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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

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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

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Self

Self

Patrick O'Hearn

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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

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Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

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David Harrington

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Kathleen Sullivan

Self

Self

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Self

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And we just set up a rhythm
on one chord - Zappa

And we just set up a rhythm on one chord

Yeah. It's-- look,
it's not going to-- - Zappa

Yeah. It's-- look, it's not going to--

I'm sure you already know it, - Zappa

I'm sure you already know it,

And I hope that your new future
will be very perfect. - Zappa

And I hope that your new future will be very perfect.

And as you confront
the new changes - Zappa

And as you confront the new changes

And now, I will try
and tune my guitar. - Zappa

And now, I will try and tune my guitar.

Lardner: Many have always
considered Frank Zappa - Zappa

Lardner: Many have always considered Frank Zappa

And one of his friends tonight
told me - Zappa

And one of his friends tonight told me

He was known for elaborate,
unconventional songs, - Zappa

He was known for elaborate, unconventional songs,

The social commentary
in his songs - Zappa

The social commentary in his songs

Reporter: In America, Zappa
was denounced by the Church, - Zappa

Reporter: In America, Zappa was denounced by the Church,

They are together tonight - Zappa

They are together tonight

Okay. This aisle here - Zappa

Okay. This aisle here

Here's the original 24-track
masters of "Dinah-Moe Humm," - Zappa

Here's the original 24-track masters of "Dinah-Moe...

Tinsel Town Rebellion,
Drowning Witch, Utopia. - Zappa

Tinsel Town Rebellion, Drowning Witch, Utopia.

Captain Beefheart, - Zappa

Captain Beefheart,

And around here, - Zappa

And around here,

And I would edit just because I liked to edit. - Zappa

And I would edit just because I liked to edit.

I would splice any 8mm film
that was in the house - Zappa

I would splice any 8mm film that was in the house

When I was about,
say, five or six years old - Zappa

When I was about, say, five or six years old

At that time,
my father was working - Zappa

At that time, my father was working

Edgewood Arsenal is where
they made poison gas - Zappa

Edgewood Arsenal is where they made poison gas

Presenter: At Edgewood Arsenal,
Maryland, - Zappa

Presenter: At Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland,

And the nerve gas VX, which was developed in England. - Zappa

And the nerve gas VX, which was developed in England.

There is enough gas there
and enough gas coming - Zappa

There is enough gas there and enough gas coming

Everybody that lived
in the project - Zappa

Everybody that lived in the project

So the-- the toys
that I remember growing up with - Zappa

So the-- the toys that I remember growing up with

And so, he was looking
for a place - Zappa

And so, he was looking for a place

And so, he took a position at the Naval Postgraduate School - Zappa

And so, he took a position at the Naval Postgraduate School

The last experimentation
that I did with explosives - Zappa

The last experimentation that I did with explosives

I'd mixed up
this quantity of powder - Zappa

I'd mixed up this quantity of powder

It always seemed to me that if you could get a laugh - Zappa

It always seemed to me that if you could get a laugh

And if you could make life
more colorful - Zappa

And if you could make life more colorful

So, any artist
or individual who worked - Zappa

So, any artist or individual who worked

So I didn't really come
into contact - Zappa

So I didn't really come into contact

And my parents were opposed
to any involvement in music - Zappa

And my parents were opposed to any involvement in music

But I remember this magazine
article about Sam Goody. - Zappa

But I remember this magazine article about Sam Goody.

Was saying what a wonderful
merchandiser he was - Zappa

Was saying what a wonderful merchandiser he was

The writer described this
as, like, - Zappa

The writer described this as, like,

This evil, vile album. - Zappa

This evil, vile album.

