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An hilarious, all-archival footage portrait of legendary rock star / composer Frank Zappa – from his 1963 clean-cut appearance on The Steve Allen Show, to full counter-culture freaky regalia, as leader of the Mothers of Invention. “Rare interview clips, concert footage and news reports from all over the world. A portrait of Zappa (1940-1993) that reflects his wit, typically ornery intelligence and inability to suffer fools politely, let alone gladly.” – Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter. 

FRANCE/GERMANY • 2016 • 90 MINS. • SONY PICTURES CLASSICS

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Reviews

“EAT THAT QUESTION collects disparate concepts and perceptions and unifies them into a riveting film, delivered in my father’s own words. It’s a remarkable history lesson and serves as a gateway into his musical mind.”
– Dweezil Zappa

“One of the rock era’s most idiosyncratic star musicians. A challenging outlier in the rock field, one adored by the adventurous few but fundamentally at odds with a music industry he soon came to loathe. Zappa was always sharply articulate in airing firm opinion on nearly any given subject. Always entertaining.”
– Dennis Harvey, Variety

“Simple yet engaging. An in-depth look into an artist whose work was complex, yet whose outlook and demeanor was as open, honest and relaxed as one could get. Schutte manages to form a tight narrative around this fascinating man. ‘The Steve Allen Show,’ the famous interview where Zappa claimed that ‘bad words’ are meaningless, his brilliant testimony against censorship when Tipper Gore spearheaded a conservative witch hunt – they’re all here.”
– Oktay Ege Kozak, The Playlist/IndieWire