Zoot Suit (1981)

10/02/1981 1h 43m

An American original.

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Edward James Olmos

as El Pachuco

Born 02/24/1947, age

Charles Aidman

as George Shearer

Born 01/21/1925

Died 11/07/1993, age

Tyne Daly

as Alice Bloomfield

Born 02/21/1946, age

John Anderson

as Judge F.W. Charles

Born 10/20/1922

Died 08/07/1992, age

Lupe Ontiveros

as Dolores

Born 09/17/1942

Died 07/26/2012, age

Robert Phalen

as District Attorney

Born 05/10/1937

Died 12/06/1995, age

Tony Plana

as Rudy

Born 04/19/1952, age

Marco Rodríguez

as Smiley / Ismael Torres

Born 07/10/1953, age

Kelly Ward

as Tommy / Thomas Roberts

Born 11/17/1956, age

Kim Miyori

as Manchaka

Born 01/04/1951, age

Geno Silva

as Galindo

Born 01/20/1948

Died 05/09/2020, age

Kurtwood Smith

as Sergeant Smith

Born 07/03/1943, age

Dennis Stewart

as Dennis Stewart

Born 07/29/1947

Died 04/20/1994, age