Anarchy TV
| Anarchy TV | |
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 VHS cover | |
| 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 |
Release date | January 31, 1998 |
Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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][5][6][7][8]
References
- ^ a b Staff (July 29, 1996). "Zappa Gang in 'Anarchy'". Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ Staff (March 25, 1999). "Newport Beach International Film Festival". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Tatum, Charles (March 12, 2003). "Anarchy TV". efilmcritic.com. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ "Jonathan Blank - Guest Profile". thedrpatshow.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Reading Kingdom". jonathanblank.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Blank et al v. Blank (2:21-cv-09386), California Central District Court". pacermonitor.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Marion Blank v. Jonathan Blank et al". Justia Dockets & Filings. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Mojo Learning Inc. "Reading Kingdom Receives 4th Patent for its Innovative and Unique Literacy Instruction System". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.