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Overview

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Director:
Frank Zappa
Writer:
Frank Zappa (writer)
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Release Date:
21 December 1979 (USA) more
Tagline:
A movie about people who do stuff that is not normal.
Plot:
Rock artist Frank Zappa hosts a concert in New York City. This movie contains tons of on-stage footage, off-stage footage, and animation. more | full synopsis
User Comments:
Excellent! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Frank Zappa ... Himself
Ron Delsener ... Himself
Johnny Psychotic ... Himself
Donna U. Wanna ... Herself
Diva Zappa ... Herself (as Diva)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adrian Belew ... Himself
Bruce Bickford ... Himself
Dale Bozzio ... Herself
Terry Bozzio ... Himself
Vinnie Colaiuta ... Himself
Warren Cuccurullo ... Himself (backstage fan)
Roy Estrada ... Himself
Jennifer James ... Herself
Phil Kaufman ... Himself
Ed Mann ... Himself
Tommy Mars ... Himself
Patrick O'Hearn ... Himself
John Smothers ... Himself
Peter Wolf ... Himself (keyboards)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
166 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:R

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Trivia:
The film had particular trouble finding a distributor. Frank Zappa tried to interest Untied Artists, the company that released 200 Motels (1971). Fearing that they were about to be embroiled in the Heaven's Gate (1980) fiasco, they turned him down. Other studios followed in United Artists' footsteps, fearing that Zappa's trademark cinematic style had lost considerable appeal in post-'70s pop culture. Several European distributors told Zappa that there might be interest if it were cut from its original 168-minute running time. The film was cut to 90 minutes and still there were no takers. Even after Bruce Bickford's sequences won first prize at a French animated film competition, there was no interest. Eventually Zappa took it upon himself to distribute the film independently via his own Intercontinental Absurdities production company. The film ran 24 hours a day at the Victoria Theater in New York City and made a handsome profit. more
Quotes:
Frank Zappa: [referring to a stuffed animal's ass] We're gonna call this part "Burbank". more
Movie Connections:
Edited into Video from Hell (1985) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Yo' Mama's Rubber Shirt more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent!, 3 June 1999
Author: JeffG. from Boston, MA

A must-see for every Zappa fan. This film must be seen in its original 3-hour version if possible. The live concert footage shows perfectly what an incredible musician/composer/bandleader Zappa was. The rest of the band (featuring Adrian Belew, Tommy Mars and Terry Bozzio) put in great performances as well. I wish the re-release of the "Baby Snakes" CD from four years ago was expanded to include more concert footage from this movie.

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