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Zappa
“Save the Vault. Tell the Story.”
7.2 / 10• 2020• 2h 9m•NR• English
MusicDocumentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Frank Zappa
Self (archive footage)
LeadMK
Mike Keneally
Self - Played with Zappa 1987-1988
Pamela Des Barres
Self - Author, Former Member of the GTOs
LL
Lonnie Lardner
Self - Newscaster for Action News (archive footage)
PZ
Patrice Zappa
Self - Frank Zappa's Sister (archive footage)
RZ
Rose Zappa
Self - Frank Zappa's Mother (archive footage)
FZ
Francis Zappa
Self - Frank Zappa's Father (archive footage)
Edgard Varèse
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alex Winter's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Zappa is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
