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Overview
"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 story, interspersed with performances by the Mothers and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, is a tale of life on the road. The band members' main concerns are the search for groupies and the desire to get paid.
Cast
Frank ZappaMember of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)Mark VolmanMember of Mothers of Invention
Howard KaylanMember of Mothers of Invention
Ian UnderwoodMember of Mothers of Invention
Aynsley DunbarMember of Mothers of Invention
George DukeMember of Mothers of Invention
Theodore BikelRance Muhammitz / Dave
Keith MoonHot Nun
Ringo StarrLarry the Dwarf / Frank ZappaJanet Neville-FergusonGroupie #1 (Janet Ferguson)
Lucy OfferallGroupie #2 (Lucy)
Jimmy Carl BlackLonesome Cowboy Burt
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DirectorTony Palmer
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Details
Release DateNovember 10, 1971
Budget$679,000
LanguagesEnglish
StudiosBizarre Productions, Murakami-Wolf Productions
