Zappa

20202020
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2h 9min

Frank Zappa in Zappa (2020)

With unfettered access to the Zappa family trust and all archival footage, 'Zappa' explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time.

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An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.

Director
- Alex Winter
Stars
- Paul McCartney(archive footage)
- David Bowie(archive footage)
- Mick Jagger(archive footage)

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Awards
- 3 nominations

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Frank Zappa in Zappa (2020)

Frank Zappa in Zappa (2020)

David Harrington and Bret Curry in Zappa (2020)

Zappa (2020)

Selfas Self
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Selfas Self
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Selfas Self
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Selfas Self
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Selfas Self
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Selfas Self
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Kathie Lee Gifford

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

George Harrison

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Director
- Alex Winter
All cast & crew

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An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.

Trivia
The film was not financed by crowdfunding, contrary to popular belief. The Kickstarter campaign was aimed solely at preserving and restoring the contents of the Zappa vault. The film that resulted from that preservation was itself financed by conventional backers.

Quotes
Ruth Underwood: It was that type of music that he could produce that was a product of everything that was in him. But you couldn't really categorize it. You couldn't say, Oh yeah, that's rock and roll, 'cause it wasn't.
Ruth Underwood: It's jazz. No. It really wasn't. It's pop music. No. Not at all. Well, what the hell is it?
Ruth Underwood: It's Zappa.

Connections
Features The Ernie Kovacs Show (1952)

Soundtracks
Bolero
Written by Maurice Ravel

Top review

7/10

A decent documentary, but certainly not "definitive".

A decent documentary, but certainly not "definitive". Given the fact the Alex Winter had unlimited access to the Zappa vault I had expected more rare footage. Still, as a general introduction to the person Frank Zappa it's not a bad starting point.

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Release date
- November 27, 2020 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- United Kingdom
Official sites
- Kickstarter Page
- Official site
Language
- English
Also known as
- Заппа
Production companies
- Trouper Productions
- Zipper Bros Films
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Gross US & Canada
- $15,502
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,019
- Nov 29, 2020
Gross worldwide
- $209,096

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Runtime
- 2h 9min
Color
- Color
- Black and White
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 1.78 : 1

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