ZOOT SUIT - BLU

Details

• Release Year: 1982
• Genre: Drama, Musical
• Plot: Part fascinating fact, part dazzling fiction, Zoot Suit is the blistering film adaptation of playwright Luis Valdez' critically acclaimed stage drama based on the 'zoot suit riots' that rocked 1940s Los Angeles.; ; When barrio leader Henry Reyna (Daniel Valdez) and a group of his friends are unjustly convicted on circumstantial evidence and sent to San Quentin, activist lawyers Alice Bloomfield (Tyne Daly) and George Shearer (Charles Aidman) fight the blatant racially motivated miscarriage of justice to win Henry and his friends their freedom.; ; Featuring Edward James Olmos (as the mythical 'Pachuco') in the role that catapulted him to stardom, Zoot Suit is a scorchingly searing and seductively provocative work that skillfully blends action, drama, romance and music! ;
• Cast: Laura Leyva, Kim Miyori, Julio Medina, Honey Garcia, James Hogan, Diane Rodriguez, Luis Manuel, Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly, John Anderson, Abel Franco, Mike Gomez, Alma Martínez, Francis X. McCarthy, Lupe Ontiveros, Ed Peck, Robert Phalen, Tony Plana, Rose Portillo, Marco Rodríguez, Kelly Ward, Helena Andreyko, Bob Basso, Darlene Bryan, Bernadette Colognne, Miguel Delgado, Roberta Delgado, Anacani Echeverria, Bertha E. Oropeza, Jeff Reynolds, Juan Ríos, Greg Rosatti, Nancy Salis, Candice L. Silva, Geno Silva, Kurtwood Smith, Dennis Stewart, Duke Stroud, Judy Susman, Jon Thomas, Lewis Whitlock, Antoinette Yuskis, Robert Beltran, Alma Beltran, Socorro Valdez, Sal Lopez, Ángela Moya, Hammam Shafie, Luis Valdez
• Director: Luis Valdez
• Runtime: 1:44
• Company: Universal Studios
• Media Format: movie