Frank ZappaUncle Meat (The Mothers Of Invention Movie)

Label:

Video For Nations – VFN 11

Format:

VHS

Country:

UK & Europe

Released:

Genre:

Stage & Screen

Style:

Soundtrack

Tracklist

1 Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
2 Holiday In Berlin
3 The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage
4 Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
5 Undaunted, The Band Plays On
6 Agency Man
7 Epilogue
8 Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown
9 Mr Green Genes
10 Unidentified Synclavier Music
11 Mother People
12 The Bun
13 I'm Using The Chicken To Measure It
14 Tengo Na Minchia Tanta
Lyrics By [Italian]Massimo Bassoli
15 The Arrangement
16 I'm Not Satisfied

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed FromHonker Home Video
  • Marketed ByVideo For Nations
  • Distributed ByVideo For Nations
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Frank Zappa
  • Copyright ©Video For Nations
  • Published ByMunchkin Music

Credits

  • CameramanThomas Nordegg
  • Cinematographer, Director Of PhotographyHaskell Wexler
  • Co-producer [Associate Producer]Jill Silverthorne
  • Design [Package], IllustrationCal Schenkel
  • Engineer [Audio & Music]Bob Stone
  • Film EditorMaria DiGiovanni
  • Graphics, AnimationCal Schenkel
  • Music Librarian [8mm Mothers Of Invention Home Movies Provided By]Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood*
  • Performer [As Adult Minnesota Tishman]Massimo Bassoli
  • Performer [As Biff Junior]Aynsley Dunbar
  • Performer [As Bill Yurds]Ray Collins
  • Performer [As Elderly Biff Debris]Stumuk
  • Performer [As Girl Who Was A Sofa]C. Mercedes Lewis
  • Performer [As Herself And Also Sometimes As Sheba Flieschman]Phyllis Altenhaus
  • Performer [As Herself]The Egg Lady
  • Performer [As Himself (A.K.A. Dom DeWilde) And Also Sometimes As Biff Debris But Most Frequently As Uncle Meat]Don Preston
  • Performer [As Himself]Tom Wilson (2)
  • Performer [As Red Face Girl]Meredith Monk
  • Performer [As Rollo]Billy Mundi
  • Performer [As The Countess]sca Fisher
  • Performer [As The Imaginary Director]Frank Zappa
  • Performer [As Themselves] Of The BBC Orchestra*
  • Performer [As Young Minnesota Tishman]Carl Zappa
  • Performer [Uncredited]Jimi Hendrix
  • Photography By [Additional Photography]Tom Mangrevede
  • Transferred By [Telecine Assistant]Jack Tismeer
  • Transferred By [Telecine]Joe Finley
  • Video EditorRaymond Bush
  • Video Editor [Assistant]Fred Simon (4)
  • Written-By, Composed By, Producer, Film DirectorFrank Zappa

Notes

Packaged with Honker "No-D" glasses.

Special video equipment supplied by Sony Broadcast.

Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme (from Uncle Meat).
Holiday In Berlin (from Ahead Of Their Time).
The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage (from Ahead Of Their Time).
Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague (from Uncle Meat).
Undaunted, The Band Plays On (from Ahead Of Their Time).
Agency Man (from Ahead Of Their Time).
Epilogue (from Ahead Of Their Time).
Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown (from Burnt Weeny Sandwich).
Mr Green Genes (from Uncle Meat).
Mother People (from We're Only In It For The Money re-mix).
Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (from Uncle Meat CD).
I'm Not Satisfied (from Cruising With Ruben & The Jets re-mix).

The movie has basically 2 parts to it. One is based on live concert footage of the Mothers. This footage is based on the story of of the band quitting to start their own band. The remainder of the movie is made up of Dom DeWild (Don Preston) pretending to be a sort Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 5 016583 801106

Other Versions (2)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
Uncle Meat (VHS, PAL) Honker Home Video BSV-P3122 PAL, MP 4002 US 1988
New Submission
Uncle Meat (The Mothers Of Invention Movie) (VHS, NTSC) Honker Home Video MP 4002 US 1988

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