| 200 Motels | |
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 Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | Frank Zappa Tony Palmer |
| Written by | Frank Zappa Tony Palmer |
| Produced by | Herb Cohen Jerry D. Good |
| Starring | The Mothers of Invention Theodore Bikel Ringo Starr Keith Moon |
| Music by | Frank Zappa |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $679,000[3] |
| Box office | Under $1 million[3] |
200 Motels is a 1971 surrealist musical film written and directed by Frank Zappa and Tony Palmer, and featuring music by Zappa. An international co-production of United States and the United Kingdom, the film stars the Mothers of Invention, Theodore Bikel, Keith Moon and Ringo Starr.[4]
A soundtrack album was released in the same year, with a slightly different selection of music.
- ^ FilmAffinity
- ^ "200 Motels – Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ a b Levine, Paul G. (Jan 13, 1980). "Rock Stars Film it Their Way". Los Angeles Times. p. m6.
- ^ Richie Unterberger. "200 Motels – Frank Zappa". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.