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64% Critic Match
Zoot Suit
“An American original.”
6.4 / 10• 1981• 1h 43m•R• English
DramaMusic
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
DV
Daniel Valdez
Henry Reyna
Lead
Edward James Olmos
El Pachuco
Charles Aidman
George Shearer
Tyne Daly
Alice Bloomfield
John Anderson
Judge F.W. Charles
AF
Abel Franco
Enrique
Mike Gomez
Joey / Jose Torres
Alma Martinez
Lupe
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Luis Valdez's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Zoot Suit is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
