Frank Zappa Movies

Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on...

A look at the problems associated with cocaine use, including the toll it takes, not only on the users themselves but on society in general.

Rock artist Frank Zappa hosts a concert in New York City. This movie contains tons of on-stage footage, off-stage footage, and animation.

An insane Hollywood makeup artist kidnaps a woman and keeps her prisoner in a prop-filled warehouse.

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd...

Featuring the only footage Zappa cut together from his legendary 1973 Roxy concerts, "Cheepnis" sings the praises of low-budget monster movies. This...

A film by Frank Zappa made for the Dilexi Foundation on KQED

Video of the famous performance released by both Zappa and Lennon

"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...

TV concert from Zappa, footage from the warm-up was also tapped

In 1971, the Kalvøya adventure started with shows, jazz and folk rock and the festival developed into "The mother of all Norwegian festivals".

Idiosyncratic composer, unique musician and ground-breaking film director…..Frank Zappa packed more into his short lifetime than most men would...

Frank Zappa and his band in a digitally recorded live performance at "The Pier" in New York, NY on August 26, 1984.

When does art become obscenity? Cover Your Ears takes a close look at this question through the lens of the past 100 years of music and the...

This episode focuses on Zappa's early 70s albums, Overnight Sensation (1973) and Apostrophy (') (1974). Together they encapsulate Zappa's...

A look at "rock and roll" and other pop music based film of the 1970s.

Frank Zappa: New York & Elsewhere is an Austrian released TV documentary directed in 1980 by Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher, aka DoRo productions,...

Tracklisting: 1. Pound for a Brown 2. Baby Snakes 3. Deathless Horsie 4. Dancin' Fool 5. Easy Meat 6. Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me 7....

A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

For the past ten years Zappa in composing has turned away from Rock and Roll music - for which he first became famous - and has been working on new,...