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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.
| Anarchy TV | |
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| Directed by | Jonathan Blank |
| Written by | Jonathan Blank Philip Craft Jonah Loeb |
| Produced by | Jonathan Blank |
| Starring | Alan Thicke Jessica Hecht Jonathan Penner Ahmet Zappa Dweezil Zappa Moon Unit Zappa Diva Zappa |
| Cinematography | Robert Bennett Rudy M. Fenenga Jr. |
| Edited by | Kevin Borque Clayton Halsey |
| Music by | Philip Foxman Mark Sterling / Primitive Puppet. Ken Goldfeder & Mark Scaramucci |
| Distributed by | The Asylum |
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Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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]
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