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An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa(1994)
Status: Released
Date: 1994-01-07
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An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa is an Italian documentary that aired on the Videomusic channel on January 7, 1994. It includes footage from Zappa's Universe, Video From Hell, Does Humor Belong In Music?, Baby Snakes, The True Story Of 200 Motels, The Late Show, Zappa's May 17, 1988 show at Palacio de Deportes in Barcelona, Spain, The Dub Room Special, various other interviews and performances.
Languages: English, Italian.
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Movie: An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
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Frank Zappa
Self (archive footage)
Matt Groening
Self (archive footage)
Phillip Glasser
Self
Warren Cuccurullo
Self
Dweezil Zappa
Self
Ahmet Zappa
Self
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An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa is an Italian documentary that aired on the Videomusic channel on January 7, 1994. It includes footage from Zappa's Universe, Video From Hell, Does Humor Belong In Music?, Baby Snakes, The True Story Of 200 Motels, The Late Show, Zappa's May 17, 1988 show at Palacio de Deportes in Barcelona, Spain, The Dub Room Special, various other interviews and performances.
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