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.
Massimo Bassoli
as Himself
Mathilda Doucette Zappa
as Herself
Dweezil Zappa
as Himself
Joe Travers
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)
Thomas Nordegg
as Himself
Scott Thunes
as Himself (archive footage)
