Zoot Suit (1981)

ALL 10/02/1981 (en) Drama, Music 103 Min
  • Release
    10/02/1981
  • Production
    Universal Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    61%
  • Original title
    Zoot Suit
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 3,256,694.00
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An American original.

Overview

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.

  1. Luis Valdez

    Director

  2. Story



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  1. Daniel Valdez

    Henry Reyna

  2. Edward James Olmos

    El Pachuco

  3. Charles Aidman

    George Shearer

  4. Tyne Daly

    Alice Bloomfield

  5. John Anderson

    Judge F.W. Charles

  6. Abel Franco

    Enrique

  7. Mike Gomez

    Joey / Jose Torres

  8. Alma Martinez

    Lupe

  9. Francis X. McCarthy

    Press

  10. Lupe Ontiveros

    Dolores

  11. Ed Peck

    Lieutenant Edwards

  12. Robert Phalen

    District Attorney

  13. Tony Plana

    Rudy

  14. Rose Portillo

    Della

  15. Marco Rodríguez

    Smiley / Ismael Torres

  16. Kelly Ward

    Tommy / Thomas Roberts

  17. Helena Andreyko

    Blondie

  18. Bob Basso

    The Bailiff

  19. Darlene Bryan

    Little Blue

  20. Bernadette Colognne

    Legs

  21. Miguel Delgado

    Rafas

  22. Roberta Delgado

    Tillie

  23. Anacani Echeverria

    Pachura Vocalist #1

  24. Hammam Shafie

    Budda

  25. Honey Garcia

    Chola

  26. James Hogan

    Shore Patrol

  27. Laura Leyva

    Elena

  28. Sal Lopez

    Hobo

  29. Luis Manuel

    Cholo

  30. Kim Miyori

    Manchaka

  31. Ángela Moya

    Bertha

  32. Bertha E. Oropeza

    Pachura Vocalist #2

  33. Jeff Reynolds

    P. Cost

  34. Juan Ríos

    Crow

  35. Greg Rosatti

    Leatherneck

  36. Nancy Salis

    Bonita

  37. Candice L. Silva

    Pachuca Vocalist #3

  38. Geno Silva

    Galindo

  39. Kurtwood Smith

    Sergeant Smith

  40. Dennis Stewart

    Dennis Stewart

  41. Duke Stroud

    Guard

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 41 , Crews : 15

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Zoot Suit (1981) 103 Min

ALL 10/02/1981 (en)
Drama, Music
  • Release 10/02/1981
  • Production
    Universal Pictures
  • Original title Zoot Suit
  • en
  • Revenue3,256,694.00

An American original.

Overview

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.

  1. Luis Valdez

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Jacqueline Cambas

    Editor

  4. Gordon Davidson, William P. Wingate, Phil Esparza, Peter Burrell

    Producer