Zoot Suit | |
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Directed by | Luis Valdez |
Written by | Luis Valdez |
Based on | Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez |
Produced by | Peter Burrell |
Starring | Daniel Valdez Edward James Olmos |
Cinematography | David Myers |
Edited by | Jacqueline Cambas |
Music by | Lalo Guerrero Daniel Valdez |
Production companies | Center Theatre Group Mark Taper Forum[1] |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.7 million[1] |
Box office | $3,256,082[2] |
Zoot Suit is a 1981 American independent[3][4] drama musical film of the Broadway play Zoot Suit. Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos—both reprising their roles from the stage production—and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music."