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#85 Box Office Hit of 1981

Zoot Suit (1981)

"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.

Cast

  • Henry Reyna

    Daniel Valdez

  • Edward James Olmos

    El Pachuco

    Edward James Olmos

  • Charles Aidman

    George Shearer

    Charles Aidman

  • Tyne Daly

    Alice Bloomfield

    Tyne Daly

  • John Anderson

    Judge F.W. Charles

    John Anderson

  • Enrique

    Abel Franco

  • Mike Gomez

    Joey / Jose Torres

    Mike Gomez

  • Alma Martinez

    Lupe

    Alma Martinez

  • Francis X. McCarthy

    Press

    Francis X. McCarthy

  • Lupe Ontiveros

    Dolores

    Lupe Ontiveros

  • Ed Peck

    Lieutenant Edwards

    Ed Peck

  • Robert Phalen

    District Attorney

    Robert Phalen

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