200 Motels
98 mins
"Touring makes you crazy," Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this film came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring. The story, interspersed with performances by the Mothers and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, is a tale of life on the road. The band members' main concerns are the search for groupies and the desire to get paid.
Mark Volman
Member of Mothers of Invention
Howard Kaylan
Member of Mothers of Invention
Ian Underwood
Member of Mothers of Invention
Aynsley Dunbar
Member of Mothers of Invention
Janet Neville-Ferguson
Groupie #1 (Janet Ferguson)
Lucy Offerall
Groupie #2 (Lucy)
Martin Lickert
Jeff
Dick Barber
Bif Debris - The Vacuum Cleaner
Don Preston
Don
Pamela Des Barres
Interviewer (as Pamela Miller)
Ruth Underwood
Fake Drummer
Judy Gridley
Chorus Leader
Jim Pons
Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood
Motorhead Sherwood (uncredited)
Mark Volman
Additional Writing
Howard Kaylan
Additional Writing
Rich Harrison
Editor
Leo Austin
Art Direction
Mervyn Medalie
Hairdresser
Paul Rabiger
Makeup Artist
Sue Yelland
Costume Design
Herb Cohen
Producer
Brian Harris
Associate Producer
Ian Underwood
Musician
Jerry D. Good
Producer
Cal Schenkel
Production Design
Raoul Pagel
Associate Producer