Zoot Suit
movie
An American original.
Released October 02, 1981
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
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Daniel Valdez
as
Henry Reyna
Edward James Olmos
as
El Pachuco
Charles Aidman
as
George Shearer
Tyne Daly
as
Alice Bloomfield
John Anderson
as
Judge F.W. Charles
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Abel Franco
as
Enrique
Mike Gomez
as
Joey / Jose Torres
Alma Martinez
as
Lupe
Francis X. McCarthy
as
Press
Lupe Ontiveros
as
Dolores
Ed Peck
as
Lieutenant Edwards
Robert Phalen
as
District Attorney
Crew
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Gordon Davidson
as
Producer
Luis Valdez
as
Writer
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Fred S. Winston
as
Set Decoration
David Myers
as
Director of Photography
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William P. Wingate
as
Producer
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Anita Dann
as
Casting
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Yvonne Wood
as
Costume Design
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Phil Esparza
as
Producer
Peter Burrell
as
Producer
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Tom H. John
as
Production Design
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Jacqueline Cambas
as
Editor
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Frank Bayer
as
Casting