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Budget 679,000 USD
The role of Jeff was originally intended for Mothers bassist Jeff Simmons, who quit the group just before filming. As a replacement, Frank Zappa hired Wilfrid Brambell, who walked off the set in a rage a few days later. During a crew meeting, Zappa announced that he would give the part to the next person who walked into the room. Martin Lickert, Sir Ringo Starr's chauffeur, was cast when he walked in with a pack of cigarettes for Starr.
Frank Zappa originally wanted Sir Christopher Lee to play Rance Muhammitz.
People offered parts in the movie included Vivian Stanshall, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Cass Elliot, Grace Slick, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and Eric Idle.
While Frank Zappa appears extensively in this movie, either conducting the orchestra or playing his guitar, he neither sings nor speaks.
Unlike most movie musicals, the soundtrack was recorded live as the movie was shot, instead of recording the soundtrack beforehand and then lipsynching during filming.
"Rance Muhammitz: [as a TV show host, holding a microphone] Hi Larry, its good to have you back on our panel! Larry The Dwarf: [holding a magic lamp] Hi Dave, its really great to be back on your panel! Rance Muhammitz: I'm sure the people at home would be interested to know why such a large force as you is all dressed up like Frank Zappa. Tell us Larry, whats the deal? Larry The Dwarf: He made me do it, Dave. He's such a creep. He's making me hold this aladdin. Rance Muhammitz: And why is he making you do that, Larry? Larry The Dwarf: He wants me to fuck the girl with the harp. [Keith Moon as the nun peers out from behind the harp grinning] Rance Muhammitz: He wants you to fuck the girl... with the harp? Larry The Dwarf: NO, no! With the magic lamp! He wants me to stuff it up her and rub it. [chuckles maniacally, host stares at him] Rance Muhammitz: Let us ask our studio audience: if you had just been lowered down here on TV with a wire connected to a brown leather harness, forced by crazy person to insert a mysterious imported lamp in the rep-rep-rep [has trouble pronouncing word with thick German accent] Rance Muhammitz: into the, into the RE-productive orifice of a lady harpist, and you were a dwarf... would you do it? Larry The Dwarf: YES!"
"Lonesome Cowboy Burt: So long as I get some beer and I get paid, you can make me do anything, I'm professional!"
