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Ringo Starr January 1971

Title: 200 Motels
Type: Feature Film
Filming Location: Pinewood Studios, Iverheath, England
Filming Date: January 28th-February 5th 1971
Broadcast Date: November 10th 1971
Country Of Broadcast: UK
Duration: 99:20 Minutes (Ringo Scenes Approx 3 minutes)
Quality: A-
Source: 200 Motels (DVD Feb 2010)
Other Sources: "Ringo Starr Chronology 1969-1971" (Happy Snake) (Excerpts)
Notes: Somehow Ringo was recruited to appear in Frank Zappa`s bizarre film "200 Motels" in which he plays the part of "Frank Zappa"!
The film was made at Pinewood Studios in England in only 9 days.
Rehearsals were held the week before.
Ringo`s screen time is less than 5 mins.
The film also featured Keith Moon as a nun!
The movie, having been available on VHS in the 1988 and again in 1994, was officially issued on DVD in 2010.

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