Frank Zappa - Summer 82: When Zappa Came to Sicily | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | February 16, 2022
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An engaging story of exploring family & music that I did not anticipate involving as much a danger as it did. It is never normal with Zappa.
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| synopsis | 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. |
| lead actors | Massimo Bassoli | Mathilda Doucette Zappa | Joe Travers | Dweezil Zappa | Gail Zappa | Moon Unit Zappa | Diva Zappa | Steve Vai | Tanino Liberatore |
| director | Salvo Cuccia |