A group of anarchists use their public-access TV show to satirize the government until a right-wing preacher attempts to shut them down.
Acting
Moon Unit Zappa's deadpan delivery is weirdly perfect.
Production
Genuine public-access aesthetic, not manufactured nostalgia.
Writing
Satire that actually names names—rare for 1998.
Director
Jonathan Blank
Jonathan Penner
Jerry
Jessica Hecht
Natalie
Matt Winston
Frank
Moon Unit Zappa
Katie (as Moon Zappa)
Dweezil Zappa
Sid
Albert Hall
Bobby
Alan Thicke
Reverend Wright
George Wendt
Abbey Archer
Tommy Hinkley
Ralph Green
Carlos Carrasco
Clarence
George Murdock
Chief Cochon
Mink Stole
Ms. Dickman
Jack Wallace
Mr. Harris
Edith Varon
Mrs. Harris
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jonathan Blank shot real public-access shows as research; several actual hosts cameo.
Released months after the Telecommunications Act of 1996 deregulated media—its fears aged unsettlingly well.
US
