The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1988)

Name: The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1988
Duration: 59 min

Directed by Frank Zappa · 59 min

Year: 1988
Running time: 59 min
Countries: United States
Languages: English

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About the film

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels is a documentary film made and released by Frank Zappa in 1987, detailing the making of Zappa's 1971 film 200 Motels. It was released direct-to-video.

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The record

Title	The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
Year	1988
Directed by	Frank Zappa
Runs	59 min
IMDb	tt0096313
Wikidata	Q2017577

Source: Wikidata (CC0), read Fri Oct 16.

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