Cast: Frank Zappa

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Frank Zappa. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Wrecking Crew

2008 · Documentary · 101 min. · United States

Direction Denny Tedesco

Cast Cher · Frank Zappa · Nancy Sinatra · The Beach Boys

Synopsis A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew", a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby.

7.1

146 votes

7.1

146 votes

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016 · Documentary · 90 min. · France

Direction Thorsten Schütte

Cast Frank Zappa

Synopsis In the 20th Century, Frank Zappa made his mark as a musician unlike any other in America. With a wild eccentric iconoclastic attitude guiding his distinctive music, which it was itself guided by a firm intellectual integrity, Zappa made himself...

7.0

188 votes

7.0

188 votes

Zappa

2020 · Documentary · 129 min. · United States

Direction Alex Winter

Cast Frank Zappa · Gail Zappa · Mike Keneally · Ian Underwood

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

6.7

280 votes

6.7

280 votes

Miami Vice (TV Series)

1984 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Anthony Yerkovich · John Nicolella · Richard Compton · Leon Ichaso

Cast Don Johnson · Philip Michael Thomas · Edward James Olmos · Saundra Santiago

Synopsis TV Series (1984-1990). 5 Seasons. 111 Episodes. Miami Vice was one of the most innovative and powerful TV series of all time, focusing on the Miami Metro-Dade police "Vice" department and it`s continued battle against the illicit drug, prostitution, and...

6.0

26K votes

6.0

26K votes

Head

1968 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction Bob Rafelson

Cast Peter Tork · Davy Jones · Micky Dolenz · Michael Nesmith

Synopsis A plot-less collection of various musical encounters and adventures by the famous rock band "The Monkees" which follows Davy, Peter, Mike and Mickey as they travel through an assortment of places in search of meaning.

5.3

50 votes

5.3

50 votes

Prazakum tem je hej

1991 · Documentary · 93 min. · Czechoslovakia

Direction Michael Kocáb · Karel Smyczek

Cast David Koller · Roman Skamene · Miloslav Stibich · Otomar Dvorák

Synopsis The story begins in 1984 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, few years before the end of Communist era. The band Prazský výber (Prague's selection) has just received the news thier 5-year ban has expired and they are alowed to perform once again.

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Larry Flynt for President

2021 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Nadia Szold

Cast Larry Flynt · Althea Flynt · Russell Means · Frank Zappa

Synopsis Assembled from never before seen footage shot in 1983, this film documents controversial Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt's unlikely bid for the White House after a gunman's bullet left him partially paralyzed.

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Mondo Hollywood

1967 · Documentary · 120 min. · United States

Direction Robert Carl Cohen

Cast Margaretta Ramsey · Michelle Angelo · Ann-Margret · Brigitte Bardot

Synopsis Documentary about the social/political/cultural scene in Los Angeles, and especially Hollywood, in the mid to late '60s.

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Direction Matthew Longfellow

Cast Frank Zappa · Billy Bob Thornton · George Duke · Ian Underwood

Synopsis Tells the story of the recording of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention's "Over-Nite Sensation" and Zappa's solo album "Apostrophe (')".

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The Dub Room Special!

1984 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Dick Darley · Clark Santee · Frank Zappa

Cast Frank Zappa · George Duke · Ruth Underwood · Chester Thompson

Synopsis Previously available only though limited mail order, this rare television special offers two concert performances by the late Frank Zappa. In addition to featuring both the 1974 "A Token of His Extreme" performance on Los Angeles Public Access station KCET...

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Funny

1989 · Documentary · 81 min. · United States

Direction Bran Ferren

Cast Dick Cavett · Eli Wallach · Frank Zappa · Sidney Lumet

Synopsis Funny is a fast-paced romp about jokes and joke telling, a veritable anthology of contemporary American humor. Without script or actors, it features nearly 100 people delivering the goods on sex, death, religion, and ethnicity via every type of humor...

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Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here (S)

1972 · Documentary · 18 min. · United States

Direction Takahiko Iimura

Cast John Lennon · Yoko Ono · John Cage · Dick Cavett

Synopsis Takahiko Iimura is not an ordinary artist. He is undoubtedly one of the first Japanese artists, along with Yoko Ono and Ryuichi Sakamoto gain substantial international reputation... An emotionally moving film documentary of Yoko Ono and John Lennon. (Carl Eugene...

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Led Zeppelin Played Here

2014 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Jeff Krulik

Cast Led Zeppelin · John Paul Jones · Ian Anderson · Robert Plant

Synopsis 1969. Man lands on the moon. Half a million strong at Woodstock…and Led Zeppelin perform in the gym of the Wheaton Youth Center in front of 50 confused teenagers. Or did they? Filmmaker Jeff Krulik chronicles an enduring Maryland legend,...

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