Zoot Suit
An American original.
6.4
23 votes
1981
1h 43m
Drama
Music
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.
Directed by Luis Valdez
Top cast
D
Daniel Valdez
Henry Reyna
Edward James Olmos
El Pachuco
Charles Aidman
George Shearer
Tyne Daly
Alice Bloomfield
John Anderson
Judge F.W. CharlesA
Abel Franco
Enrique
Mike Gomez
Joey / Jose Torres
Alma Martinez
Lupe
Francis X. McCarthy
Press
Lupe Ontiveros
Dolores
Ed Peck
Lieutenant Edwards
Robert Phalen
District Attorney
Tony Plana
Rudy
Rose Portillo
Della
Marco Rodríguez
Smiley / Ismael Torres
Kelly Ward
Tommy / Thomas RobertsH
Helena Andreyko
BlondieB
Bob Basso
The BailiffD
Darlene Bryan
Little BlueB
Bernadette Colognne
LegsDetails
Status
Released
Release date
October 2, 1981
Budget
—
Revenue
$3.3M
Language
English, Spanish
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