A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa (1993)
Overview
The documentary examines Frank Zappa and his music through archive footage, including unique video excerpts from Austrian television archives featuring interviews with Zappa and backstage scenes from the 1970s and 1980s. The entire film is divided into chapters discussing the most important themes in Zappa's life and work.
Cast
Frank Zappa
Self
Dweezil Zappa
Self
Ahmet Zappa
Self
Keith Moon
Self (archive footage)
Brian May
Self
Ringo Starr
Self (archive footage)
Keith Richards
Self
Neil Jordan
Self (archive footage)
Andy Summers
Self
Jean-Luc Ponty
Self
George Duke
Self
Warren Cuccurullo
Self
Peter Wolf
Self (archive footage)
Steve Vai
Self
Chad Wackerman
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