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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Cast
- Frank Zappa
- Self
- Lonnie Lardner
- Self - Newscaster for Action News
- Patrice Zappa
- Self - Frank Zappa's Sister
- Carl Zappa
- Self - Frank Zappa's Brother
- Rose Zappa
- Self - Frank Zappa's Mother
- Francis Zappa
- Self - Frank Zappa's Father
- Edgard Varèse
- Self
- Don Van Vliet
- Self
- Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
- Themselves
- Pamela Zarubica
- Self - Zappa's Roommate
- The Beatles
- Themselves
- Bunk Gardner
- Self - Played with Zappa 1966-1969
- Ian Underwood
- Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1975
- Ruth Underwood
- Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1976
- Gail Zappa
- Self - Frank Zappa's Wife
- Tom Wilson
- Self - Music Producer
- Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood
- Self - Baritone Saxophone / Percusion
- Roy Estrada
- Self - Bass
- Ray Collins
- Self - Vocal
- Don Preston
- Self - Keyboards
- Jimmy Carl Black
- Self - Drums
- Arthur Dyer Tripp III
- Self - Percusion
- Mike Keneally
- Self - Played with Zappa 1987-1988
- Cal Schenkel
- Self
- Jimi Hendrix
- Self
- Moon Unit Zappa
- Self
- Ronald Reagan
- Self
- Nancy Reagan
- Self
- Pamela Des Barres
- Self - Author, Former Member of the GTOs
- David Bowie
- Self
- Mick Jagger
- Self
- Joni Mitchell
- Self
- The GTOs
- Themselves
- Dweezil Zappa
- Self
- Charles Manson
- Self
- Alice Cooper
- Self
- Howard Kaylan
- Self
- Mark Volman
- Self
- Aynsley Dunbar
- Self - Drums
- Jeff Simmons
- Self - Bass
- George Duke
- Self - Keyboards / Trombone
- Jean-Luc Ponty
- Self
- Yoko Ono
- Self
- John Lennon
- Self
- Jerry D. Good
- Self - Producer, 200 Motels
- Ringo Starr
- Self
- Steve Vai
- Self - Played with Zappa 1980-1982
- Ike Willis
- Self - Played with Zappa 1978-1979
- Bruce Bickford
- Self - Animator
- Tom Fowler
- Self
- Ralph Humphrey
- Self
- Chester Thompson
- Self
- Bruce Fowler
- Self
- Patrick O'Hearn
- Self
- Péter Wolf
- Self
- Terry Bozzio
- Self
- Tommy Mars
- Self
- Adrian Belew
- Self
- Scott Thunes
- Self - Played with Zappa 1981-1988
- Joe Travers
- Self
- John Belushi
- Self
- Ray White
- Self - Played with Zappa 1976-1984
- Arthur Barrow
- Self
- Vinnie Colaiuta
- Self
- Sandi Freeman
- Self
- Diva Zappa
- Self
- Mike Douglas
- Self
- Norman Seeff
- Self
- David Harrington
- Self
- Kronos Quartet
- Themselves
- Robin Denselow
- Self
- Kent Nagano
- Self
- David Letterman
- Self
- Ahmet Zappa
- Self
- Pierre Boulez
- Self
- David Raksin
- Self
- Ted Koppel
- Self
- Susan Baker
- Self - PMRC Member
- Arsenio Hall
- Self
- Michael Kocáb
- Self
- Gary Iskowitz
- Self
- David Dondorf
- Self - Music Engineer
- Kathleen Sullivan
- Self
- Václav Havel
- Self - President of Czechoslovakia
- Jamie Gangel
- Self
- Ensemble Modern
- Themselves
- Arthur Brown
- Self
- Adam Curry
- Self
- Hank Dutt
- Self
- Buzz Gardner
- Self
- Al Gore
- Self
- Tipper Gore
- Self
- David Harrington
- Self
- Brian Jones
- Self
- John Lofton
- Self
- Miss Mercy
- Self
- John Sherba
- Self
- Bill Wyman
- Self
Produced By
- Jade AlFitz
- location field producer: Los Angeles unit / producer
- Jade Allen
- producer
- Ivan Askwith
- co-producer
- Douglas Blush
- consulting producer
- Devorah DeVries
- producer / supervising producer
- John Frizzell
- producer
- Seth Gordon
- executive producer
- Aaron Guadamuz
- segment producer
- Robert A. Halmi
- executive producer
- Eileen Kwon
- co-producer
- John Morzen
- associate social media producer
- Mike J. Nichols
- associate producer
- Randi Norman
- executive producer
- Damir Omic
- associate producer / location field producer: Los Angeles unit
- Jim Reeve
- executive producer
- Marco Scaringi
- location field producer: Seattle unit
- Alex Winter
- producer
- Ahmet Zappa
- producer
- Glen Zipper
- producer
Music
Cinematography
Sound
- George H. Anderson
- dialogue editor
- Lon Bender
- re-recording mixer / sound designer / sound supervisor
- Nicholas Bergh
- digital restoration: Endpoint Audio Labs
- Montgomery Buckles
- sound: Los Angeles unit
- Hunter Crowley
