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Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

Every Fan His Prisoner...Every Guitar His Slave!

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Music

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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, doowop, 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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

10 September 2015

Country

United States of America

Cast

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Himself

George Duke

George Duke

Himself

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Himself

Ruth Underwood

Ruth Underwood

Herself

Chester Thompson

Chester Thompson

Himself

Ralph Humphrey

Ralph Humphrey

Himself

Pamela Des Barres

Pamela Des Barres

Herself

Carl Franzoni

Carl Franzoni

Himself

Tom Fowler

Tom Fowler

Himself

Brenda Starr Light

Brenda Starr Light

Herself

Lana

Lana

Dancer

Gail Zappa

Gail Zappa

Herself

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