Frank Zappa’s Video From Hell is a must see for Zappa fans, released in 1987. It has clips from
some of his other movies like “200 Motels” and “Uncle Meat” and other series of projects that
Zappa presumably planned to finish and release for home video. However, those projects were
ultimately never completed. Many pieces from this video had appeared on a one-hour “Night
Flight” special entitled “You Are What You Watch”. The music video for the song “G-Spot
Tornado” features color 8mm footage that he shot at a county fair in the early 1960’s, while the
music video for “Night School” features footage from the making of his feature film 200 Motels.
It also features the music video for “You Are What You Watch” which was banned by MTY.
Zappa’s humor is seen throughout the movie which is seen at it’s best during the Baltimore,
Maryland obscenity in music trials. He really makes them look li8ke idiots. And no Zappa is
complete without a kick-ass guitar solo, with him and Steve Vai battling it out on stage in an
unbelievable performance. This visuals in this movie are great. A total trippers movie!!

Includes:
• Video From Hell” Animated Sequence by Bruce Bickford, c. 1974-78
• “G-Spot Tomado” c. 1962-63
• Sigma TV Interview, December 19, 1986
• Excerpts [rom Secrets Or The U.M.R.K.
• St. Etienne, France, May 28, 1982 by Thomas Nordegg
• Ex Mattatoio di Tcstaccio, Rome, Italy, July 9, 1982
• You are What You Is”
• Excerpts from Uncle Meat, 1970 (included some unused footage)
• Pinewood Studios, January-February, 1971 from The True Story Of 200 Motels
• Hotel Room, Berlin, 1968 (from Uncle Meat)
• MOl Live Footage, Los Angeles, late 1969 by Cal Schenkel (from Uncle Meat)
• Adelaide Tunight, NWS Channel Nine, Australia, 1973
• The Palladium, NYC, October, 1977 (from Baby Snakes)
• MOl 8MM Home Movies, 1969 by Motorhead Sherwood (from Uncle Meat)
• Royal Festival Hall , October, 1968 (from Uncle Meat)
• 1967 MOl Recording Session lor We’re Only In It For The Money (from Uncle
Meat)
• 1967 MOl at Garrick Theater (from Uncle Meat)
• We’re Onl), In It For The Money Album Cover Photo Session (from Uncle Meat)
• Live 1967 MOl Unidentified Footage (Ripping the covers ofthe albums) (hom
Uncle Meat)
• Elliott [ngber Interview
• Metz, France, June 22, 1982
• Al Malkin “) Need Your Love”
• Excerpts from An American Dissident
• Zappa Testimony before the Maryland State Legislature, febmary 14,1986
• Early 1986 Maryland TV Interview
The Music:
• Video From Hell (unidentified Sync1avier music)
• G-Spot Tornado from Jazz From Hell
• St. Etienne from Jazz From Hell
• Stevie’s Spanking from YOli Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. I
• You Are What You Is tram You Are What You Is
• Kight School tj”om Jazz From Hell
• Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague from Uncle Meat
• King Kong from Baby Snakes (The Movie)
• Mother People from We’re Ollly In It For The Money (1987)
• Mr. Green Genes from Uncle Meat
• King Kong from You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3
• Bogus Pomp from L.S.O. Vol. II

Video Quality:  Video quality is in 2nd gen to good VHS type quality.

Audio Quality:  Very good.

Running Length:  63 minutes.

Disc Format:  1 NTSC DVD-R disc.