Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
2014, English. Directed by Salvo Cuccia.
In the feature documentary, Summer 82 – When Zappa Came to Sicily, filmmaker and Zappa fan Salvo Cuccia tells the behind-the-scenes story of Frank Zappa's star-crossed concert in Palermo, Sicily, the wrap-up to a European tour that ended in public disturbances and police intervention. Cuccia had a ticket to the concert but never made it. Thirty years later, collaborating with Zappa's family, he re-creates the events through a combination of rare concert and backstage footage; photographs; anecdotes from family, band members, and concertgoers; and insights from Zappa biographer and friend Massimo Bassoli. The story is also a personal one, as Cuccia interweaves the story of Zappa's trip to Sicily with his own memories from that summer.
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- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Salvo CucciaDirector
- Massimo BassoliHimself
- Mathilda Doucette ZappaHerself
- Dweezil ZappaHimself
- Joe TraversHimself
- Gail ZappaHerself
- Moon Unit ZappaHerself
- Diva ZappaHerself
- Steve VaiHimself
- Tanino LiberatoreHimself
- Frank ZappaHimself (archive Footage)
- Thomas NordeggHimself
- Scott ThunesHimself (archive footage)
Details
- Released
- 5 October 2014
- Country
- Italy, United States of America
- Written by
- Salvo Cuccia
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Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily (2014) was directed by Salvo Cuccia and stars Massimo Bassoli, Mathilda Doucette Zappa, Dweezil Zappa.