200 Motels - VHScious Video screening at FilmScene!
Schedule
Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 pm to Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 12:15 am
UTC-06:00Location
FilmScene 404 E. College St., Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 | Iowa City, IA
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Wednesdays get weird when Late Shift at the Grindhouse hosts Ross Meyer, Joe Derderian, and Aaron Holmgren dig up low-budget b-movies, horror and gore-fests, and camp classics for your viewing pleasure. Buy your ticket and take a ride in our Time Machine! Punch in and earn a bonus! $4 Pabst Blue Ribbon & Hamm’s tallboys, $4 small popcorn, small soda and candy! $1 off beer/wine/soda/popcorn/candy for FilmScene members. PLUS -- special custom trash trailer reel curated by Ross with cheap swag and prize giveaways!One of earliest shot on video productions released to theaters and best experienced in VHScious Video.
“This was the first feature shot on video and transferred to film. I saw it when it was new and hated it, but it seems pretty interesting now.” - Michael J. Weldon, The Psychotronic Video Guide
“Shot in color videotape, the film dealt with the Mothers on an imaginary tour, mainly stranded in a deliberately artificial-looking set representing ‘Centerville, U.S.A.’ (‘a real nice place to raise your kids up.’)” - J. Hoberman & Jonathan Rosenbaum, Midnight Movies
“Two Hundred Motels is a must for Zappa lovers, and a fairly funny paranoia-tinged shaggy-rock-band satire for the rest.” - The Phantom of the Movies
200 Motels is Frank Zappa's outrageous, psychedelic precursor to today's rock videos - his hilarious response to the burning question of what to do with road-wrecked musicians. Should they rip off the motel's towels and ashtrays or merely quit the group? Dare they rebel against the tyranny of the merciless Zappa?
The Mothers of Invention, as irrepressible as Zappa himself, wreak havoc in Centerville, a "typical" American town with its Rancid Boutique, Cheesy Motel, Fake Nightclub, Redneck Eats Cafe, groupies, and an honest-to-goodness Main Street.
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FilmScene 404 E. College St., Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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