A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

Overview

The documentary examines Frank Zappa and his music through archive footage, including unique video excerpts from Austrian television archives featuring interviews with Zappa and backstage scenes from the 1970s and 1980s. The entire film is divided into chapters discussing the most important themes in Zappa's life and work.

Cast

Frank Zappa

Self

Dweezil Zappa

Self

Ahmet Zappa

Self

Keith Moon

Self (archive footage)

Brian May

Self

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

Keith Richards

Self

N/A

Nicolas Slonimsky

Self

Neil Jordan

Self (archive footage)

Andy Summers

Self

Jean-Luc Ponty

Self

George Duke

Self