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Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

Every Fan His Prisoner...Every Guitar His Slave!
Sep 10, 2015 · 1h 35m
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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, 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.

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CAST

Frank Zappa
Himself
George Duke
Himself
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Himself
Ruth Underwood
Herself
Chester Thompson
Himself
Ralph Humphrey
Himself
Pamela Des Barres
Herself
Carl Franzoni
Himself
Directed by Frank Zappa

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Country
US

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