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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.
Directed by Salvo Cuccia

Massimo Bassoli
Himself

Mathilda Doucette Zappa
Herself

Dweezil Zappa
Himself

Joe Travers
Himself

Gail Zappa
Herself

Moon Unit Zappa
Herself

Diva Zappa
Herself

Steve Vai
Himself

Tanino Liberatore
Himself

Frank Zappa
Himself (archive Footage)

Thomas Nordegg
Himself

Scott Thunes
Himself (archive footage)
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