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“Save the Vault. Tell the Story.”

20202h 9mMusic · Documentary

Released

November 27, 2020

7.2

TMDB Score

72% match · 70 votes

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About the Movie

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MusicDocumentary

Synopsis

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

DirectorAlex Winter

Released: November 27, 2020
Runtime: 2h 9m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Budget: $1.1M
Studios: Trouper Productions, Zipper Bros Films, Altitude Film Entertainment

Top Billed Cast

Frank Zappa

Self (archive footage)

MK

Mike Keneally

Self - Played with Zappa 1987-1988

Pamela Des Barres

Self - Author, Former Member of the GTOs

LL

Lonnie Lardner

Self - Newscaster for Action News (archive footage)

PZ

Patrice Zappa

Self - Frank Zappa's Sister (archive footage)

RZ

Rose Zappa

Self - Frank Zappa's Mother (archive footage)

FZ

Francis Zappa

Self - Frank Zappa's Father (archive footage)

Edgard Varèse

Self (archive footage)

DV

Don Van Vliet

Self (archive footage) (as Captain Beefheart)

TM

The Mothers of Invention

Themselves (archive footage)

JG

Johnny Guitar Watson

Self (archive footage)

PZ

Pamela Zarubica

Self - Zappa's Roommate

CZ

Carlo Zappavigna

Self - Frank Zappa's Brother (archive footage)

BG

Bunk Gardner

Self - Played with Zappa 1966-1969

IU

Ian Underwood

Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1975

RU

Ruth Underwood

Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1976

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