Frank Zappa -200 Motels DVD

AMG-Frank Zappa's 200 Motels is a film that defies categorization. Although it was released to theaters it was shot on videotape and blown up for the big screen. Zappa was inspired by life on the road to assemble this surreal somewhat uneven movie which has no real plot; it is more like a series of music videos with occasional narrative passages featuring actor Theodore Bikel as the mysterious government agent Rance Muhammitz Ringo Starr playing Larry the Dwarf who is dressed up to look like Zappa and Keith Moon as a bizarre nun. A lot of the humor will appeal strictly... to Zappa fans as will the often exciting music. Highlights include the hard driving Mystery Roach the hilarious Lonesome Cowboy Burt with a vocal by former Mothers of Invention drummer Jimmy Carl Black and the grandiose finale Strictly Genteel complete with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra which Zappa would re-record on more than one occasion. Oddly enough Zappa's appearances on screen are rather fleeting when compared to most rock musicians who seem to feel that the camera must be on the leader 90% of the time. The supporting cast of the Mothers of Invention on this occasion include lead singers Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan (formerly of the Turtles) saxophonist Ian Underwood George Duke (making a rare appearance on trombone instead of keyboards) and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. Track list 1 Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood 2 Mystery Roach 3 Dance of the Rock & Roll Interviewers 4 This Won't Take Long 5 Centerville 6 The Sealed Tuna Bolero 7 Lonesome Cowboy Burt 8 Magic Fingers 9 The Lad Searches the Next for HisNewts 10 The Girl Wants to Fix Him Some Broth 11 The Girl's Dream 12 Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Corduroy Ponce 13 A Nun Suit Painted on Some Old Boxes 14 Dental Hygiene Dilemma 15 Does This Kind of Life Look Interesting 16 Penis Dimension 17 Janet's Big Dance Number 18 Half a Dozen Provocative Squats 19 Lucy's Seduction of a Bored Violinist 20 Shove It Right In 21 What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening 22 Daddy Daddy Daddy 23 What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning 24 Mysterioso 25 Dental Hygiene Reprise 26 Strictly Genteel 27 The Finale 28 Postlude [show more]

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