Zappa
Seen it?2020 | 129 min | Music, Documentary
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. If you loved Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, start here.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 28K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alex Winter
- Frank ZappaSelf (archive footage)
- Mike KeneallySelf - Played with Zappa 1987-1988
- Pamela Des BarresSelf - Author, Former Member of the GTOs
- Lonnie LardnerSelf - Newscaster for Action News (archive footage)
- Patrice ZappaSelf - Frank Zappa's Sister (archive footage)
- Rose ZappaSelf - Frank Zappa's Mother (archive footage)
- Francis ZappaSelf - Frank Zappa's Father (archive footage)
- Edgard VarèseSelf (archive footage)
- Don Van VlietSelf (archive footage) (as Captain Beefheart)
- The Mothers of InventionThemselves (archive footage)