An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
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Alex Winter
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Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
| Arsenio Hall | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| David Bowie | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Kathie Lee Gifford | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| George Harrison | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Timothy Carey | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Paul McCartney | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mick Jagger | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ringo Starr | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Alice Cooper | ... | Self | |
| Larry King | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| John Lennon | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Regis Philbin | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Steve Vai | ... | Self | |
| Frank Zappa | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Charles Manson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
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Other than the fact this documentary was directed by Alex Winter, a self-proclaimed Frank Zappa fan, the "Bill & Ted" franchise where Winter plays Bill has at least two connections with Zappa. One of Frank's sons Dweezil Zappa co-wrote the song "Two Heads Are Better Than One" by Power Tool for the soundtrack of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), while Steve Vai (who worked with Zappa from 1980 to 1983) contributed to two songs for the soundtrack of the follow-up movie Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991): "The Reaper" and "The Reaper Rap". See more »
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 November 2020 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$2,019, 29 November 2020Gross USA:
$15,502Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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The director put together a lot of materials that portrayed the real career path of Zappa in my opinion. It did not follow the typical breakup of his career path from a "successful" album-oriented era format or the ups/downs/comeback pattern which I liked. Couple of his famous comments about an artists quest, freedom to express came ut sounding very real. Ruth's comments were very passionate and marked a tribute to the man she knew and respected a lot. My wife, who had little knowledge of FZ (compared to me) was amazed to see his personal vault and I think enjoyed it thoroughly. I'd recommend it to fans as well as anybody interested to know about this amazing spirit.