Thorsten Schütte’s film is a sharply edited and energetic celebration of Zappa through his public persona, allowing us to witness his shifting relationship with audiences. Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into the musician’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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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words Cast
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Character |
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Arlene Francis
She was 108, 93 years old when she died
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as Herself |
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Theodore Bikel
He was 92, 91 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Katie Couric
She was 59, now 67 years old
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as Herself |
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Steve Allen
He was 94, 78 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Frank Zappa
He was 75, 52 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Napoleon Murphy Brock
He was 70, now 79 years old
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as Himself |
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Keith Moon
He was 69, 32 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Pierre Boulez
He was 91, 90 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Jimmy Carl Black
He was 78, 70 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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George Duke
He was 70, 67 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Mike Douglas
He was 95, 86 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Václav Havel
He was 79, 75 years old when he died
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as Himself |
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words Crew
