Zappa

Name: Zappa
Director: Alex Winter
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History, Music
Released: 2020-11-27
Duration: 7740000 s
Rating: 9.6
Cast: Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Pamela Des Barres

Directed by Alex Winter

2020 2h 9m Not Rated

Documentary, Biography, History,

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"Zappa" dives deep into the enigmatic world of Frank Zappa, revealing the genius behind his provocative music and unfiltered artistry. Through exclusive archival footage and personal anecdotes, the film uncovers the man who challenged norms and defined a genre.

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Cast of Zappa

Frank ZappaSelf (archive footage)
Mike KeneallySelf - Played with Zappa 1987-1988
Pamela Des BarresSelf - Author, Former Member of the GTOs
Lonnie LardnerSelf - Newscaster for Action News (archive footage)
Patrice ZappaSelf - Frank Zappa's Sister (archive footage)
Rose ZappaSelf - Frank Zappa's Mother (archive footage)
Francis ZappaSelf - Frank Zappa's Father (archive footage)
Edgard VarèseSelf (archive footage)
Don Van VlietSelf (archive footage) (as Captain Beefheart)
The Mothers of InventionThemselves (archive footage)
Johnny Guitar WatsonSelf (archive footage)
Pamela ZarubicaSelf - Zappa's Roommate
Carlo ZappavignaSelf - Frank Zappa's Brother (archive footage)
Bunk GardnerSelf - Played with Zappa 1966-1969
Ian UnderwoodSelf - Played with Zappa 1967-1975
Ruth UnderwoodSelf - Played with Zappa 1967-1976
Gail ZappaSelf - Frank Zappa's Wife
Tom WilsonSelf - Music Producer (archive footage)
Euclid James 'Motorhead' SherwoodSelf - Baritone Saxophone / Percusion (archive footage)
Roy EstradaSelf - Bass (archive footage)
Ray CollinsSelf - Vocal (archive footage)
Don PrestonSelf - Keyboards (archive footage)
Jimmy Carl BlackSelf - Drums (archive footage)
Arthur Dyer Tripp IIISelf - Percusion (archive footage) (as Art Tripp)
Cal SchenkelSelf (archive footage)
Jimi HendrixSelf (archive footage)
Moon Unit ZappaSelf (archive footage)
Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
Nancy ReaganSelf (archive footage)
David BowieSelf (archive footage)
Mick JaggerSelf (archive footage)
Joni MitchellSelf (archive footage)
Dweezil ZappaSelf (archive footage)
Alice CooperSelf (archive footage)
Howard KaylanSelf (archive footage)
Mark VolmanSelf (archive footage)
Aynsley DunbarSelf - Drums (archive footage)
Jeff SimmonsSelf - Bass (archive footage)
George DukeSelf - Keyboards / Trombone (archive footage)
Jean-Luc PontySelf (archive footage)
Yoko OnoSelf (archive footage)
John LennonSelf (archive footage)
Jerry D. GoodSelf - Producer, 200 Motels (archive footage) (as Jerry Good)
Ringo StarrSelf (archive footage)
Steve VaiSelf - Played with Zappa 1980-1982
Ike WillisSelf - Played with Zappa 1978-1979 (archive footage)
Bruce BickfordSelf - Animator
Tom FowlerSelf (archive footage)
Napoleon Murphy BrockSelf (archive footage) (as Napoleon Brock)
Ralph HumphreySelf (archive footage)
Chester ThompsonSelf (archive footage)
Bruce FowlerSelf (archive footage)
Patrick O'HearnSelf (archive footage)
Peter WolfSelf (archive footage)
Terry BozzioSelf (archive footage)
Tommy MarsSelf (archive footage)
Adrian BelewSelf (archive footage)
Scott ThunesSelf - Played with Zappa 1981-1988
Joe TraversSelf
John BelushiSelf (archive footage)
Ray WhiteSelf - Played with Zappa 1976-1984
Arthur BarrowSelf (archive footage)
Vinnie ColaiutaSelf (archive footage)
Diva ZappaSelf (archive footage)
Sandi FreemanSelf (archive footage)
Mike DouglasSelf (archive footage)
Norman SeeffSelf (archive footage)
Kronos String QuartetThemselves
David HarringtonSelf
Robin DenselowSelf (archive footage)
Kent NaganoSelf (archive footage)
David LettermanSelf (archive footage)
Ahmet ZappaSelf (archive footage)
Pierre BoulezSelf (archive footage)
David RaksinSelf (archive footage)
Ted KoppelSelf (archive footage)
Susan BakerSelf - PMRC Member (archive footage)
Arsenio HallSelf (archive footage)
Gary IskowitzSelf (voice)
David DondorfSelf - Music Engineer (voice)
Kathleen SullivanSelf (archive footage)
Václav HavelSelf - President of Czechoslovakia (archive footage)
Jamie GangelSelf (archive footage)
Ensemble ModernThemselves (archive footage)
Arthur BrownSelf (archive footage)
Adam CurrySelf
Hank DuttSelf
Buzz GardnerSelf (archive footage)
Al GoreSelf (archive footage)
Tipper GoreSelf (archive footage)
Brian JonesSelf (archive footage)
John LoftonSelf (archive footage)
Miss MercySelf (archive footage)
John SherbaSelf
Bill WymanSelf (archive footage)
Sunny YangSelf
Charles MansonSelf (archive footage)