Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

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.

6.8

95 min

Cast

Frank Zappa

as Himself

George Duke

as Himself

Napoleon Murphy Brock

as Himself

Ruth Underwood

as Herself

Chester Thompson

as Himself

Ralph Humphrey

as Himself

Pamela Des Barres

as Herself

Carl Franzoni

as Himself

Tom Fowler

as Himself

Brenda Starr Light

as Herself

Lana

as Dancer

Gail Zappa

as Herself

Director

Frank Zappa