
"Touring makes you crazy," Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this film came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring. The story, interspersed with performances by the Mothers and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, is a tale of life on the road. The band members' main concerns are the search for groupies and the desire to get paid.
Release Date: 11/10/1971
Runtime: 98 minutes
Languages: English
Directors: Tony Palmer, Frank Zappa
Budget: $0.7M
0Companies: Bizarre Productions, Murakami-Wolf Productions
Countries: United States of America

George Duke
Member of Mothers of Invention

Frank Zappa
Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
Mark Volman
Member of Mothers of Invention
Howard Kaylan
Member of Mothers of Invention
Ian Underwood
Member of Mothers of Invention
Aynsley Dunbar
Member of Mothers of Invention

George Duke
Member of Mothers of Invention

Theodore Bikel
Rance Muhammitz / Dave

Keith Moon
Hot Nun

Ringo Starr
Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa
Janet Neville-Ferguson
Groupie #1 (Janet Ferguson)
Lucy Offerall
Groupie #2 (Lucy)
Jimmy Carl Black
Lonesome Cowboy Burt
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