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==Release Info== | ==Release Info== | ||
==Tracks== | ==Tracks== | ||
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| + | [[Theodore Bikel|THEODORE BIKEL]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Ringo Starr|RINGO STARR]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Mark Volman|MARK VOLMAN]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Howard Kaylan|HOWARD KAYLAN]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Ian Underwood|IAN UNDERWOOD]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Aynsley Dunbar|AYNSLEY DUNBAR]]<br> | ||
| + | [[George Duke|GEORGE DUKE]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Keith Moon|KEITH MOON]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Janet Ferguson|JANET FERGUSON]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Lucy Offerall|LUCY OFFERALL]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Jimmy Carl Black|JIMMY CARL BLACK]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Martin Lickert|MARTIN LICKERT]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Dick Barber|DICK BARBER]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Don Preston|DON PRESTON]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Pamela Miller|PAMELA MILLER]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Ruth Underwood|RUTH UNDERWOOD]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Judy Gridley|JUDY GRIDLEY]]<br> | ||
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| + | music composed and arranged by FRANK ZAPPA<br> | ||
| + | music performed by [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra|ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA]]<br> | ||
| + | choreographed by [[Gillian Lynne|GILLIAN LYNNE]]<br> | ||
| + | story and screenplay by FRANK ZAPPA<br> | ||
| + | shooting script by [[Tony Palmer|TONY PALMER]]<br> | ||
| + | associate producers [[Raoul Ragel|RAOUL RAGEL]] • [[Brian Harris|BRIAN HARRIS]]<br> | ||
| + | produced by [[Jerry Good|JERRY GOOD]] • [[Herb Cohen|HERB COHEN]]<br> | ||
| + | characterizations directed by FRANK ZAPPA<br> | ||
| + | visuals directed by [[Tony Palmer|TONY PALMER]]<br> | ||
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| + | Special Material [[Mark Volman|MARK VOLMAN]] • [[Howard Kaylan|HOWARD KAYLAN]]<br> | ||
| + | Orchestra Leader [[Colin Staveley|COLIN STAVELEY]]<br> | ||
| + | Orchestra Chairman [[John Lowdell|JOHN LOWDELL]]<br> | ||
| + | Acting Orchestra General Manager [[Tom Petzal|TOM PETZAL]]<br> | ||
| + | Orchestra Conductor [[Elgar Howarth|ELGAR HOWARTH]]<br> | ||
| + | Chorus [[Top Score Singers|TOP SCORE SINGERS]]<br> | ||
| + | Choral Director [[David Van Asch|DAVID VAN ASCH]]<br> | ||
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| + | Animation [[Murakami Wolf Productions|MURAKAMI WOLF PRODUCTIONS]] <br> | ||
| + | Animation Director [[Charles Swenson|CHARLES SWENSON]]<br> | ||
| + | Graphic Production [[Cal Schenkel|CAL SCHENKEL]] • [[Kunimi Terada|KUNIMI TERADA]] • [[Fumiko Roche|FUMIKO ROCHE]] • [[Elizabeth Wright|ELIZABETH WRIGHT]] • [[Wilma Guenot|WILMA GUENOT]] • [[Ann Oliphant|ANN OLIPHANT]]<br> | ||
| + | Production Design [[Cal Schenkel|CAL SCHENKEL]]<br> | ||
| + | Art Director [[Leo Austin|LEO AUSTIN]]<br> | ||
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| + | Unit Production Manager [[David Anderson|DAVID ANDERSON]]<br> | ||
| + | Lion Television Services Production Manager [[Roy Garner|ROY GARNER]]<br> | ||
| + | Lion Television Services Controller [[Tom Keylock|TOM KEYLOCK]]<br> | ||
| + | Assistant Director [[David Alexander|DAVID ALEXANDER]]<br> | ||
| + | 2nd Assistant Director [[Jim Mc Cutcheon|JIM MC CUTCHEON]]<br> | ||
| + | Dancers Music Associate [[Ray Cook|RAY COOK]]<br> | ||
| + | Lighting Director [[Peter Dyson|PETER DYSON]]<br> | ||