- sound: Los Angeles unit
- Michelle Guasto
- sound: Los Angeles unit
- Jesse Johnstone
- mix technician
- Chris Kahwaty
- dialogue restoration specialist / sound effects editor
- P. Daniel Newman
- sound effects editor
- Mike J. Nichols
- sound mixer
- Alex Nomick
- sound effects editor
- Ryan Owens
- dialogue editor
- Nick Pavey
- dialogue editor
- John Polito
- digital restoration: Audio Mechanics
- Pernell L. Salinas
- first assistant sound editor
- Matt Sheldon
- sound: Seattle unit
- Greg Wurth
- Sound Recordist
- Martyn Zub
- re-recording mixer
Editing
Makeup
- Jorjee Douglass
- makeup: Los Angeles unit
- Eileen Kwon
- makeup: Los Angeles unit
- Charlotte Young
- makeup: Los Angeles unit
Visual Effects
- Max Colt Chyzhevskyy
- visual effects producer
- Eric Del Greco
- animator / graphic designer
- Stephanie Sweeney
- animator
Production Management
- Jade AlFitz
- post-production supervisor
Art Department
- Mike J. Nichols
- graphics
Animation
- Bruce Bickford
- clay animation / original drawings
Editorial
- Oneika Austin
- transcription
- Joe Bogdanovic
- archival conversions
- Brian Gee
- assistant editor
- Tyler Gurd
- junior editor
- Brian Hutchings
- digital intermediate colorist: Different By Design
- Gregory J. Lanesey
- digital intermediate producer: Different By Design
- Harry Locke IV
- on-line editor
- Tony Quijano
- on-line editor
- Matt Radecki
- digital intermediate producer: Different By Design
- Imran Virani
- assistant editor / junior editor
- J. Warner
- assistant editor
Other
- Alma Aguilar
- special thanks
- Dax Alvarez
- thanks
- Rodney Ascher
- thanks
- Ivan Askwith
- special thanks
- Darren Barnett
- thanks
- Bruce Bickford
- in memory of / thanks
- Tim Burns
- thanks
- Del Casher
- thanks
- Godfrey Cheshire
- thanks
- Jason John Cicalese
- special thanks
- Janet Cowperthwaite
- thanks
- Beverly D'Angelo
- thanks
- Andrew Daw
- thanks
- Pamela Des Barres
- thanks
- Kyle Robert Duncan
- special thanks
- Robert Wyatt Duncan
- special thanks
- Steve Durgin
- special thanks
- Hank Dutt
- thanks
- Bunk Gardner
- thanks
- Peter Girardi
- thanks
- Tina Grohowski
- special thanks
- David Harrington
- thanks
- John Kennedy Harrison II
- special thanks
- Russell Hollander
- thanks
- Patricia Joseph
- thanks
- Mike Keneally
- thanks
- Robert Koch
- special thanks
- Shana Muldoon
- thanks
- Susan Murphy
- backer
- Craig Myers
- special thanks
- Ramsey Naito
- thanks
- Chris Opperman
- special thanks
- Tim Pace
- thanks
- Steven Pearl
- thanks
- John Petitt
- special thanks
- Leo Pinnock
- thanks
- Johnny Psychotic
- special thanks
- Mike Redman
- thanks
- Bruce Resnikoff
- thanks
- Richard Scheltinga
- thanks
- John Sherba
- thanks
- Owen Sloane
- thanks
- Tom Stern
- thanks
- Joel Stillerman
- thanks
- Scott Thunes
- thanks
- Joe Travers
- thanks
- Ian Underwood
- thanks
- Ruth Underwood
- thanks
- Steve Vai
- thanks
- Peter Van Laerhoven
- special thanks
- Jeff Walker
- thanks
- Ray White
- thanks
- Sunny Yang
- thanks
- Ahmet Zappa
- thanks
- Arrow Zappa
- thanks
- Diva Zappa
- thanks
- Dweezil Zappa
- thanks
- Gail Zappa
- in memory of / thanks
- Halo Zappa
- thanks
- Moon Unit Zappa
- thanks
- Robert Zappa
- in memory of
- Thom Zimny
- thanks
Music Department
- Nick Cimity
- additional original score
- Mike J. Nichols
- additional music by
- David Stal
- additional original score
- Frank Zappa
- music by
Camera Department
- Kristiona Arnds
- first assistant camera: Los Angeles
- Bret Curry
- camera operator: Los Angeles unit
- Miles Custer
- first assistant camera: Los Angeles unit
- Craig Devereux
- first assistant camera: Los Angeles unit
- George Ellett
- assistant camera: LA Unit
- Mike Garcia
- additional camera operator: Los Angeles unit
- Mike Gratzmiller
- first assistant camera: Los Angeles unit
- Scott Kassenoff
- camera operator: Los Angeles unit
- Michelle Kwong
- first assistant camera: Los Angeles unit
- Samuel O'Melia
- additional camera operator: Los Angeles unit
- Joel Phillips
- first assistant camera operator: Seattle unit
- Jacob Rosen
- camera operator: Seattle unit
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