Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
“Every Fan His Prisoner...Every Guitar His Slave!”
2015•1h 35m•6.8•Released
MusicDocumentary
A Frank Zappa show goes way beyond a mere concert – it is an experience…a flight of improvisation, musicianship, and cerebral cynicism. An unparalleled Composer and Guitarist, Zappa redefined rock n roll paradigms by introducing into the mix his favorite influences from classical music, jazz, blues, Doo-wop, traditional and non-traditional music. And he did so with unparalleled humor and audacity. But it was the music itself that influenced generations of musicians and, quite frankly, blew minds. Roxy: The Movie, filmed over three nights in December 1973, at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, CA, is a powerful display of this experience, and reveals what made him such a pioneering musical revolutionary.
Director
Frank Zappa
Writer
Frank Zappa
Languages
English
Studio
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Cast
Frank Zappa
Himself
George Duke
Himself
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Himself
Ruth Underwood
Herself
Chester Thompson
Himself
Ralph Humphrey
Himself
Pamela Des Barres
Herself
Carl Franzoni
Himself
Tom Fowler
Himself
Brenda Starr Light
Herself
Lana
Dancer
Gail Zappa
Herself
Production
Company
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Producer
Frank Zappa
Producer
Gail Zappa
Producer
Ahmet Zappa
Producer
Jeff Stein
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