The description was something that stuck with me, - Zappa

The description was something that stuck with me,

It was because of that
Varèse album - Zappa

It was because of that Varèse album

And hearing "Ionisation," - Zappa

And hearing "Ionisation,"

I had no interest
in Beethoven, Mozart, - Zappa

I had no interest in Beethoven, Mozart,

I wanted to listen to the man - Zappa

I wanted to listen to the man

Because the role
of the percussion - Zappa

Because the role of the percussion

But in Varèse's music, - Zappa

But in Varèse's music,

And since I liked drums, - Zappa

And since I liked drums,

High school in Lancaster - Zappa

High school in Lancaster

And the rest of 'em
were kind of white-bread, - Zappa

And the rest of 'em were kind of white-bread,

But he had dropped out
of school by that time - Zappa

But he had dropped out of school by that time

So, I used to hang out
over there after school - Zappa

So, I used to hang out over there after school

Went out of my way
to get ahold - Zappa

Went out of my way to get ahold

And it was very hard to obtain - Zappa

And it was very hard to obtain

I just heard that music
and I liked it - Zappa

I just heard that music and I liked it

When I first picked up
the guitar, I said, - Zappa

When I first picked up the guitar, I said,

But when rhythm and blues
came along - Zappa

But when rhythm and blues came along

Once I figured out
that the pitch changed - Zappa

Once I figured out that the pitch changed

I had my first group playing other people's material - Zappa

I had my first group playing other people's material

Which did not go down well
with the, uh, cowboys - Zappa

Which did not go down well with the, uh, cowboys

And, uh, we managed to play
several jobs, - Zappa

And, uh, we managed to play several jobs,

I started writing
orchestra music - Zappa

I started writing orchestra music

And then didn't try writing
any rock and roll - Zappa

And then didn't try writing any rock and roll

And as long as a person
has to earn a living - Zappa

And as long as a person has to earn a living

And the more humiliating
the conditions - Zappa

And the more humiliating the conditions

I did earn my living
as a commercial artist - Zappa

I did earn my living as a commercial artist

I wrote advertising copy for
the place I was working for, - Zappa

I wrote advertising copy for the place I was working for,

I talked 'em into letting me do my own line of greeting cards - Zappa

I talked 'em into letting me do my own line of greeting...

The one that I got paid for, - Zappa

The one that I got paid for,

I don't have anything to eat
except peanut butter, - Zappa

I don't have anything to eat except peanut butter,

I go around gathering up
pop bottles - Zappa

I go around gathering up pop bottles

But I've got all
the electronic stuff I need - Zappa

But I've got all the electronic stuff I need

So, there was a certain amount of resentment - Zappa

So, there was a certain amount of resentment

And this mysterious 13.50 an hour recording studio - Zappa

And this mysterious 13.50 an hour recording studio

So, they designed to, uh,
get me out of there. - Zappa

So, they designed to, uh, get me out of there.

Eventually this guy came to me and said - Zappa

Eventually this guy came to me and said

And I said, "Are you kidding?" - Zappa

And I said, "Are you kidding?"

But suddenly, the next day, - Zappa

But suddenly, the next day,

Pictures. Flash bulbs, - Zappa

Pictures. Flash bulbs,

They took every tape, - Zappa

They took every tape,

They sentenced me
to six months in jail - Zappa

They sentenced me to six months in jail

That's the kind of stuff
I had to put up with - Zappa

That's the kind of stuff I had to put up with

But it's very difficult
to do the kinds of things - Zappa

But it's very difficult to do the kinds of things

And the only thing I wanted to do was write music. - Zappa

And the only thing I wanted to do was write music.

And so, if I was ever
going to hear what I wrote, - Zappa

And so, if I was ever going to hear what I wrote,

All right. This is a song that we've been work-- working on - Zappa

All right. This is a song that we've been work--...

But, uh, doesn't really
need one. - Zappa

But, uh, doesn't really need one.

He was a such a genius
in his writing, - Zappa

He was a such a genius in his writing,

It was-- I... I haven't heard
anything like it - Zappa

It was-- I... I haven't heard anything like it

And, uh, I came to see
the Lovin' Spoonful. - Zappa

And, uh, I came to see the Lovin' Spoonful.

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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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Also watch: Men at Work, Zardoz, Touch of Evil, Suspiria, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, North by Northwest, The Adam Project, Napoleon, Morbius, It, Oppenheimer, Joker, Interstellar, Tenet, Me Before You, Snowpiercer, Forrest Gump, Spirited Away, What We Do in the Shadows