The Amazing Mr. Bickford

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The Amazing Mr. Bickford
Released

The Amazing Mr. Bickford is a 1987 video about animator Bruce Bickford, released and produced by Frank Zappa. It features orchestral music by Zappa combined with clay animation scenes by Bickford.

Players

Cast & Crew

Cast:

• Bruce Bickford
• Frank Zappa

Also appearing on a TV screen in the background:

• George Duke
• Ruth Underwood
• Napoleon Murphy Brock

Crew:

• Written, produced, directed & music composed by FZ
• Animation scenarios by Bruce Bickford & FZ
• Animation photography by Karl Krogstad & Bruce Bickford
• Additional cinematography by Rob Leacock
• Clay, cardboard & line animation by Bruce Bickford

Tracks

The music heard:

• Naval Aviation In Art (from The Perfect Stranger)
• Mo 'n Herb's Vacation (from London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I & II)
• Dupree's Paradise (from Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger)
• The Perfect Stranger (from Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger)