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Zorro: The Gay Blade ()

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Zorro, the legendary swordsman, has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego, a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his twin, Ramon.
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Don Diego Vega / Bunny Wigglesworth
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Charlotte Taylor Wilson
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Florinda
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Esteban
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Paco
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Velasquez
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Consuelo
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Garcia
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Dolores
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Don Francisco
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Don Fernando
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Don Jose
Carlos Bravo y Fernández ...
Luis Obispo (as Carlos Bravo)
Roberto Dumont ...
Ferraro
Jorge Bolio ...
Pablito
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Old Man
Ana Elisa Pérez Bolaños ...
Granddaughter (as Ana Elisa Perez Bolanos)
Paco Mauri ...
Guard (as Francisco Mauri)
Julian Colman ...
Martinez
Paco Morayta ...
Ramirez (as Francisco Morayta)
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Don Francisco's Wife
Owen Lee ...
Sergeant - Firing Squad
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Barman
Armando Duarte ...
Soldier
Norman Blankenship ...
Whipping Master (as Norm Blankenship)
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Narrator (voice)

Directed by

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Peter Medak

Written by

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Hal Dresner ... (screen story) and
Greg Alt ... (screen story) &
Don Moriarty ... (screen story) and
Bob Randall ... (screen story)
 
Johnston McCulley ... (based upon a character created by) (as Johnston M. McCulley)
 
Hal Dresner ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Greg Alt ... associate producer
C.O. Erickson ... producer
George Hamilton ... producer
Don Moriarty ... associate producer
Melvin Simon ... executive producer

Music by

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Ian Fraser ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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John A. Alonzo ... director of photography

Editing by

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Lori Jane Coleman ... (as Hillary Jane Kranze)

Editorial Department

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Andy Blumenthal ... assistant editor
Tim Board ... assistant editor
Charles Coleman ... assistant editor (as Charles V. Coleman)
Clayton Collins ... assistant editor (as Clay Collins)
Barbara Dunning ... assistant editor
Pembroke J. Herring ... supervising editor
Jim Passon ... color timer
Jim Schurmann ... color timer
Carlos Puente ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton

Production Design by

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Herman A. Blumenthal

Art Direction by

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Adrian Gorton

Set Decoration by

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James W. Payne ... (as Jim Payne)

Costume Design by

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Gloria Gresham

Makeup Department

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Shirley Crawford ... hair stylist
Bob Mills ... makeup artist
Marina Pedraza ... hair stylist
William Tuttle ... makeup creator

Production Management

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Luis Bekris ... production manager: Mexican Staff
Linda Carwin ... executive in charge of production
Maurice Vaccarino ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Mario Cisneros ... assistant director: Mexican Staff
Daniel McCauley ... first assistant director (as Daniel J. McCauley)
Stephen McEveety ... second assistant director (as Steve McEveety)
Joseph Paul Moore ... second assistant director
Michael D. Moore ... second unit director (as Michael Moore)

Art Department

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Dudley Holmes ... property master (as Ace Holmes)

Sound Department

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Gary Alexander ... re-recording mixer (as Gary D. Alexander)
Clint Althouse ... sound boom operator
Bub Asman ... sound effects editor
Robert G. Henderson ... supervising sound editor (as Bob Henderson)
Larry Jost ... production sound mixer
Nicholas Korda ... assistant sound editor (as Nicholas V. Korda)
Alma Martinez ... adr
Don Minkler ... re-recording mixer (as Don R. Minkler)
Alan Robert Murray ... supervising sound editor (as Alan Murray)
Norman B. Schwartz ... dialogue supervisor
Larry Singer ... dialogue editor
Allen L. Stone ... re-recording mixer
Brooke Henderson Ward ... assistant sound editor (as Brooke Henderson)
Gary Alexander ... sound effects (uncredited)
Greg P. Russell ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Allen L. Stone ... sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Allen Hall ... special effects (as Allen L. Hall)

Stunts

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Phil Adams ... stunt player
Hank Calia ... stunt player
Erik Cord ... stunt player
Roger Creed ... stunt player
Gary Davis ... stunt player
Joe Dunne ... stunt player
H.P. Evetts ... stunt player
George Fisher ... stunt player
Donna Garrett ... stunt player
Ted Grossman ... stunt player
Orwin C. Harvey ... stunt player (as Orwin Harvey)
John Hudkins ... stunt player
Pete Kellett ... stunt player
Bill Madden ... stunt player
John Moio ... stunt player
Victor Paul ... stunt coordinator
George Robotham ... stunt player
John Romano ... stunt player
Philip Romano ... stunt player
George Marshall Ruge ... photo stunt double
Charles A. Tamburro ... stunt player (as Chuck Tamburro)
Jerry Wills ... stunt player
Carl Pitti ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Mariano Garcia ... gaffer
Bud Heller ... key grip
Horace Jordan ... assistant cameraman
Alfredo Ruvalcaba ... still photographer
John Toll ... camera operator

