Frank Zappa Movies

  • 2015
    Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George

    Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George

    Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George

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    This film, the first ever to chronicle Lowell George's life, music and career, uses archive footage and interviews of and with Lowell and Little...

    Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George
  • 2021
    Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!

    Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!

    Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!

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    This programme tells the story behind the conception, recording and release of this groundbreaking album. By use of interviews, musical...

    Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
  • 1988
    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

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    A one-hour documentary on the making of Frank Zappa's bizarre 1971 comic musical. Vintage private footage from Frank's personal archives plus...

    The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
  • 1993
    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

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    This is a full-length documentary honoring the life and work of American composer and artist John Cage. Cage is considered one of the most...

    The Revenge of the Dead Indians
  • 1988
    Funny

    Funny

    Funny

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    People are asked to tell their favorite jokes.

    Funny
  • 1972
    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

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    On John's 31st birthday, Yoko held an art exhibit, "This Is Not Here", at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, N.Y.. The show was taped and aired...

    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
  • 1967
    Mondo Hollywood

    Mondo Hollywood

    Mondo Hollywood

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    A documentary analyzing the social, political and cultural climate of Hollywood in the mid-1960s.

    Mondo Hollywood
  • 2022
    Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary

    Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary

    Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary

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    This is the first documentary covering Steve Vai's life from 1960 to 1990. (Co-written by Steve Vai.) Cover Vai's life growing up all the way until...

    Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
  • 1971
    Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono: At Fillmore East

    Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono: At Fillmore East

    Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono: At Fillmore East

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    Video of the famous performance released by both Zappa and Lennon

    Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono: At Fillmore East
  • 2007
    Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music

    Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music

    Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music

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    Frank Scheffer's (collage like) documentary on the American composer and rock guitarist Frank Zappa, as broadcast by VPRO in the Netherlands April...

    Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music
  • 1982
    The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years

    The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years

    The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years

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    Documentary about the first 20 years of the Rolling Stones with interviews and a lot of rare archive footages all over the world, pictures, TV and...

    The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
  • 2024
    Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968

    Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968

    Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968

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    Shot on July 23, 1968, this historical 16mm footage of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA has been...

    Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968
  • 2025
    Marc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025

    Marc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025

    Marc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025

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    In Duisburg, Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin—world-renowned for his exceptional technique—delivered a standout performance at...

    Marc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025
  • 2013
    Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme

    Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme

    Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme

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    Frank Zappa: A Token of his Extreme is the 1974 television special recorded at Kcet in Hollywood that was produced by Zappa and aired only in France...

    Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme
  • 1971
    The Making of 200 Motels

    The Making of 200 Motels

    The Making of 200 Motels

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    Directed by Roelof Kiers for Dutch television, this documentary follows Frank Zappa at home and during the making of 200 Motels. Combining interviews...

    The Making of 200 Motels
  • 1972
    Deep Purple: Made In Japan

    Deep Purple: Made In Japan

    Deep Purple: Made In Japan

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    Made in Japan was recorded live over three nights during 15–17 August 1972 at Festival Hall, Osaka and at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan. Four of the...

    Deep Purple: Made In Japan
  • 2008
    Frank Zappa - Live in Paris 1980

    Frank Zappa - Live in Paris 1980

    Frank Zappa - Live in Paris 1980

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    Recorded Live in Paris in 1980, this is a rare recording of Frank Zappa performing at the peak of his career with his incredible backing band,...

    Frank Zappa - Live in Paris 1980
  • 1968
    All My Loving

    All My Loving

    All My Loving

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    Originally a BBC documentary, this film by Tony Palmer about the 1960's music scene was later released as a standalone DVD by the BFI

    All My Loving
  • 2014
    Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

    Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

    Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

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    In the feature documentary, Summer 82 – When Zappa Came to Sicily, filmmaker and Zappa fan Salvo Cuccia tells the behind-the-scenes story of...

    Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
  • 2023
    Cover Your Ears

    Cover Your Ears

    Cover Your Ears

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    When does art become obscenity? Cover Your Ears takes a close look at this question through the lens of the past 100 years of music and the...

    Cover Your Ears