An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
Director:
Alex Winter
From metacritic.com
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) |
An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
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.