Zappa

Story

Synopsis

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

Director

Alex Winter

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom, United States of America

Release date

27 November 2020

Budget

$1,126,036

Ensemble

Cast

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  Frank Zappa

  Self (archive footage)

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  Mike Keneally

  Self - Played with Zappa 1987-1988

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  Pamela Des Barres

  Self - Author, Former Member of the GTOs

• Lonnie Lardner

  Self - Newscaster for Action News (archive footage)

• Patrice Zappa

  Self - Frank Zappa's Sister (archive footage)

• Rose Zappa

  Self - Frank Zappa's Mother (archive footage)

• Francis Zappa

  Self - Frank Zappa's Father (archive footage)

• 

  Edgard Varèse

  Self (archive footage)

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  Don Van Vliet

  Self (archive footage) (as Captain Beefheart)

• The Mothers of Invention

  Themselves (archive footage)

• Johnny Guitar Watson

  Self (archive footage)

• Pamela Zarubica

  Self - Zappa's Roommate