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[[Category:Film Directors]]

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-'''Tony Palmer''' (August 29, 1941) was the director of [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]s movie "[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]". He has additionally directed several other films and concert performances in the world of rock, theatre and opera. Between 1967 and 1974 he was a music critic for The Observer and between 1969 and 1974 he had a weekly column, ''Notes From The Underground'', in The Spectator.
+'''Tony Palmer''' (August 29, 1941) was the director of [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]s movie ''"[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]"'' (1971). Previousy, he also wrote the book ''Born Under A Bad Sign'' (1970), illustrated by [[Ralph Steadman]], with a foreword by [[John Lennon]]. One drawing by Steadman from this book would later be used as the cover of Zappa's ''[[Have I Offended Someone?]]'' (1997).
 ==Quotes==

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-'''Tony Palmer''' (August 29, 1941) was the director of [[Frank Zappa]]s movie "[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]". He has additionally directed several other films and concert performances in the world of rock, theatre and opera. Between 1967 and 1974 he was a music critic for The Observer and between 1969 and 1974 he had a weekly column, ''Notes From The Underground'', in The Spectator.
+'''Tony Palmer''' (August 29, 1941) was the director of [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]s movie "[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]". He has additionally directed several other films and concert performances in the world of rock, theatre and opera. Between 1967 and 1974 he was a music critic for The Observer and between 1969 and 1974 he had a weekly column, ''Notes From The Underground'', in The Spectator.
 ==Quotes==
 <blockquote>''"Frank Zappa is pretty pleased with his first movie, "[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]". Ask how he feels about it now that it's all finished and he'll say: "I think it turned out pretty good." Tell him that British pop pundit Tony Palmer, who worked on the film, thinks it's the worst pop film he's seen, and he'll say: "That's quite a distinction. But then he's such a controversial little rascal. Ask him if he can see any reason for Palmer to describe it that way, and he says: "Self publicity for himself perhaps?" It's not so much arrogance, it's a strong belief in what he's doing, and as he says, he does things for people to enjoy, not for critics to write about."''</blockquote>
-<div align=right>[[FZ]] in [[Zappa's Latest Box Of Tricks]]</div align=right>
+<div align=right>[[Biography|FZ]] in [[Zappa's Latest Box Of Tricks]]</div align=right>
 <blockquote>''"The 'Visual Director' was Tony Palmer who, in his own review of the film in the Observer, described it as being the worst film in the history of western cinema. "Well that gives it some distinction doesn't it," remarked Frank wryly when he heard the review. However, his own view of the film remains unchanged. "I like that movie. I'll stand by that movie."'' </blockquote>
-<div align=right>[[FZ]] in [[Frank Zappa Interview by Steve Turner]]</div align=right>
+<div align=right>[[Biography|FZ]] in [[Frank Zappa Interview by Steve Turner]]</div align=right>
 ==External links==

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-'''Tony Palmer''' was the director of [[Frank Zappa]]s movie "[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]".
+[[File:Tony Palmer.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Tony Palmer.]]
-<blockquote>Frank Zappa is pretty pleased with his first movie, "[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]". Ask how he feels about it now that it's all finished and he'll say: "I think it turned out pretty good." Tell him that British pop pundit [[Tony Palmer]], who worked on the film, thinks it's the worst pop film he's seen, and he'll say: "That's quite a distinction. But then he's such a controversial little rascal."<br>
+==Quotes==
 Ask him if he can see any reason for Palmer to describe it that way, and he says: "Self publicity for himself perhaps?" It's not so much arrogance, it's a strong belief in what he's doing, and as he says, he does things for people to enjoy, not for critics to write about.</blockquote>
 <div align=right>[[FZ]] in [[Zappa's Latest Box Of Tricks]]</div align=right>
-<blockquote>The 'Visual Director' was Tony Palmer who, in his own review of the film in the Observer, described it as being the worst film in the history of western cinema. "Well that gives it some distinction doesn't it," remarked Frank wryly when he heard the review. However, his own view of the film remains unchanged. "I like that movie. I'll stand by that movie." </blockquote>
+<blockquote>''"The 'Visual Director' was Tony Palmer who, in his own review of the film in the Observer, described it as being the worst film in the history of western cinema. "Well that gives it some distinction doesn't it," remarked Frank wryly when he heard the review. However, his own view of the film remains unchanged. "I like that movie. I'll stand by that movie."'' </blockquote>
 <div align=right>[[FZ]] in [[Frank Zappa Interview by Steve Turner]]</div align=right>
-==See Also==
+==External links==
 *[[wikipedia:Tony Palmer (director)|Wikipedia Article]]
 *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658482/ Internet Movie Database]
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 *[http://www.frankzappa200motelsdvd.com/ 200 Motels DVD Website]
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 *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658482/ Internet Movie Database]
 *[http://www.tonypalmer.org/ Tony Palmer's Website]
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		+	<blockquote>Frank Zappa is pretty pleased with his first movie, "[[200 Motels]]". Ask how he feels about it now that it's all finished and he'll say: "I think it turned out pretty good." Tell him that British pop pundit [[Tony Palmer]], who worked on the film, thinks it's the worst pop film he's seen, and he'll say: "That's quite a distinction. But then he's such a controversial little rascal."
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		+	Ask him if he can see any reason for Palmer to describe it that way, and he says: "Self publicity for himself perhaps?" It's not so much arrogance, it's a strong belief in what he's doing, and as he says, he does things for people to enjoy, not for critics to write about.</blockquote>
		+	<div align=right>[[FZ]] in [[Zappa's Latest Box Of Tricks]]</div align=right>
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		+	<blockquote>The 'Visual Director' was Tony Palmer who, in his own review of the film in the Observer, described it as being the worst film in the history of western cinema. "Well that gives it some distinction doesn't it," remarked Frank wryly when he heard the review. However, his own view of the film remains unchanged. "I like that movie. I'll stand by that movie." </blockquote>
		+	<div align=right>[[FZ]] in [[Frank Zappa Interview by Steve Turner]]</div align=right>
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		+	[http://www.tonypalmer.org/ Tony Palmer's Website]
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