Frank Zappa Movies

"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...

Frank Zappa stopped by the Night Flight studios in 1985 to talk about music videos, censorship, the PMRC and what it's like to play in his band.

A montage of the weird, a freak-out film that appeared when the expression was in fashion and in flower, along with the flower people. The film was...

Assembled from never before seen footage shot in 1983, this film documents controversial Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt's unlikely bid for...

"The Art of Dissent" celebrates the resilience and power of artistic engagement in Czechoslovakia before and after the 1968 Soviet-led invasion. The...

Film about male swagger.

An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of,...

Documentary about young pop and rock musicians producing music as "a symptom and generator" of social unrest and generation gaps.

This is a full-length documentary honoring the life and work of American composer and artist John Cage. Cage is considered one of the most...

Made in Japan was recorded live over three nights during 15–17 August 1972 at Festival Hall, Osaka and at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan. Four of the...

Deep Purple is one of the most influential and important guitar bands in history, one of the godfathers of the heavy metal genre, with over 100...

In 1967, Ed Seeman hired Frank Zappa for $2,000 to do the soundtrack for this animated TV commercial that he was animating and producing. It won a...

A documentary analyzing the social, political and cultural climate of Hollywood in the mid-1960s.

A one-hour documentary on the making of Frank Zappa's bizarre 1971 comic musical. Vintage private footage from Frank's personal archives plus...

This programme tells the story behind the conception, recording and release of this groundbreaking album. By use of interviews, musical...

Elaine Shepherd’s classic BBC documentary, introduced and narrated by John Peel. Completely wonderful, a 50 minute joy: reviews, articles,...

Produced for Dutch television and directed by Roelof Kiers, this documentary offers an observational portrait of musician and composer Frank Zappa in...

The 1974 unreleased made-for-TV concert movie ‘Cheaper Than Cheep’ is finally being released 50 years later! This...

Video of the famous performance released by both Zappa and Lennon

Shot on July 23, 1968, this historical 16mm footage of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA has been...