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200 Motels
52%
Movie
1h 38m
AI Analysis
200 Motels (1971) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of 200 Motels (1971) — a movie tagged as Fantasy, Comedy, and Music with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: "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 story, interspersed with performances by the Mothers and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, is a tale of life on the road. The band members' main concerns are the search for gro… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~98 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate 200 Motels 52% (48 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 48 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
"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 story, interspersed with performances by the Mothers and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, is a tale of life on the road. The band members' main concerns are the search for groupies and the desire to get paid.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1971-11-10
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- TMDB rating
- 5.2
- TMDB ID
- 27645
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What is 200 Motels about?
"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 story, interspersed with performances by the Mothers... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for 200 Motels?
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How long is the movie 200 Motels?
The official runtime for 200 Motels is approximately 98 minutes.
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Cast
Frank Zappa
Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
- M
Mark Volman
Member of Mothers of Invention
- H
Howard Kaylan
Member of Mothers of Invention
- I
Ian Underwood
Member of Mothers of Invention
- A
Aynsley Dunbar
Member of Mothers of Invention
George Duke
Member of Mothers of Invention
Theodore Bikel
Rance Muhammitz / Dave
Keith Moon
Hot Nun
Ringo Starr
Larry the Dwarf / Frank Zappa
- J
Janet Neville-Ferguson
Groupie #1 (Janet Ferguson)
- L
Lucy Offerall
Groupie #2 (Lucy)
- J
Jimmy Carl Black
Lonesome Cowboy Burt
- M
Martin Lickert
Jeff
- D
Dick Barber
Bif Debris - The Vacuum Cleaner
- D
Don Preston
Don
Pamela Des Barres
Interviewer (as Pamela Miller)
- R
Ruth Underwood
Fake Drummer
- J
Judy Gridley
Chorus Leader
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