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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)

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Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while experiencing two distinct facets of his complex character. At once Zappa was both a charismatic composer who reveled in the joy of performing and, in the next moment, a fiercely intelligent and brutally honest interviewee whose convictions only got stronger as his career ascended.

Release Date
May 3, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
7.4/10 (27 votes)

Director: Thorsten Schütte

Cast: Frank Zappa, Theodore Bikel, Arlene Francis, Keith Moon, Steve Allen, Jimmy Carl Black, Pierre Boulez, Thomas Braden

Production: Les Films du Poisson, UFA Fiction, SWR, ARTE
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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

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Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while experiencing two distinct facets of his complex character. At once Zappa was both a charismatic composer who reveled in the joy of performing and, in the next moment, a fiercely intelligent and brutally honest interviewee whose convictions only got stronger as his career ascended.

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Original LanguageEnglish
Release Date5/3/2016
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Cast

Frank Zappa

as Self (archive footage)

Theodore Bikel

as Rance Muhammitz (archive footage)

Arlene Francis

as Self (archive footage)

Keith Moon

as Self (archive footage)

Steve Allen

as Self (archive footage)

JCB

Jimmy Carl Black

as Self (archive footage)

Pierre Boulez

as Self (archive footage)

TB

Thomas Braden

as Self (archive footage)

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Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while experiencing two distinct facets of his complex character. At onc…

How long is Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words?

1h 33m

When was Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words released?

May 3, 2016

Who directed Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words?

Thorsten Schütte

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Frank Zappa, Theodore Bikel, Arlene Francis

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Music, Documentary