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Zappa

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.

Director

Alex Winter

Year

Genre

documentary, biography, history

Box Office

$15,502

Production

N/A

Awards

5 nominations

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Self

Self - Newscaster for Action News

Self - Frank Zappa's Sister

Self - Frank Zappa's Brother

Self - Frank Zappa's Mother

Self - Frank Zappa's Father

Self

Self - Captain Beefheart

Self - Actor

Self

Johnny 'Guitar' Watson

Self - Zappa's Roommate

Pamela Zarubica

Self - Played with Zappa 1966-1969

Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1975

Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1976

Self - Frank Zappa's Wife

Self - Baritone Saxophone

Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood

Self - Music Producer

Self - Vocal

Self - Bass

Self - Keyboards

Self - Percusion

Arthur Dyer Tripp III

Self - Drums

Jimmy Carl Black

Self - Played with Zappa 1987-1988

Self

Self

Self

Moon Unit Zappa

Self

Self - Author, Former Member of the GTOs

Pamela Des Barres

Self

Self

Self

Themselves

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self - Drums

Self

Self

Self - Bass

Self - Keyboards

Self - Producer, 200 Motels

Self - Played with Zappa 1980-1982

Self - Played with Zappa 1978-1979

Self - Played with Zappa 1976-1984

Self - Animator

Self

Self

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Self

Chester Thompson

Self

Self

Self

Patrick O'Hearn

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self - Played with Zappa 1981-1988

Self - The Black Page

Self

Self

Vinnie Colaiuta

Self

Self

David Harrington

Self

Self

Self - Czech Composer

Self - Music Engineer

Self - PMRC Member

Self - President of Czechoslovakia

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

David Harrington

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Kathleen Sullivan

Self

Self

Self

Self

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And it's not that I was
inexperienced as a listener - Zappa

And it's not that I was inexperienced as a listener

Everything that showed me
in that one concert - Zappa

Everything that showed me in that one concert

I would sit in my orchestration
classes at Juilliard - Zappa

I would sit in my orchestration classes at Juilliard

These classes taught
by the greatest people on Earth. - Zappa

These classes taught by the greatest people on Earth.

One day, I was in one
of the piano practice rooms - Zappa

One day, I was in one of the piano practice rooms

And on this fabulous
grand piano, - Zappa

And on this fabulous grand piano,

And I can't tell you,
probably within 30 seconds, - Zappa

And I can't tell you, probably within 30 seconds,

"What are you doing?" - Zappa

"What are you doing?"

What are you talking about?
It's by a living composer." - Zappa

What are you talking about? It's by a living composer.&...

And if you were to hear
that piece on the piano, - Zappa

And if you were to hear that piece on the piano,

It was that type of music
that he could produce - Zappa

It was that type of music that he could produce

I didn't live my life and
then look back on it and go, - Zappa

I didn't live my life and then look back on it and go,

I... my whole world
had been shaken up. - Zappa

I... my whole world had been shaken up.

And Frank recently came back
from a town near Brussels - Zappa

And Frank recently came back from a town near Brussels

How did you communicate
with these kids - Zappa

How did you communicate with these kids

I said, "I'm really glad
that you... you guys - Zappa

I said, "I'm really glad that you... you guys

It's just very depressing,
you know, - Zappa

It's just very depressing, you know,

Frank, you're going to kill
the tourist business - Zappa

Frank, you're going to kill the tourist business

Bunk: You know,
when you look at stuff now, - Zappa

Bunk: You know, when you look at stuff now,

And it also brings to mind, - Zappa

And it also brings to mind,

Lenny Bruce had a-- an
incredible impact, - Zappa

Lenny Bruce had a-- an incredible impact,

But, you know, Frank's
influence was really, really
strong. - Zappa

But, you know, Frank's influence was really, really str...

And-- and it instantly just,
like, made a beeline - Zappa

And-- and it instantly just, like, made a beeline

It was obvious
that the Beatles knew - Zappa

It was obvious that the Beatles knew

They've explicitly said that
Sgt. Pepperwas our attempt - Zappa

They've explicitly said that Sgt. Pepperwas our attempt

And the inner spread
of the album, - Zappa

And the inner spread of the album,

So there's a part of him
that just bristled - Zappa

So there's a part of him that just bristled

Not only was he in charge
of... of the artwork - Zappa

Not only was he in charge of... of the artwork

But I think when Cal Schenkel crossed his path - Zappa

But I think when Cal Schenkel crossed his path

And that-- it's beautiful - Zappa

And that-- it's beautiful

Those album covers plays
into that thing of feeling - Zappa

Those album covers plays into that thing of feeling

And MGM was panic stricken - Zappa

And MGM was panic stricken

And all the legal gyrations
took about 13 months. - Zappa

And all the legal gyrations took about 13 months.

I know
I talked personally - Zappa

I know I talked personally

That was at a time when it was very, very unfashionable - Zappa

That was at a time when it was very, very unfashionable

How did they expect
to earn a living - Zappa

How did they expect to earn a living

Most of the artists that I knew were too busy getting ripped. - Zappa

Most of the artists that I knew were too busy getting...

