Cast: Frank Zappa
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Frank Zappa. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 15
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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Classic Albums: Frank Zappa: Apostrophe (')/Over-Nite Sensation
2007 · Documentary · 97 min. · United Kingdom
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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Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (TV)
2002 · Documentary · 92 min. · United States
Direction Patty Ivins Specht
Cast Barbra Streisand · Donna Summer · Lou Adler · Allan Arkush
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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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Burnt Weeny Sandwich Movie (S)
1969 · Movie · 17 min. · United States
Direction Frank Zappa
Cast Frank Zappa
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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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