| + | Technical Director [[Alan Mashford|ALAN MASHFORD]]<br> | ||
| + | Sound Supervisor [[Peter Hubbard|PETER HUBBARD]]<br> | ||
| + | 16 Track Recordist [[Robert Auger|ROBERT AUGER]]<br> | ||
| + | Continuity Clerk [[Lyn Gomez|LYN GOMEZ]]<br> | ||
| + | Production Secretary [[Jaqi Williamson|JAQI WILLIAMSON]]<br> | ||
| + | Vision Mixer [[Anne Rowe|ANNE ROWE]]<br> | ||
| + | Vision Supervisor [[Roland Brown|ROLAND BROWN]]<br> | ||
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| + | Construction Supervisor [[Harry Phipps|HARRY PHIPPS]]<br> | ||
| + | Costume Design [[Sue Yelland|SUE YELLAND]]<br> | ||
| + | Hairdresser [[Mervyn Medalie|MERVYN MEDALIE]]<br> | ||
| + | Makeup [[Paul Rabiger|PAUL RABIGER]]<br> | ||
| + | Unit Publicist [[Ian Stock|IAN STOCK]]<br> | ||
| + | Special Effects [[Bert Luxford|BERT LUXFORD]]<br> | ||
| + | Still Photographer [[Barry Peake|BARRY PEAKE]]<br> | ||
| + | Wire Specialist [[Inky Ingram|INKY INGRAM]]<br> | ||
| + | Props [[Paddy Bennett|PADDY BENNETT]]<br> | ||
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| + | Vision Engineers [[Richard Thompson|RICHARD THOMPSON]] • [[Selwyn Mindel|SELWYN MINDEL]] • [[Neville Hoksfield|NEVILLE HOKSFIELD]]<br> | ||
| + | Cameramen [[Dave Swan|DAVE SWAN]] • [[Barrie Dodd|BARRIE DODD]] • [[Mike Fitch|MIKE FITCH]] • [[John Howard|JOHN HOWARD]]<br> | ||
| + | Video Tape Editors [[Barry Stephens|BARRY STEPHENS]] • [[Ray Nunney|RAY NUNNEY]]<br> | ||
| + | Dubbed at [[Todd A-O|TODD A-O]]<br> | ||
| + | Film Editing [[Rich Harrison|RICH HARRISON]]<br> | ||
| + | Video Tape Transfer to Film [[Technicolor|TECHNICOLOR-ENGLAND]]<br> | ||
| + | Video Tape Equipment [[Lion Television Services|LION TELEVISION SERVICES]]<br> | ||
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| + | Produced at [[Pinewood Studios|PINEWOOD STUDIOS]], [[Iverheath|IVERHEATH]], [[England|ENGLAND]]<br> | ||
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| + | Uncredited: [[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]], [[Jim Pons]], [[Phyllis Bryn-Julson]], [[Classical Guitar Ensemble]], [[John Williams]] | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Revision as of 13:27, 5 June 2005
Release Info
Tracks
Cast & Crew
THEODORE BIKEL
RINGO STARR
MARK VOLMAN
HOWARD KAYLAN
IAN UNDERWOOD
AYNSLEY DUNBAR
GEORGE DUKE
KEITH MOON
JANET FERGUSON
LUCY OFFERALL
JIMMY CARL BLACK
MARTIN LICKERT
DICK BARBER
DON PRESTON
PAMELA MILLER
RUTH UNDERWOOD
JUDY GRIDLEY
music composed and arranged by FRANK ZAPPA
music performed by ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
choreographed by GILLIAN LYNNE
story and screenplay by FRANK ZAPPA
shooting script by TONY PALMER
associate producers RAOUL RAGEL • BRIAN HARRIS
produced by JERRY GOOD • HERB COHEN
characterizations directed by FRANK ZAPPA
visuals directed by TONY PALMER
Special Material MARK VOLMAN • HOWARD KAYLAN
Orchestra Leader COLIN STAVELEY
Orchestra Chairman JOHN LOWDELL
Acting Orchestra General Manager TOM PETZAL
Orchestra Conductor ELGAR HOWARTH
Chorus TOP SCORE SINGERS
Choral Director DAVID VAN ASCH
Animation MURAKAMI WOLF PRODUCTIONS
Animation Director CHARLES SWENSON
Graphic Production CAL SCHENKEL • KUNIMI TERADA • FUMIKO ROCHE • ELIZABETH WRIGHT • WILMA GUENOT • ANN OLIPHANT
Production Design CAL SCHENKEL
Art Director LEO AUSTIN
Unit Production Manager DAVID ANDERSON
Lion Television Services Production Manager ROY GARNER
Lion Television Services Controller TOM KEYLOCK
Assistant Director DAVID ALEXANDER
2nd Assistant Director JIM MC CUTCHEON
Dancers Music Associate RAY COOK
Lighting Director PETER DYSON
Technical Director ALAN MASHFORD
Sound Supervisor PETER HUBBARD
16 Track Recordist ROBERT AUGER
Continuity Clerk LYN GOMEZ
Production Secretary JAQI WILLIAMSON
Vision Mixer ANNE ROWE
Vision Supervisor ROLAND BROWN
