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

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

81 mins | Documentary, Music | Oct. 5, 2014

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.

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

81 mins | Documentary, Music | Oct. 5, 2014

Frank Zappa - Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers
Original title Frank Zappa - Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
Directors Salvo Cuccia
Writers Salvo Cuccia

Cast

Massimo Bassoli

as Himself

Joe Travers

as Himself

Dweezil Zappa

as Himself

Gail Zappa

as Herself

Moon Unit Zappa

as Herself

Diva Zappa

as Herself

Steve Vai

as Himself

Tanino Liberatore

as Himself

Frank Zappa

as Himself (Archive Footage)