Zoot Suit (1981)
Directed by Luis Valdez · 103 min · Drama, Music
6.1 TOPICAL score · #6,044 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Zoot Suit (1981, directed by Luis Valdez) has a TOPICAL score of 6.1 - ranked 6,044 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 60% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.4/10 (23 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics60% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.4/10 (23 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 4 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read6,232 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos (actor #584), Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly