Released Date:
1981-07-17
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
93 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
(3118 Reviews)
Director:
Peter MedakHal Dresner (screen story)
Greg Alt (screen story)
Don Moriarty (screen story)
Bob Randall (screen story)
Johnston McCulley (based upon a character created by)
Hal Dresner (screenplay)
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. Bunny also becomes the liaison between Don Vega and the liberal American activist/feminist Charlotte a long-time critic of Captain Esteban's policies, and who has a crush on her masked hero.
Friend Zone
For her, there have always been two kinds of guys: the ones you desire and the ones who buy you drinks. For him, she is ...
Read MoreIt's Such a Beautiful Day
Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short...
Read MoreSunlight Jr.
A Florida couple deals with an unexpected pregnancy while holding minimum wage jobs.
Read MoreThird Star
James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in...
Read MoreFood Stamped
Food Stamped is an informative and humorous documentary film following a couple as they attempt to eat a healthy, well-b...
Read MoreSide Effects
A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.
Read MoreJoin our mailing list and get access to expert analysis, trivia, and recommendations that will elevate your movie-watching experience.