Construction Supervisor HARRY PHIPPS
Costume Design SUE YELLAND
Hairdresser MERVYN MEDALIE
Makeup PAUL RABIGER
Unit Publicist IAN STOCK
Special Effects BERT LUXFORD
Still Photographer BARRY PEAKE
Wire Specialist INKY INGRAM
Props PADDY BENNETT
Vision Engineers RICHARD THOMPSON • SELWYN MINDEL • NEVILLE HOKSFIELD
Cameramen DAVE SWAN • BARRIE DODD • MIKE FITCH • JOHN HOWARD
Video Tape Editors BARRY STEPHENS • RAY NUNNEY
Dubbed at TODD A-O
Film Editing RICH HARRISON
Video Tape Transfer to Film TECHNICOLOR-ENGLAND
Video Tape Equipment LION TELEVISION SERVICES
Produced at PINEWOOD STUDIOS, IVERHEATH, ENGLAND
Uncredited: Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood, Jim Pons, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Classical Guitar Ensemble, John Williams
Background
Liner Notes
A MURAKAMI WOLF / BIZARRE PRODUCTION
FRANK ZAPPA'S "200 MOTELS"
STARRING THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION · RINGO STARR · THEODORE BIKEL
MUSIC PERFORMED BY THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION · FRANK ZAPPA · MARK VOLMAN · HOWARD KAYLAN · IAN UNDERWOOD · AYNSLEY DUNBAR · GEORGE DUKE AND THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
MUSIC COMPOSED AND ARRANGED BY FRANK ZAPPA
STORY AND SCREENPLAY BY FRANK ZAPPA
CHARACTERIZATIONS DIRECTED BY FRANK ZAPPA
VISUALS DIRECTED BY TONY PALMER
PRODUCED BY JERRY GOOD AND HERB COHEN
From PES 99498 VHS (UK): MIND-BOGGLING EAR-BLOWING POP FANTASY AT ITS BEST! "Touring can make you crazy", announces ex-Beatle Ringo Starr at the start of the movie, "And that's what 200 Motels is all about". So prepare youself for an explosion of outrageous, fast and furious humor, zany satire and extraordinary visual invention in a riveting musical fantasy of the Seventies which makes most of today's pop videos look tame by comparison. The movie is a surrealistic 'documentary' about what happens when the performers on a rock tour begin to feel that every motel, every auditorium and all the groupies start to look alike. Set in the mythical town of Centerville, USA, 200 Motels stars Frank Zappa, the leader of one of the Seventies' greatest rock bands, The Mothers Of Invention, along with Ringo Starr, Theodore Bikel and the legendary Keith Moon, coming together in a consistently fascinating and free-wheeling movie that is a treat for all fans of Frank Zappa and his group and a not-to-be-missed eye and ear-opener for every addict of great pop music. Said Time: "The craziness climaxes, fittingly enough, with a full cast and chorus raising their voices in an irreverent anthem: "Lord, have mercy on the fate of this movie/and God bless the mind of the man in the street". Mothers fans will be ecstatic. Don't miss it.
From M200423 VHS (USA): "Just the right touch of insanity... a stunning achievement." - Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times. 200 Motels is Frank Zappa's outrageous, psychedelic precursor to today's rock videos - his hilarious response to the burning question of what to do with road-wrecked musicians. Should they rip off the motel's towels and ashtrays or merely quit the group? Dare they rebel against the tyranny of the merciless Zappa? "The Mothers Of Invention," as irrepressible as Zappa himself, wreck havoc in Centerville, a "typical" American town with its Rancid Boutique, Cheesy Motel, Fake Nightclub, Redneck Eats Cafe, groupies and an honest-to-goodness Main Street. Ringo Starr, in Zappa disquise and carrying an oil lamp, narrates. Theodore Bikel is government agent Rance Muhammitz. The hysterically funny man behind such hits as "Valley Girl," "Dancin' Fool" and "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow," Zappa reasserts his genius in this "zaniest piece of filmusical fantasy-comedy since The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night." - Daily Variety
