
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As a long term Frank Zappa fan, I was really excited when this movie came out. I admit it's kind of hard to watch - it isn't the movie Frank planned. He had big problems with the director, he ended up in a protracted lawsuit with Royal Albert Hall (This conflict raised his costs for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) and much of what was supposed to be shot wasn't, requiring an entirely "different movie" to be made in editing.
It was a joy to see Ringo Starr playing Frank's part, Keith Moon as a nun and of course the music was great. The music was written while Frank was on tour, hence the title.
It was shot entirely on video tape and transferred to film after the special effects were added. I think this was the first feature film done on video tape. The video effects were psychedelic which was a bit odd since Frank was vehemently against drug use.