Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

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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.

Country:

Italy,

United States of America

Genre:

Music,

Documentary

Duration:

81 minutes

Year:

2014

Director:

Salvo Cuccia

Cast:
Massimo Bassoli

Himself

Mathilda Doucette Zappa

Herself

Dweezil Zappa

Himself

Joe Travers

Himself

Gail Zappa

Herself

Crew:
Salvo Cuccia

Writer

Gail Zappa

Producer

Salvo Cuccia

Director

Eleonora Coradaro

Producer

Frank Zappa

Music