If you just got high
and went out - Zappa

If you just got high and went out

It's time for a revolution
but probably not in the terms - Zappa

It's time for a revolution but probably not in the term...

The thing that's wrong today
is that the... the people - Zappa

The thing that's wrong today is that the... the people

And then the thing
that always holds me back - Zappa

And then the thing that always holds me back

A lot of what we do
is designed to annoy people - Zappa

A lot of what we do is designed to annoy people

As long as they don't feel
their environment, - Zappa

As long as they don't feel their environment,

And something's got to be done - Zappa

And something's got to be done

I wasn't
in the United States - Zappa

I wasn't in the United States

As I walked out the door
to get on the bus, - Zappa

As I walked out the door to get on the bus,

Reporter: In California,
actor Ronald Reagan - Zappa

Reporter: In California, actor Ronald Reagan

And there was a freak
contingent starting in
LA at the time. - Zappa

And there was a freak contingent starting in LA at the time.

And in those days, if you had long hair in this town - Zappa

And in those days, if you had long hair in this town

That's how...
what a tigh-- what a small - Zappa

That's how... what a tigh-- what a small

Well, Frank was considered - Zappa

Well, Frank was considered

He was right in the center
of it in the log cabin, - Zappa

He was right in the center of it in the log cabin,

And he... he was this
centrifugal force - Zappa

And he... he was this centrifugal force

Any kind of rock star, - Zappa

Any kind of rock star,

It was the center
of the world at that point. - Zappa

It was the center of the world at that point.

Frank suggested,
since he had started
a record label, - Zappa

Frank suggested, since he had started a record label,

I mean, there were no rock--
girl rock bands at all - Zappa

I mean, there were no rock-- girl rock bands at all

And he wanted us just to
capture our lives in
Laurel Canyon, - Zappa

And he wanted us just to capture our lives in Laurel Canyon,

He always liked to preserve
moments in time. - Zappa

He always liked to preserve moments in time.

Some girls that will readily
admit that they are groupies - Zappa

Some girls that will readily admit that they are groupies

But there are other girls
who would never admit
that they are groupies, - Zappa

But there are other girls who would never admit that they ar...

Well, she's become
accustomed to it - Zappa

Well, she's become accustomed to it

Well, early, early days, - Zappa

Well, early, early days,

When... when Moon
was a little baby, - Zappa

When... when Moon was a little baby,

And, uh, you know,
I don't think she liked it. - Zappa

And, uh, you know, I don't think she liked it.

She didn't. In fact,
I know she didn't like it, - Zappa

She didn't. In fact, I know she didn't like it,

You go out on the road, you strap on a bunch of girls, - Zappa

You go out on the road, you strap on a bunch of girls,

You know.
So, I come back there, I said, - Zappa

You know. So, I come back there, I said,

She grumbles every once
in a while, but, you know, - Zappa

She grumbles every once in a while, but, you know,

And he did include her in... in almost everything - Zappa

And he did include her in... in almost everything

I'll tell you the secret - Zappa

I'll tell you the secret

You know, I used to--
had an expression
in my own mind about it. - Zappa

You know, I used to-- had an expression in my own mind about...

Two different worlds there, - Zappa

Two different worlds there,

But then, he was also
very happy to come home - Zappa

But then, he was also very happy to come home

One of the reasons
why I said, - Zappa

One of the reasons why I said,

There was this trail
that was maybe ten feet - Zappa

There was this trail that was maybe ten feet

Reporter: The family's leader,
Charles Manson, - Zappa

Reporter: The family's leader, Charles Manson,

Alice: The way we met was that
I met Miss Christine - Zappa

Alice: The way we met was that I met Miss Christine

And they knew we were looking for a contract, - Zappa

And they knew we were looking for a contract,

And we were this little band
coming to LA to try to make it. - Zappa

And we were this little band coming to LA to try to make it.

Every record company
turned us down - Zappa

Every record company turned us down

He had the freaks, - Zappa

He had the freaks,

You formally disbanded
the Mothers in 1969. Why? - Zappa

You formally disbanded the Mothers in 1969. Why?

At the beginning, I took 400 dollars out of my bank account - Zappa

At the beginning, I took 400 dollars out of my bank account

And by the time the tour
was over, - Zappa

And by the time the tour was over,

And it just seemed to me
that this was not the-- - Zappa

And it just seemed to me that this was not the--

Bunk: When we first went out
to play, after the concert, - Zappa

Bunk: When we first went out to play, after the concert,

There was always that kind of, - Zappa

There was always that kind of,

And... and I remember saying, - Zappa

And... and I remember saying,

I just wanted
to create something, - Zappa

I just wanted to create something,

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An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.

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Director: Alex Winter

Writer: Alex Winter

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, biography, history

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 76/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $15,502

Released: 27 Nov 2020

Awards: 5 nominations

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