Uncle Meat (1987): Cast
Uncle Meat is a 1987 documentary starring Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt and Tom Wilson. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.
- Release year
- Runtime
- 1h 40m (100 min)
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Uncle Meat About?
The premise of Uncle Meat without spoilers.
This is a documentary about an unfinished movie. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention try to film the sci-fi epic “Uncle Meat.”
Uncle Meat Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- year 1968
- 1960s
- 1980s
- frank zappa
- film about a film
- eccentricity
- musical progress
- progress
- beaker
- glass beaker
- shapeshifter
- shapeshifting
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- film editor
- female film editor
- falling in love
- female editor
- pool hall
- billiard hall
- billiards
- pool
- cue sports
- cue sport
- shower
- shower scene
- fetish
- hamburger
- burger
- sandwich
- declaration of love
- mutual love
- love
- single
- music single
- hit single
- karma
- obsession
- family versus career
- husband wife relationship
- sci fi filmmaking
- comedy filmmaking
- music filmmaking
- surrealism
- spoof
- camp
- rock 'n' roll
- underground music
- rock musician
- experimental music
- experimental film
- cult
Uncle Meat Cast & Characters
Frank Zappa leads the cast, with Linda Ronstadt and Tom Wilson.
- Frank Zappa as themselves
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Linda Ronstadt as themselves - Tom Wilson as themselves
- Ray Collins as themselves
Also Starring in Uncle Meat
· 29 more- Haskell Wexler Themselves
- Rodney Bingenheimer Themselves
- Carl Schenkel Themselves
- Don Preston Themselves
- Ian Underwood Themselves
- Meredith Monk Red Face Girl
- Jimmy Carl Black Themselves
- Bunk Gardner Themselves
- Aynsley Dunbar Themselves
- Roy Estrada Themselves
- Lucy Offerall Themselves
- Janet Neville-Ferguson Themselves
- Arthur Dyer Tripp III Themselves
- Dick Barber Themselves
- Lowell George Themselves
- Phyllis Smith Altenhaus Themselves
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- Cal Schenkel Themselves
- Carlo Zappavigna Young Minnesota Tishman
- Massimo Bassoli Adult Minnesota Tishman
- Fritz Rau Themselves
- Buzz Gardner Themselves
- Manfred Lerch Themselves
- Sal Lombardo Themselves
- Billy Mundi Rollo
- Francesca Fisher The Countess
- Dick Kunc Themselves
- C. Mercedes Lewis Girl Who Was A Sofa
- Stumuk Elderly Biff Debris
- Annie Zannas Themselves
Seen Uncle Meat?
Movies Like Uncle Meat
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Meat Joy, Zappa and 200 Motels.
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Meat Joy 1964 -
Zappa 2020 -
200 Motels 1971 -
The True Story of Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels 1988 -
Frank Zappa: Baby Snakes 1979 -
Beat the Meatles 1996 -
You’re Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson 2005 -
You Are What You Eat 1968 -
Video from Hell 1987 -
Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep 2025 -
Broken Meat 1991 -
The Godfathers of Mondo 2003
Uncle Meat FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of Uncle Meat, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Uncle Meat?
Uncle Meat runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was Uncle Meat released?
Uncle Meat was released in 1987.
Who is in the cast of Uncle Meat?
Uncle Meat stars Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt and Tom Wilson, among 33 credited actors.
Does Uncle Meat have a post-credit scene?
No. Uncle Meat has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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