A kind of musical accompanying the story of the early 1940's and the effect that the "zoot suit" (a man's suit of long jacket and pegged pants, always worn with a long keychain that looped ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Daniel Valdez | ... | Henry Reyna |
| Edward James Olmos | ... | El Pachuco | |
| Charles Aidman | ... | George Shearer | |
| Tyne Daly | ... | Alice Bloomfield | |
| John Anderson | ... | Judge F.W. Charles | |
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Abel Franco | ... | Enrique |
| Mike Gomez | ... | Joey / Jose Torres | |
| Alma Martinez | ... | Lupe (as Alma Rosa Martínez) | |
| Francis X. McCarthy | ... | Press (as Frank McCarthy) | |
| Lupe Ontiveros | ... | Dolores | |
| Ed Peck | ... | Lieutenant Edwards | |
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Robert Phalen | ... | District Attorney |
| Tony Plana | ... | Rudy | |
| Rose Portillo | ... | Della | |
| Marco Rodríguez | ... | Smiley / Ismael Torres | |
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A kind of musical accompanying the story of the early 1940's and the effect that the "zoot suit" (a man's suit of long jacket and pegged pants, always worn with a long keychain that looped almost to the ankle.... the rebellious fashion of young men) had on the morals and attitudes of the people of that era. Written by BOB STEBBINS <stebinsbob@aol.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
January 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Chicanos Story See more »Filming Locations:
Prescott, Arizona, USAEdit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$63,356, 4 October 1981, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$3,256,082Company Credits
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SensurroundColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Press: It's an afront to good taste!
El Pachuco: Like the Mexicans, Filipinos and blacks who wear them?
Press: Yes!
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Written by Eric Coates
Performed by Harry James and His Orchestra
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Trivia
Marco Rodríguez, who plays Smiley, played El Pachuco in the original 1978 stage production of "Zoot Suit" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. See more »Quotes
El Pachuco: The idea of the original chuco is to look like a diamond, to look sharp, hip, bonaroo, finding a style of urban survival in the rural skirts and outskirts of the brown metropolis of Los, Cabron.Press: It's an afront to good taste!
El Pachuco: Like the Mexicans, Filipinos and blacks who wear them?
Press: Yes!
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Crazy Credits
The film opens with the 1940's Universal logo. See more »Soundtracks
Sleepy LagoonWritten by Eric Coates
Performed by Harry James and His Orchestra
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What a strange and surreal experience this film presents. While this is supposed to be a movie, it comes off as more of a high budget play, complete with random crowd scenes and odd looking stage sets. While most films try to present the real, this film encompasses the opposite side of the spectrum, presenting a world that is completely reconstructed within a small plot of space. Entertaining and unusual, this is one of those films a person should watch for the pure visual appeal of film.