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Zoot Suit (1981)

Ripper......: repositorium    Length.........: 103 minutes
Source......: DVD             Aspect Ratio...: 1.85:1
Type........: XviD            Resolution.....: 544x288
Disks.......: [x]1CD [ ]2CD
Rars........: 50 x 15MB       Video Bitrate..: 779 kb/s AVG
Video Framerate: 23.976
VH-PROD Rls.: 7/20/03         Audio Bitrate..: 141 kb/s AVG
DVD Release.: 5/27/03         Audio Language.: English
Theater Date: Jan/1982        Stream Type....: [x]Mp3 [ ]Ac3
Channels.......: [x]Stereo
IMDB Rating.: 5.7/10                           [ ]Mono
IMDB Votes..: 168
Genre.......: [ ] Action      Subtitles......: [x] English
Comedy   [x] Drama        [x] French      [x] Spanish
Romance  [ ] Family       [ ] Chinese     [ ] Japanese
Sci-Fi   [x] Musical      [ ] Thai        [ ] Hindi
Horror   [ ] Fantasy      [ ] German      [ ] Dutch
War      [ ] Crime        [ ] Portuguese  [ ] Other
Documentary

IMDB Link: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0083365

P L O T

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
(Daniel Valdez) 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 (Tyne Daly) and George Shearer (Charles
Aidman) fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for
the freedom of Henry and his friends. Edward James
Olmos stars as the mythical "El Pachuco" in a blend of
action, music, and excitement.

C A S T

Daniel Valdez ........Henry Reyna
Edward James Olmos ...El Pachuco
Charles Aidman .......George Shearer
Tyne Daly ............Alice Bloomfield
John Anderson ........Judge F.W. Charles
Abel Franco  .........Enrique
Mike Gomez ...........Joey/Jose Torres
Alma Martinez ........Lupe
Frank McCarthy .......Press
Lupe Ontiveros .......Dolores
Ed Peck ..............Lieutenant Edwards
Robert Phalen ........District Attorney
Tony Plana ...........Rudy
Rose Portillo ........Della
Marco Rodriguez ......Smiley/Ismael Torres

R E L E A S E  N O T E S

Luis Valdez (La Bamba) directs this film adaptation of
his play.  The film is presented as a play with musical
numbers and elaborate 'stage' sets. It is based on a true
account of the anti-Mexican-Americanism in the 40's, and
a very powerful film.