200 Motels (1971)
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Cast
as Themselves
as Rance Muhammitz / Dave
as Larry The Dwarf / Frank Zappa
as The Hot Nun
as Lonesome Cowboy Burt
as Jeff
as Groupie
as Groupie
as Himself
as Interviewer
as Member of Mothers of Invention
as Bif Debris
as Member of Mothers of Invention
as Industrial Vacuum Cleaner
as Himself
as Fake Drummer
as Chorus Leader
as Member of Mothers of Invention
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Critic Reviews for 200 Motels
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200 Motels has no particular focal point, being principally an anthology of poor jokes and spectacular audio-visual effects, a few of which might expand the mind, but all of which, taken together, are like an overdose of Novocain.
The incidents are often outrageously irreverent. The comedy is fast and furious, both sophisticated and sophomoric.
A real dinosaur.
Zappa's most ambitious compositions (performed by the London Philharmonic) share screen time with nostalgic freak humor.
It assaults the mind with everything on hand.
200 Motels may pass for sophistication in some quarters but sophomoric is a better description. It is a mixture of rock music and fantasy with very little story line.
Audience Reviews for 200 Motels
Ringo Starr IS Larry the Dwarf AS Frank Zappa in this druggy pastiche of skits, solarized footage, crude animations, and an operetta about a penis. Most people will wonder what they were smoking when they came up with this; Zappa fans will wonder where they can get some.
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200 Motels Quotes
| Lonesome Cowboy Burt: | Opal, you hot lil' bitch. |
| Rance Muhammitz: | I don't wish to alarm you, but the signature must be made... in blood. |
| Rance Muhammitz: | I don't wish to alarm you, but the signature must be made, in blood. |