“An American original.”
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.
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Daniel Valdez
Henry Reyna
Known for
La Bamba
The China Syndrome
Edward James Olmos
El Pachuco
Known for
Blade Runner
Battlestar Galactica
Charles Aidman
George Shearer
Known for
Hour of the Gun
Countdown
Tyne Daly
Alice Bloomfield
Known for
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Enforcer
John Anderson
Judge F.W. Charles
Known for
Psycho
Soldier Blue
Abel Franco
Enrique
Known for
¡Three Amigos!
Mike Gomez
Joey / Jose Torres
Known for
Heartbreak Ridge
The Border
Alma Martinez
Lupe
Known for
Undone
The Terror
Francis X. McCarthy
Press
Known for
Interstellar
10.5: Apocalypse
Lupe Ontiveros
Dolores
Known for
As Good as It Gets
The Goonies
Ed Peck
Lieutenant Edwards
Known for
Hong Kong Phooey
Bullitt
Robert Phalen
District Attorney
Known for
Halloween
Starman
Luis Valdez Director · David Myers Cinematographer Jacqueline Cambas Editor
Worldwide gross $3.3M · United States release October 2, 1981 · Produced in United States
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Worldwide gross
$3,256,694
Production
Universal Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · October 2, 1981
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