About Zappa
- Released on November 27, 2020
With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.
Full Cast of Zappa
Frank Zappa plays Self (archive footage)
Mike Keneally plays Self - Played with Zappa 1987-1988
Pamela Des Barres plays Self - Author, Former Member of the GTOs
Lonnie Lardner plays Self - Newscaster for Action News (archive footage)
Patrice Zappa plays Self - Frank Zappa's Sister (archive footage)
Rose Zappa plays Self - Frank Zappa's Mother (archive footage)
Francis Zappa plays Self - Frank Zappa's Father (archive footage)
Edgard Varèse plays Self (archive footage)
Don Van Vliet plays Self (archive footage) (as Captain Beefheart)
The Mothers of Invention plays Themselves (archive footage)
Johnny Guitar Watson plays Self (archive footage)
Pamela Zarubica plays Self - Zappa's Roommate
Carlo Zappavigna plays Self - Frank Zappa's Brother (archive footage)
Bunk Gardner plays Self - Played with Zappa 1966-1969
Ian Underwood plays Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1975
Ruth Underwood plays Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1976
Gail Zappa plays Self - Frank Zappa's Wife
Tom Wilson plays Self - Music Producer (archive footage)
Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood plays Self - Baritone Saxophone / Percusion (archive footage)
Roy Estrada plays Self - Bass (archive footage)
Ray Collins plays Self - Vocal (archive footage)
Don Preston plays Self - Keyboards (archive footage)
Jimmy Carl Black plays Self - Drums (archive footage)
Arthur Dyer Tripp III plays Self - Percusion (archive footage) (as Art Tripp)
Cal Schenkel plays Self (archive footage)
Jimi Hendrix plays Self (archive footage)
Moon Unit Zappa plays Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan plays Self (archive footage)
Nancy Davis Reagan plays Self (archive footage)
David Bowie plays Self (archive footage)
Mick Jagger plays Self (archive footage)
Joni Mitchell plays Self (archive footage)
Dweezil Zappa plays Self (archive footage)
Charles Manson plays Self (archive footage)
Alice Cooper plays Self (archive footage)
Howard Kaylan plays Self (archive footage)
Mark Volman plays Self (archive footage)
Aynsley Dunbar plays Self - Drums (archive footage)
Jeff Simmons plays Self - Bass (archive footage)
George Duke plays Self - Keyboards / Trombone (archive footage)
Jean-Luc Ponty plays Self (archive footage)
Yōko Ono plays Self (archive footage)
John Lennon plays Self (archive footage)
Jerry D. Good plays Self - Producer, 200 Motels (archive footage) (as Jerry Good)
Ringo Starr plays Self (archive footage)
Steve Vai plays Self - Played with Zappa 1980-1982
Ike Willis plays Self - Played with Zappa 1978-1979 (archive footage)
Bruce Bickford plays Self - Animator
Tom Fowler plays Self (archive footage)
Napoleon Murphy Brock plays Self (archive footage) (as Napoleon Brock)
Ralph Humphrey plays Self (archive footage)
Chester Thompson plays Self (archive footage)
Bruce Fowler plays Self (archive footage)
Patrick O'Hearn plays Self (archive footage)
Peter Wolf plays Self (archive footage)
Terry Bozzio plays Self (archive footage)
Tommy Mars plays Self (archive footage)
Adrian Belew plays Self (archive footage)
Scott Thunes plays Self - Played with Zappa 1981-1988
Joe Travers plays Self
John Belushi plays Self (archive footage)
Ray White plays Self - Played with Zappa 1976-1984
Arthur Barrow plays Self (archive footage)
Vinnie Colaiuta plays Self (archive footage)
Diva Zappa plays Self (archive footage)
Sandi Freeman plays Self (archive footage)
Mike Douglas plays Self (archive footage)
Norman Seeff plays Self (archive footage)
Kronos String Quartet plays Themselves
David Harrington plays Self , Self (archive footage)
Robin Denselow plays Self (archive footage)
Kent Nagano plays Self (archive footage)
David Letterman plays Self (archive footage)
Ahmet Zappa plays Self (archive footage)
Pierre Boulez plays Self (archive footage)
David Raksin plays Self (archive footage)
Ted Koppel plays Self (archive footage)
Susan Baker plays Self - PMRC Member (archive footage)
Arsenio Hall plays Self (archive footage)
Gary Iskowitz plays Self (voice)
David Dondorf plays Self - Music Engineer (voice)
Kathleen Sullivan plays Self (archive footage)
Václav Havel plays Self - President of Czechoslovakia (archive footage)
Jamie Gangel plays Self (archive footage)
Ensemble Modern plays Themselves (archive footage)
Arthur Brown plays Self (archive footage)
Adam Curry plays Self
Hank Dutt plays Self
Buzz Gardner plays Self (archive footage)
Al Gore plays Self (archive footage)
Tipper Gore plays Self (archive footage)
Brian Jones plays Self (archive footage)
John Lofton plays Self (archive footage)
Miss Mercy plays Self (archive footage)
John Sherba plays Self
Bill Wyman plays Self (archive footage)
Sunny Yang plays Self
Crew of Zappa
Directing
Production
Sound
Camera
- Frank Zappa
- Mike Keneally
- Pamela Des Barres
- Lonnie Lardner
- Patrice Zappa
- Rose Zappa
- Francis Zappa
- Edgard Varèse
- Don Van Vliet
- The Mothers of Invention
- Johnny Guitar Watson
- Pamela Zarubica
- Carlo Zappavigna
- Bunk Gardner
- Ian Underwood
- Ruth Underwood
- Gail Zappa
- Tom Wilson
- Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood
- Roy Estrada
- Ray Collins
- Don Preston
- Jimmy Carl Black
- Arthur Dyer Tripp III
- Cal Schenkel
- Jimi Hendrix
- Moon Unit Zappa
- Ronald Reagan
- Nancy Davis Reagan
- David Bowie
- Mick Jagger
- Joni Mitchell
- Dweezil Zappa
- Charles Manson
- Alice Cooper
- Howard Kaylan
- Mark Volman
- Aynsley Dunbar
- Jeff Simmons
- George Duke
- Jean-Luc Ponty
- Yōko Ono
- John Lennon
- Jerry D. Good
- Ringo Starr
- Steve Vai
- Ike Willis
- Bruce Bickford
- Tom Fowler
- Napoleon Murphy Brock
- Ralph Humphrey
- Chester Thompson
- Bruce Fowler
- Patrick O'Hearn
- Peter Wolf
- Terry Bozzio
- Tommy Mars
- Adrian Belew
- Scott Thunes
- Joe Travers
- John Belushi
- Ray White
- Arthur Barrow
- Vinnie Colaiuta
- Diva Zappa
- Sandi Freeman
- Mike Douglas
- Norman Seeff
- Kronos String Quartet
- David Harrington
- Robin Denselow
- Kent Nagano
- David Letterman
- Ahmet Zappa
- Pierre Boulez
- David Raksin
- Ted Koppel
- Susan Baker
- Arsenio Hall
- Gary Iskowitz
- David Dondorf
- Kathleen Sullivan
- Václav Havel
- Jamie Gangel
- Ensemble Modern
- Arthur Brown
- Adam Curry
- Hank Dutt
- Buzz Gardner
- Al Gore
- Tipper Gore
- Brian Jones
- John Lofton
- Miss Mercy
- John Sherba
- Bill Wyman
- Sunny Yang