Zappa

Save the Vault. Tell the Story.

Duration: 129 min
Release date: 2020-11-27
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With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

Music Documentary

Zappa

Videos

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