Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

Overview

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.

Cast

Frank Zappa

Himself

George Duke

Himself

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Himself

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Ruth Underwood

Herself

Chester Thompson

Himself

Ralph Humphrey

Himself

N/A

Pamela Des Barres

Herself

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Carl Franzoni

Himself

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Tom Fowler

Himself

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Brenda Starr Light

Herself

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Lana

Dancer

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Gail Zappa

Herself