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Zoot Suit
“An American original.”
64%
Movie
1h 43m
AI Analysis
Zoot Suit (1981) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Zoot Suit (1981) — a movie tagged as Drama and Music with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 de… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~103 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Zoot Suit 64% (23 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1981-10-02
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- TMDB rating
- 6.4
- TMDB ID
- 76397
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What is Zoot Suit about?
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. Hen... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Zoot Suit?
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How long is the movie Zoot Suit?
The official runtime for Zoot Suit is approximately 103 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
- D
Daniel Valdez
Henry Reyna
Edward James Olmos
El Pachuco
Charles Aidman
George Shearer
Tyne Daly
Alice Bloomfield
John Anderson
Judge F.W. Charles
- A
Abel Franco
Enrique
Mike Gomez
Joey / Jose Torres
Alma Martinez
Lupe
Francis X. McCarthy
Press
Lupe Ontiveros
Dolores
Ed Peck
Lieutenant Edwards
Robert Phalen
District Attorney
Tony Plana
Rudy
Rose Portillo
Della
Marco Rodríguez
Smiley / Ismael Torres
Kelly Ward
Tommy / Thomas Roberts
- H
Helena Andreyko
Blondie
- B
Bob Basso
The Bailiff
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