Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily (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.
Director: Salvo Cuccia
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Massimo Bassoli as Himself |
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Mathilda Doucette Zappa as Herself |
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Dweezil Zappa as Himself |
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Joe Travers as Himself |
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Gail Zappa as Herself |
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Moon Unit Zappa as Herself |
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Diva Zappa as Herself |
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Steve Vai as Himself |
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Tanino Liberatore as Himself |
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Frank Zappa as Himself (archive Footage) |
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Thomas Nordegg as Himself |
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Scott Thunes as Himself (archive footage) |
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Megan Zappa as Herself |
| Writing | Salvo Cuccia | Writer |
| Production | Gail Zappa | Producer |
| Directing | Salvo Cuccia | Director |
| Production | Eleonora Coradaro | Producer |
| Sound | Frank Zappa | Music |
| Sound | Dweezil Zappa | Music |
| Editing | Benni Atria | Editor |
| Camera | Clarissa Cappellani | Director of Photography |