Casting Department

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Valorie Massalas ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Linda Burza ... seamstress
Norman A. Burza ... costume supervisor: men (as Norman Burza)
Marilyn Matthews ... costume supervisor: women
Susie S. McEveety ... costumer: women (as Susie McEveety)
Jennifer L. Parsons ... costumer supervisor: women (as Jennifer Parsons)
Deahdra Scarano ... costumer: women
G. Tony Scarano ... costume supervisor: men (as Tony Scarano)
Mary E. Vogt ... assistant to costume designer (as Mary Vogt)

Location Management

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Harry Kohoyda Jr. ... location auditor
James Mathews ... location auditor
Richard Vane ... location manager

Music Department

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Billy Byers ... orchestrator (as Bill Byers)
Ian Fraser ... conductor / music adaptor
Bill Hughes ... orchestra manager
Herbert W. Spencer ... orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer)
Jack K. Tillar ... music editor (as Jack Tillar)
Dan Wallin ... music mixer
Tommy Tedesco ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Ana Maria Quintana ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Charles Enzen ... transportation coordinator
William Esparza ... driver (as Billy Esparza)
Joel Marrow ... transportation coordinator
Ted Reed ... driver
Norm Walke ... driver

Additional Crew

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Joy Anzarouth ... production office coordinator
Kate Barker ... assistant: Peter Medak
Orin Borsten ... unit publicist
Peggy Cannon ... assistant: George Hamilton
Dawn Erickson ... production assistant
Emily Gamboa ... production secretary: Mexican Staff (as Emily G. De Arau)
Harry Kopoian ... travel coordinator: Mexican Staff
Elton MacPherson ... production executive: Simon
Carl Pitti ... whip tutor
Alex Romero ... choreographer
Anna Roth ... production assistant: Mexican Staff
Rudy Ugland ... boss wrangler
Jerry Young ... wrangler
'Chema' Hernandez ... head wrangler: Mexico (uncredited)
'Chico' Hernandez ... wrangler (uncredited)
Charles A. Tamburro ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)

Thanks

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Carlos 'The Professor' Gonzalez ... we wish to acknowledge the splendid cooperation of (as Professor Carlos Hank Gonzalez {Mayor of Mexico City})
Rouben Mamoulian ... this film is dedicated to: and the other great filmmakers whose past gives us our future
Eduardo Martinez ... we wish to acknowledge the splendid cooperation of (as Professor Eduardo Martinez {Special Advisor to Mayor Gonzalez})

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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 continue his campaign against the corrupt Captain Esteban, his long-lost twin brother Ramon arrives to visit. Bunny was sent off by their father to the British Royal Navy to make a "man" of him, for he is flamboyantly gay, and now known as Lt. Bunny Wigglesworth. 'Bunny' agrees to temporarily take his brother's place as Zorro, but opts make changes in the established Zorro persona. Bunny becomes "the Gay Blade," and his new costumes are lemon, plum, and scarlet colored. He 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. Written by John Vogel

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Taglines Zexy, Zany, Zensational ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • La última locura de Zorro (Mexico)
  • La Grande Zorro (France)
  • Zorro mit der heißen Klinge (Germany)
  • Estos zorros locos, locos, locos (Spain)
  • Zorro mezzo e mezzo (Italy)
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  • 93 min
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Trivia In the scene where all the Dons meet, each Don's surname and place of residence is that of a Californian city, but no Don name nor home abode is the same Californian place: Don Diego is from San Fernando; Don Francisco is from San Jose; Don Fernando is from San Diego; Don Jose is from San Bernardino; whilst Don Luis Obispo is from Bakersfield, the last being a further joke, as the city does not fit with the others as it has no "San" prefix. See more »
Goofs When Zorro and Valasquez ride into the tree branch and are knocked off their horses, they lose their swords. When the get back up, their swords are in their hands See more »
Movie Connections Featured in It'll Be Alright on the Night 3 (1981). See more »
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Crazy Credits Closing credits: ZEND See more »
Quotes [the landowners meet to elect a new Alcade. Each introduces himself to the others,]
Don Diego: Don Diego from San Fernando.
Don Francisco: Don Francisco from San Jose.
Don Fernando from San Diego: Don Fernando from San Diego.
Don Jose: Don Jose from San Bernardino.
Luis Obispo: Luis Obispo from Bakersfield.
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