Frank Zappa Movies

The untold story of Charles Manson's obsession to become a rock star, his rise in the LA music scene, the celebrities who championed his music, his...

"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...

This is the first documentary covering Steve Vai's life from 1960 to 1990. (Co-written by Steve Vai.) Cover Vai's life growing up all the way until...

An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of,...

Produced for Dutch television and directed by Roelof Kiers, this documentary offers an observational portrait of musician and composer Frank Zappa in...

Actuel Festival, Mont de lnclus, Amougies, Belgium 25 October, 1969, was restored from The Early Years 1965-1972 - Vol. 3 1969 Dramatis/ation ...

The story begins in 1984 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, few years before the end of Communist era. The band Pražský výběr...

A one-hour documentary on the making of Frank Zappa's bizarre 1971 comic musical. Vintage private footage from Frank's personal archives plus...

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

Documentary about the rise and fall of Frank Zappa's record labels, Bizarre and Straight which featured a collection of acts that included: Alice...

Shot on July 23, 1968, this historical 16mm footage of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA has been...

This is a full-length documentary honoring the life and work of American composer and artist John Cage. Cage is considered one of the most...

A documentary analyzing the social, political and cultural climate of Hollywood in the mid-1960s.

On the liner notes to Freak Out!, the 1967 debut album by Zappa's original band the Mothers of Invention, Zappa listed some seventy-two names on the...

Video of the famous performance released by both Zappa and Lennon

Recorded Live in Paris in 1980, this is a rare recording of Frank Zappa performing at the peak of his career with his incredible backing band,...

On October 9, 1972, the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse hosted an exhibition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s work, designed by Fluxus artist...

This film, the first ever to chronicle Lowell George's life, music and career, uses archive footage and interviews of and with Lowell and Little...

In Duisburg, Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin—world-renowned for his exceptional technique—delivered a standout performance at...

East Village, New York, 1978. William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Frank Zappa, Allen Ginsberg, and other brilliant minds come together in an explosion of...