US 1997
Starring:
Jonathan Penner, Alan Thicke, Dweezil Zappa, Moon Zappa, Jessica Hecht
Directed by:
Jonathan Blank
Produced by:
Jonathan Blank, Barclay Powers
Screenwriter:
Jonathan Blank
Philip Craft
(90 mins.)
Sometimes anarchists just wanna have fun. Five young radicals run a satirical Cable Access TV show, "Anarchy TV." Their uncensored on-air skits and game shows lead to the station’s eviction from the airwaves by a Christian television network, headed by the Reverend Wright (Alan Thicke). When protest fails, the anarchists storm the station, barricading themselves in and staging a live television revolution— the only problem is that it is Cable Access and nobody is watching! So, sometimes in order to stage a revolution you need to show some skin. Along the way, Jonathan Black’s (SEX, DRUGS & DEMOCRACY) naked revolution draws attention to a variety of issues—media ownership, censorship, health care, AIDS, youth culture and social activism—in entertaining fashion. Added to the fun: four Zappas —Dweezil, Moon, Ahmet and Diva— are in the cast and the soundtrack features Soundgarden, White Zombie, Iggy Pop, Wild Colonials, Frank Black, Psychotica, Dweezil & Ahmet Zappa, Handsome, Pusherman and many others including Timothy Leary who makes one of his last film appearances.