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Name: Zoot Suit
Released: 1981-10-11
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Tyne Daly, Charles Aidman, Daniel Valdez, John Anderson

Zoot Suit

R
1h 43m
1981

55%

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Part fascinating fact, part dazzling fiction, Zoot Suit is the blistering film adaptation of playwright Luis Valdez' critically acclaimed stage drama based on the "zoot suit riots" that rocked 1940s Los Angeles. When barrio leader Henry Reyna (Daniel Valdez) and a group of his friends are unjustly convicted on circumstantial evidence and sent to San Quentin, activist lawyers Alice Bloomfield (Tyne Daly) and George Shearer (Charles Aidman) fight the blatant racially motivated miscarriage of justice to win Henry and his friends their freedom. Featuring Edward James Olmos (as the mythical "Pachuco") in the role that catapulted him to stardom, Zoot Suit is a scorchingly searing and seductively provocative work that skillfully blends action, drama, romance and music!

Director:

Luis Valdez

Producer:

Peter Burrell

Writer:

Luis Valdez

Cast:

Edward James Olmos, Tyne Daly, Charles Aidman, Daniel Valdez, John Anderson, Abel Franco, Tony Plana, Kurtwood Smith

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

55%

Reviews

Edge Media Network

Frank J. Avella

... this highly stylized theatrical-cinematic hybrid had me frustrated from the get-go. I'm all for audacity and ambition, but what I saw in this film was messy and hodgepodge.

A must-watch film highlighting the Sleepy Lagoon trial as a result of the Zoot Suit Riots in the 1940s. An important Mexican American part of U.S history told through the Chicano lens via a musical theatrical format.

Interesting. [Full Review in Spanish]

A curious film with a hint of authenticity. [Full Review in Spanish]

May 1, 2019

FULL REVIEW