Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)
Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while experiencing two distinct facets of his complex character. At once Zappa was both a charismatic composer who reveled in the joy of performing and, in the next moment, a fiercely intelligent and brutally honest interviewee whose convictions only got stronger as his career ascended.

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Cast

Frank Zappa Frank Zappa As: Self (archive footage)
Theodore Bikel Theodore Bikel As: Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)
Arlene Francis Arlene Francis As: Self (archive footage)
Keith Moon Keith Moon As: Self (archive footage)
Steve Allen Steve Allen As: Self (archive footage)
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Storyline

Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while experiencing two distinct facets of his complex character. At once Zappa was both a charismatic composer who reveled in the joy of performing and, in the next moment, a fiercely intelligent and brutally honest interviewee whose convictions only got stronger as his career ascended.


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Certification: 18

Details

Genres: Music, Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 03 May 2016

Country: DE, FR

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: Les Films du Poisson, UFA Fiction, SWR, ARTE

External Links

Cast

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Self (archive footage)

Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)

Arlene Francis

Arlene Francis

Self (archive footage)

Keith Moon

Keith Moon

Self (archive footage)

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Carl Black

Jimmy Carl Black

Self (archive footage)

Pierre Boulez

Pierre Boulez

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Braden

Thomas Braden

Self (archive footage)

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Napoleon Murphy Brock

Self (archive footage)

Paul Carman

Paul Carman

Self (archive footage)

Katie Couric

Katie Couric

Self (archive footage)

Mike Douglas

Mike Douglas

Self (archive footage)

George Duke

George Duke

Self (archive footage)

Václav Havel

Václav Havel

Self (archive footage)

Angel

Angel

Self (archive footage)

Chuck Ash

Chuck Ash

Self - Pennsylvania State Police (archive footage)

Arthur Barrow

Arthur Barrow

Self (archive footage)

Adrian Belew

Adrian Belew

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)

Wally Bruner

Wally Bruner

Self (archive footage)

Del Casher

Del Casher

Self (archive footage)

Vinnie Colaiuta

Vinnie Colaiuta

Self (archive footage)

Connie Chung

Connie Chung

Self (archive footage)

Robin Denselow

Robin Denselow

Self (archive footage)

Aynsley Dunbar

Aynsley Dunbar

Self (archive footage)

Ensemble Modern

Ensemble Modern

Themselves (archive footage)

Roy Estrada

Roy Estrada

Self (archive footage)

Bruce Fowler

Bruce Fowler

Self (archive footage)

Tom Fowler

Tom Fowler

Self (archive footage)

Walt Fowler

Walt Fowler

Self (archive footage)

Jamie Gangel

Jamie Gangel

Self (archive footage)

Bunk Gardner

Bunk Gardner

Self (archive footage)

Tipper Gore

Tipper Gore

Self (archive footage)

Judy Gridley

Judy Gridley

Chorus Leader (archive footage)

Robert Hager

Robert Hager

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Paula Fickes Hawkins

Paula Fickes Hawkins

Self - US Senator (Florida) (archive footage)

Ralph Humphrey

Ralph Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Jacobs

Johnny Jacobs

Self (archive footage)

Howard Kaylan

Howard Kaylan

Self (archive footage)

Mike Keneally

Mike Keneally

Self (archive footage)

Martin Lickert

Martin Lickert

Self (archive footage)

June Lockhart

June Lockhart

Self (archive footage)

London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

Themselves (archive footage)

John Lofton

John Lofton

Self (archive footage)

Ed Mann

Ed Mann

Self (archive footage)

Tommy Mars

Tommy Mars

Self (archive footage)

Bobby Martin

Bobby Martin

Self (archive footage)

Kurt McGettrick

Kurt McGettrick

Self (archive footage)

Keith Moon

Keith Moon

The Hot Nun (archive footage)

Kent Nagano

Kent Nagano

Self (archive footage)

Janet Neville-Ferguson

Janet Neville-Ferguson

Groupie #1 (archive footage)

Robert D. Novak

Robert D. Novak

Self (archive footage)

Lucy Offerall

Lucy Offerall

Groupie #2 (archive footage)

Jean-Luc Ponty

Jean-Luc Ponty

Self (archive footage)

Don Preston

Don Preston

Self (archive footage)

Gene Rayburn

Gene Rayburn

Self (archive footage)

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Themselves (archive footage)

Peter Rundel

Peter Rundel

Self (archive footage)

Soupy Sales

Soupy Sales

Self (archive footage)

Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood

Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood

Self (archive footage)

Stanley Siegel

Stanley Siegel

Self (archive footage)

Jeff Simmons

Jeff Simmons

Self (archive footage)

Harry Smith

Harry Smith

Self (archive footage)

John Smothers

John Smothers

Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Larry the Dwarf (archive footage)

Chester Thompson

Chester Thompson

Self (archive footage)

Scott Thunes

Scott Thunes

Self (archive footage)

Arthur Dyer Tripp III

Arthur Dyer Tripp III

Self (archive footage)

Ian Underwood

Ian Underwood

Self (archive footage)

Ruth Underwood

Ruth Underwood

Self (archive footage)

Mark Volman

Mark Volman

Self (archive footage)

Chad Wackerman

Chad Wackerman

Self (archive footage)

Denny Walley

Denny Walley

Self (archive footage)

Ray White

Ray White

Self (archive footage)

Ike Willis

Ike Willis

Self (archive footage)

Albert Au Wing Kuen

Albert Au Wing Kuen

Self (archive footage)

Peter Wolf

Peter Wolf

Self (archive footage)

Gail Zappa

Gail Zappa

Self (archive footage)

Allan Zavod

Allan Zavod

Self (archive footage)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Not currently known.

Production Crew

Liz Etherington

Liz Etherington

Researcher

Elizabeth Klinck

Elizabeth Klinck

Producer

Estelle Fialon

Estelle Fialon

Producer

Thorsten Schütte

Thorsten Schütte

Executive Producer

Michael Jungfleisch

Michael Jungfleisch

Line Producer

Laetitia Gonzalez

Laetitia Gonzalez

Associate Producer

Nico Hofmann

Nico Hofmann

Associate Producer

Gail Zappa

Gail Zappa

Executive Producer

Yaël Fogiel

Yaël Fogiel

Associate Producer

Jochen Laube

Jochen Laube

Co-Producer

Ahmet Zappa

Ahmet Zappa

Executive Producer

Joachim Kosack

Joachim Kosack

Associate Producer

Markus Brunnemann

Markus Brunnemann

Associate Producer

Claire Babany

Claire Babany

Line Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Marvin Keil

Marvin Keil

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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