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简介:Thefilmhadparticulartroublefindingadistributor.FrankZappatriedtointerestUntiedArtists,thecompanythatreleased200Motels(1971).FearingthattheywereabouttobeembroiledintheHeaven'sGate(1980)fiasco,theyturnedhimdown.OtherstudiosfollowedinUnitedArtists'footsteps,fearingthatZappa'strademarkcinematicstylehadlostconsiderableappealinpost-'70spopculture.SeveralEuropeandistributorstoldZappathattheremightbeinterestifitwerecutfromitsoriginal168-minuterunningtime.Thefilmwascutto90minutesandstilltherewerenotakers.EvenafterBruceBickford'ssequenceswonfirstprizeataFrenchanimatedfilmcompetition,therewasnointerest.EventuallyZappatookituponhimselftodistributethefilmindependentlyviahisownIntercontinentalAbsurditiesproductioncompany.Thefilmran24hoursadayattheVictoriaTheaterinNewYorkCityandmadeahandsomeprofit.…