Peefeeyatko
Peefeeyatko is a 1991, 60-minute German (but English-language) documentary about Frank Zappa, written and directed by Henning Lohner. It focuses mostly on his techniques and perspective regarding composition. Apart from interviews with Zappa himself, there are also interviews with John Cage, Matt Groening, Pierre Boulez, Bob Stone, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Iannis Xenakis, Diva Zappa, Ray Wallis and Van Theodore Carlson.
The interviews are intercut with archive footage, both from Zappa's concerts, the film 200 Motels, old Monster Movies, a documentary about Bigfoot and atmospheric scenes set to either Zappa's music, or environmental sounds (in the tradition of John Cage), like a memorable moment where somebody prepares sizzling chunks of meat on a kitchen stove, while on a TV set nearby George H.W. Bush is giving a speech from the Oval Office. The DVD release of Peefeeyatko also adds Ein Leben Als Extravaganza - Das Genie Frank Zappa as bonus material.
Footage of Peefeeyatko was later also used in Lohner's other documentary The Revenge Of The Dead Indians (1992).
Archive footage in Peefeeyatko
- The True Story Of 200 Motels including:
- Fillmore West, November 6, 1970
- Shooting of 200 Motels Pinewood Studios, UK, Jan-Feb, 1970
- Footage of FZ composing in hotel rooms
- The Perfect Stranger, Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon choreographed by Lucinda Childs and Ralph Lemon, l'Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon conducted by Robert Hughes, Lyon, France, September 20, 1990
- Interview with FZ, Zappa Home, c. 1991
- Scenes from Hollywood, c. 1991
- Interview with John Cage
- Interview with FZ & Iannis Xenakis, Paris, c. 1991
- Interview with FZ & Pierre Boulez, Paris, c. 1991
- Interview with Ray Wallis, Big Foot expert
- Der Herr der Welt (Harry Piel, Deutschland, 1934)
- Interview with Karlheinz Stockhausen
- Interview with Matt Groening
- FZ ride through Hollywood and to a TV station
- Interview with Iannis Xenakis
Tracks
- 00:00-00:16 Synclavier
- 00:25-00:31 Penis Dimension (from Fillmore West, November 6, 1970)
- 00:31-00:38 The Perfect Stranger (from Lyon, September 20, 1990)
- 00:38-00:55 Sleeping In A Jar (from Fillmore West, November 6, 1970)
- 00:55-01:23 The Perfect Stranger (from Lyon, September 20, 1990)
- 01:23-02:58 Synclavier
- 08:25-08:55 Bogus Pomp (from London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I & II)
- 09:09-09:35 The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth (from The True Story Of 200 Motels)
- 09:45-10:56 Night School (from Jazz From Hell)
- 14:35-15:09 Synclavier
- 15:09-23:03 FZ plays the Synclavier
- 28:40-28:57 Synclavier
- 34:22-35:27 Synclavier
- 42:18-50:19 Synclavier ("Excerptis Frank Zappæ Elektronik MuZik")
- 51:22-52:10 The Perfect Stranger (from Lyon, September 20, 1990)
- 54:25-55:04 FZ plays the Synclavier
- 55:38-55:53 Synclavier
- 56:25-57:20 Synclavier
- 58:16-59:32 Synclavier
Conceptual Continuity
- Through the documentary, peefeeyatko is used as a Secret Word. Footage from old Monster Movies and a documentary about Bigfoot is also intercut with Zappa-related footage.
