Movie
200 Motels
Released: November 10, 1971 (1971)
Runtime: 98 minutes
Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Music
"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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Theodore Bikel as Rance Muhammitz / Dave
Age at release: 47
- Jimmy Carl Black as Lonesome Cowboy Burt
Age at release: 33
- Ringo Starr as Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa
Age at release: 31
- Frank Zappa as Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
Age at release: 30
- George Duke as Member of Mothers of Invention
Age at release: 25
- Keith Moon as Hot Nun
Age at release: 25
- Aynsley Dunbar as Member of Mothers of Invention
Age at release: Unknown
- Janet Neville-Ferguson as Groupie #1 (Janet Ferguson)
Age at release: Unknown
- Lucy Offerall as Groupie #2 (Lucy)
Age at release: Unknown
- Martin Lickert as Jeff
Age at release: Unknown
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- Ruth Underwood as Fake Drummer
Age at release: 25
- Judy Gridley as Chorus Leader
Age at release: 25
- Pamela Des Barres as Interviewer (as Pamela Miller)
Age at release: 23
- Dick Barber as Bif Debris - The Vacuum Cleaner
Age at release: Unknown
- Jim Pons as Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood as Motorhead Sherwood (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown