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  • Zappa (2020)
  • Not Rated
    129 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Zappa (2020)
Not Rated
129 min | Documentary, Biography, History

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
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Nov 27, 2020 (United States)

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101 cast members
Name Known for
Frank Zappa
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Lonnie Lardner
Self - Newscaster for Action News (archive footage) Self - Newscaster for Action News (archive footage)   See fewer
Patrice Zappa
Self - Frank Zappa's Sister (archive footage) Self - Frank Zappa's Sister (archive footage)   See fewer
Carl Zappa
Self - Frank Zappa's Brother (archive footage) Self - Frank Zappa's Brother (archive footage)   See fewer
Rose Zappa
Self - Frank Zappa's Mother (archive footage) Self - Frank Zappa's Mother (archive footage)   See fewer
Francis Zappa
Self - Frank Zappa's Father (archive footage) Self - Frank Zappa's Father (archive footage)   See fewer
Edgard Varèse
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Don Van Vliet
Self (archive footage) (as Captain Beefheart) Self (archive footage) (as Captain Beefheart)   See fewer
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Pamela Zarubica
Self - Zappa's Roommate Self - Zappa's Roommate   See fewer
The Beatles
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Bunk Gardner
Self - Played with Zappa 1966-1969 Self - Played with Zappa 1966-1969   See fewer
Ian Underwood
Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1975 Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1975   See fewer
Ruth Underwood
Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1976 Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1976   See fewer
Gail Zappa
Self - Frank Zappa's Wife Self - Frank Zappa's Wife   See fewer
Tom Wilson
Self - Music Producer (archive footage) Self - Music Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood
Self - Baritone Saxophone / Percusion (archive footage) (as Motorhead Sherwood) Self - Baritone Saxophone / Percusion (archive footage) (as Motorhead Sherwood)   See fewer
Roy Estrada
Self - Bass (archive footage) Self - Bass (archive footage)   See fewer
Ray Collins
Self - Vocal (archive footage) Self - Vocal (archive footage)   See fewer
Don Preston
Self - Keyboards (archive footage) Self - Keyboards (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmy Carl Black
Self - Drums (archive footage) Self - Drums (archive footage)   See fewer
Arthur Dyer Tripp III
Self - Percusion (archive footage) (as Art Tripp) Self - Percusion (archive footage) (as Art Tripp)   See fewer
Mike Keneally
Self - Played with Zappa 1987-1988 Self - Played with Zappa 1987-1988   See fewer
Cal Schenkel
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimi Hendrix
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Moon Unit Zappa
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Pamela Des Barres
Self - Author, Former Member of the GTOs Self - Author, Former Member of the GTOs   See fewer
David Bowie
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mick Jagger
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Joni Mitchell
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The GTOs
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Dweezil Zappa
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Manson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Alice Cooper
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Howard Kaylan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark Volman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Aynsley Dunbar
Self - Drums (archive footage) Self - Drums (archive footage)   See fewer
Jeff Simmons
Self - Bass (archive footage) Self - Bass (archive footage)   See fewer
George Duke
Self - Keyboards / Trombone (archive footage) Self - Keyboards / Trombone (archive footage)   See fewer
Jean-Luc Ponty
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Yoko Ono
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John Lennon
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerry D. Good
Self - Producer, 200 Motels (archive footage) (as Jerry Good) Self - Producer, 200 Motels (archive footage) (as Jerry Good)   See fewer
Ringo Starr
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Vai
Self - Played with Zappa 1980-1982 Self - Played with Zappa 1980-1982   See fewer
Ike Willis
Self - Played with Zappa 1978-1979 (archive footage) Self - Played with Zappa 1978-1979 (archive footage)   See fewer
Bruce Bickford
Self - Animator Self - Animator   See fewer
Tom Fowler
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Self (archive footage) (as Napoleon Brock) Self (archive footage) (as Napoleon Brock)   See fewer
Ralph Humphrey
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Chester Thompson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bruce Fowler
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Patrick O'Hearn
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Péter Wolf
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Terry Bozzio
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tommy Mars
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Adrian Belew
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Scott Thunes
Self - Played with Zappa 1981-1988 Self - Played with Zappa 1981-1988   See fewer
John Belushi
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ray White
Self - Played with Zappa 1976-1984 Self - Played with Zappa 1976-1984   See fewer
Arthur Barrow
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Vinnie Colaiuta
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Sandi Freeman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Diva Zappa
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Douglas
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Norman Seeff
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Kronos Quartet
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
Robin Denselow
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Kent Nagano
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Letterman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ahmet Zappa
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Pierre Boulez
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Raksin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ted Koppel
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Susan Baker
Self - PMRC Member (archive footage) Self - PMRC Member (archive footage)   See fewer
Arsenio Hall
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Kocáb
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Gary Iskowitz
Self (voice) Self (voice)   See fewer
David Dondorf
Self - Music Engineer (voice) Self - Music Engineer (voice)   See fewer
Kathleen Sullivan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Václav Havel
Self - President of Czechoslovakia (archive footage) Self - President of Czechoslovakia (archive footage)   See fewer
Jamie Gangel
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ensemble Modern
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Arthur Brown
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Adam Curry
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Hank Dutt
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Buzz Gardner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Gore
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Tipper Gore
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
David Harrington
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Brian Jones
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Lofton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Miss Mercy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Sherba
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Wyman
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Sunny Yang
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
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