Production Credits Zappa
Zappa
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought Zappa to life.
The Cast
50 Members
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)
Johnny Guitar WatsonSelf (archive footage)
Pamela ZarubicaSelf - Zappa's Roommate
Carlo ZappavignaSelf - Frank Zappa's Brother (archive footage)
Bunk GardnerSelf - Played with Zappa 1966-1969
Ian UnderwoodSelf - Played with Zappa 1967-1975
Ruth UnderwoodSelf - Played with Zappa 1967-1976
Gail ZappaSelf - Frank Zappa's Wife
Tom WilsonSelf - Music Producer (archive footage)
Euclid James 'Motorhead' SherwoodSelf - Baritone Saxophone / Percusion (archive footage)
Roy EstradaSelf - Bass (archive footage)
Ray CollinsSelf - Vocal (archive footage)
Don PrestonSelf - Keyboards (archive footage)
Jimmy Carl BlackSelf - Drums (archive footage)
Arthur Dyer Tripp IIISelf - Percusion (archive footage) (as Art Tripp)
Cal SchenkelSelf (archive footage)
Jimi HendrixSelf (archive footage)
Moon Unit ZappaSelf (archive footage)
Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
Nancy ReaganSelf (archive footage)
David BowieSelf (archive footage)
Mick JaggerSelf (archive footage)
Joni MitchellSelf (archive footage)
Dweezil ZappaSelf (archive footage)
Alice CooperSelf (archive footage)
Howard KaylanSelf (archive footage)
Mark VolmanSelf (archive footage)
Aynsley DunbarSelf - Drums (archive footage)
Jeff SimmonsSelf - Bass (archive footage)
George DukeSelf - Keyboards / Trombone (archive footage)
Jean-Luc PontySelf (archive footage)
Yoko OnoSelf (archive footage)
John LennonSelf (archive footage)
Jerry D. GoodSelf - Producer, 200 Motels (archive footage) (as Jerry Good)
Ringo StarrSelf (archive footage)
Steve VaiSelf - Played with Zappa 1980-1982
Ike WillisSelf - Played with Zappa 1978-1979 (archive footage)
Bruce BickfordSelf - Animator
Tom FowlerSelf (archive footage)
Napoleon Murphy BrockSelf (archive footage) (as Napoleon Brock)
Ralph HumphreySelf (archive footage)
Technical Crew
Top Credits
Alex WinterDirector
Anghel DeccaDirector of Photography
Robert Halmi Jr.Executive Producer
Jade AllenProducer
Jim ReeveExecutive Producer
John FrizzellProducer
Devorah DeVriesProducer
Ahmet ZappaProducer
Glen ZipperProducer
Alex WinterProducer