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Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)

PG 93 min  -  Action | Adventure | Comedy  -   17 July 1981 (USA)
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Mexico, 1840s. When the new Spanish Governor begins to grind the peasants under his heel, wealthy landowner Don Diego Vega follows in his late father's footsteps and becomes Zorro... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Medak

Writers:

Johnston McCulley (character), Hal Dresner (story), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Hamilton ...
Don Diego Vega / Zorro / Bunny Wigglesworth / The Gay Blade / Ramon Vega
Lauren Hutton ...
Charlotte Taylor Wilson
Brenda Vaccaro ...
Florinda
Ron Leibman Ron Leibman ...
Donovan Scott Donovan Scott ...
Paco
James Booth James Booth ...
Velasquez
Helen Burns Helen Burns ...
Consuelo
Clive Revill Clive Revill ...
Garcia
Carolyn Seymour Carolyn Seymour ...
Dolores
Eduardo Noriega Eduardo Noriega ...
Don Francisco from San Jose
Jorge Russek Jorge Russek ...
Don Fernando from San Diego
Eduardo Alcaraz Eduardo Alcaraz ...
Don Jose from San Bernardino
Carlos Bravo y Fernández Carlos Bravo y Fernández ...
Don Luis Obisbo from Bakersfield (as Carlos Bravo)
Roberto Dumont Roberto Dumont ...
Ferraro
Jorge Bolio Jorge Bolio ...
Pablito
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Storyline

Mexico, 1840s. When the new Spanish Governor begins to grind the peasants under his heel, wealthy landowner Don Diego Vega follows in his late father's footsteps and becomes Zorro, the masked man in black with a sword who rights wrongs and becomes a folk hero to the people of Mexico. When Vega sprains his ankle and cannot figure out how to continue his campaign against the corrupt Captain Esteban, luck stays with Vega when his long-lost twin brother Ramon, who was sent off by their father to the British Royal Navy to make a "man" of him, whom is also flamboyantly gay, and now known as Lt. Bunny Wigglesworth, appears for a visit. 'Bunny' agrees to temporarily take his brother's place as Zorro, but wishes to make some changes. Bunny becomes 'the Gay Blade' in which his new suits are lemon, plum, and scarlet colored, and Bunny insists on using a whip... Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Hero | Gay | Mexico | Sword | Masked Hero  | See more »

Taglines:

Zexy, Zany, Zensational !

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Zorro Swings Again. See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Melvin Simon Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

When the producers of the film thought that the voice and Spanish accent of the famous Canadian Shakespearean actress Helen Burns was not quite right for that of Zorro's extremely ancient servant, Consuelo, the role was re-voiced by one of the oldest Spanish-speaking actresses in Hollywood, a 70-year-old Argentine woman, colleague of Rita Hayworth's father, the dancer Eduardo Cansino. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: A moment after Esteban smashes the bowl of green apples in Don Diego's bedroom, the bowl re-appears, undamaged. See more »

Quotes

Florinda: Why didn't I marry you instead of Esteban?
Don Diego: Probably because he asked you and I did not.
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Connections

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #26.181" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Adventures of Don Juan"
by Max Steiner See more »