ZOOT SUIT

Edward James Olmos, Tyne Daly

Universal Pictures; Directed by Luis Valdez

Rated R; 103 minutes; 1981

, VHS

Loosely based on the unsolved 1942 Los Angeles Sleepy Lagoon murder mystery and the highly publicized zoot suit riot that resulted, director Luis Valdez has adapted his successful stage production into a powerful and remarkably distinguished screenplay.

 

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- Judy Stone, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

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