Frank Zappa's creative scope could barely be defined - a mix of rock, composition, design, and in his early days even filmmaking. This documentary does its best to summarize the un-summarizable, starting with Zappa's last time playing guitar and going back to early details like an infatuation with explosives as a kid.
Zappa's overwhelmingly full life is focused on the documentary in the study of his incredible work ethic and unique creative philosophy. Far from the drugged hippie perception he was often met with, Zappa was hard-working, business-aware, and didn't take drugs.
The manifestations of his exceptional intellect and unique character are abundant in a film that will please his fans and send anyone new to him into a deep Wikipedia rabbit hole.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Actor: Ahmet Zappa, Al Gore, Alice Cooper, Arsenio Hall, Brian Jones, Charles Manson, Chester Thompson, David Bowie, David Harrington, David Letterman, Diva Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Frank Zappa, Gail Zappa, Ian Underwood, Jimi Hendrix, John Belushi, John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Mike Keneally, Moon Unit Zappa, Nancy Davis Reagan, Pamela Des Barres, Ringo Starr, Ronald Reagan, Ruth Underwood, Steve Vai, Ted Koppel, Yoko Ono
Director: Alex Winter