Anarchy TV

Anarchy TV
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Directed byJonathan Blank
Written byJonathan Blank
Philip Craft
Jonah Loeb
Produced byJonathan Blank
StarringAlan Thicke
Jessica Hecht
Jonathan Penner
Ahmet Zappa
Dweezil Zappa
Moon Unit Zappa
Diva Zappa
CinematographyRobert Bennett
Rudy M. Fenenga Jr.
Edited byKevin Borque
Clayton Halsey
Music byPhilip Foxman
Mark Sterling / Primitive Puppet. Ken Goldfeder & Mark Scaramucci
Distributed byThe Asylum
Release date
  • January 31, 1998 (1998-01-31)
Running time
87 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Anarchy TV is a 1998 low budget, independent[1] comedy film directed by Jonathan Blank. It stars Alan Thicke, Jessica Hecht, Jonathan Penner, Tamayo Otsuki, George Wendt, Mink Stole, and Ahmet, Dweezil, Diva and Moon Unit Zappa.[1] Blank was nominated for the Maverick Spirit Award at the Cinequest San Jose Film Festival for Anarchy TV.

The plot involves a group of young people who run an uncensored public-access television cable TV.[2] They are ejected from their show when the station is purchased by a televangelist, who considers their show pornographic. In response, the performers hijack the station and begin broadcasting a 24-hour all nude show in order to gain sympathy for their cause.

It received 4 stars from Charles Tatum on efilmcritic.com.[3]

Director Jonathan Blank is the son of Marion Blank.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (July 29, 1996). "Zappa Gang in 'Anarchy'". Philadelphia Inquirer.
  2. ^ Staff (March 25, 1999). "Newport Beach International Film Festival". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Tatum, Charles (March 12, 2003). "Anarchy TV". efilmcritic.com. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Blank - Guest Profile". thedrpatshow.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.


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