Frank Zappa Movies

  • 2016
    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

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    Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while...

    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
  • 2020
    Zappa

    Zappa

    Zappa

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    With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life...

    Zappa
  • 1971
    200 Motels

    200 Motels

    200 Motels

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    "Touring makes you crazy," Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this film came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring. The...

    200 Motels
  • 2015
    Roxy: The Movie

    Roxy: The Movie

    Roxy: The Movie

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    A Frank Zappa show goes way beyond a mere concert – it is an experience…a flight of improvisation, musicianship, and cerebral cynicism....

    Roxy: The Movie
  • 2013
    Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme

    Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme

    Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme

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    Frank Zappa: A Token of his Extreme is the 1974 television special recorded at Kcet in Hollywood that was produced by Zappa and aired only in France...

    Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme
  • 1985
    Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?

    Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?

    Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?

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    Frank Zappa and his band in a digitally recorded live performance at "The Pier" in New York, NY on August 26, 1984.

    Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?
  • 2007
    Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

    Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

    Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

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    This episode focuses on Zappa's early 70s albums, Overnight Sensation (1973) and Apostrophy (') (1974). Together they encapsulate Zappa's...

    Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
  • 1980
    Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere

    Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere

    Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere

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    Frank Zappa: New York & Elsewhere is an Austrian released TV documentary directed in 1980 by Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher, aka DoRo productions,...

    Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere
  • 1988
    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

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    A one-hour documentary on the making of Frank Zappa's bizarre 1971 comic musical. Vintage private footage from Frank's personal archives plus...

    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
  • 2014
    Frank Zappa - Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

    Frank Zappa - Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

    Frank Zappa - Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

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    In the feature documentary, Summer 82 - When Zappa Came to Sicily, filmmaker and Zappa fan Salvo Cuccia tells the behind-the-scenes story of Frank...

    Frank Zappa - Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
  • 1992
    The Yellow Shark

    The Yellow Shark

    The Yellow Shark

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    This live recording was culled from seven September 1992 concerts given in Vienna, Berlin, and Frankfurt by the Ensemble Modern, a Frankfurt-based...

    The Yellow Shark
  • 2008
    Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops

    Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops

    Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops

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    Halloween, New York City, 1981 Live at The Palladium with Ray White, Steve Vai, Bobby Martin, Tommy Mars, Ed Mann, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman

    Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops
  • 1982
    Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!

    Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!

    Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!

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    Produced by Frank Zappa in 1982, The Dub Room Special combines footage from a performance at the KCET studios in Los Angeles on August 27, 1974, a...

    Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!
  • 1978
    Frank Zappa: We Don't Mess Around

    Frank Zappa: We Don't Mess Around

    Frank Zappa: We Don't Mess Around

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    Tracklisting: 1. Pound for a Brown 2. Baby Snakes 3. Deathless Horsie 4. Dancin' Fool 5. Easy Meat 6. Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me 7....

    Frank Zappa: We Don't Mess Around
  • 2009
    Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: In the 1960's

    Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: In the 1960's

    Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: In the 1960's

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    Here's the most detailed, informative, fascinating Zappa & the Mothers doc yet! Their restless experimentation and agitated social satire come into...

    Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: In the 1960's
  • 2016
    Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - The Lost Broadcast: The Beat Club '68

    Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - The Lost Broadcast: The Beat Club '68

    Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - The Lost Broadcast: The Beat Club '68

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    This DVD contains a filmed rehearsal of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at the legendary Beat Club in Bremen, Germany, on 6th October 1968....

    Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - The Lost Broadcast: The Beat Club '68
  • 1993
    A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

    A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

    A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

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    The documentary examines Frank Zappa and his music through archive footage, including unique video excerpts from Austrian television archives...

    A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
  • 2010
    The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and Performance

    The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and Performance

    The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and Performance

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    This DVD features performances and interviews with some of the best drummers to ever work with Frank Zappa: Terry Bozzio, Chester Thompson, Chad...

    The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and Performance
  • 2007
    Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music

    Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music

    Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music

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    Frank Scheffer's (collage like) documentary on the American composer and rock guitarist Frank Zappa, as broadcast by VPRO in the Netherlands April...

    Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music
  • 2010
    Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List

    Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List

    Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List

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    On the liner notes to Freak Out!, the 1967 debut album by Zappa's original band the Mothers of Invention, Zappa listed some seventy-two names on the...

    Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List