Zorro, the Gay Blade

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Zorro, the Gay Blade

PG

1981

1h 33m

Comedy

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Zorro, the legendary swordsman, has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego (George Hamilton), a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his flamboyantly gay twin, Ramon (also Hamilton), who prefers to be called Bunny Wigglesworth. While Ramon agrees to take on the guise of Zorro, he decides to add his own flair, with garishly glittering costumes -- and a whip in place of the iconic sword.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

10/23/2004

2/4

This movie is, of course, intended as a comedy, and it has some funny moments. But it's just not successful, and I think the reason is that Hamilton never for a second plays Zorro as if he were really playing Zorro.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

03/16/2024

3/5

…certainly delivers on its jocular title…stereotypes are larger than life, but not exactly crude; in fact, for 1981, they’re positively progressive…

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Scott Sublett

Washington Blade

05/23/2022

Surprise! Zorro, The Gay Blade is a splendid farce, so good-natured and unpretentious that one chuckles at even the corniest of its jokes.

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

03/14/2009

2/5

Tasteless, forced comedy just about killed the Zorro franchise for many years.

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

05/07/2007

2/5

Eric Melin

Lawrence.com

08/05/2005

1/5

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Kim P

Nov 22

So dumb that it's actually fun. How did they get George Hamilton to agree to do this film? I laughed a lot, knowing that this film had no intention of taking itself seriously.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Oct 13

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Aug 12

The greatest movie in the Zorro franchise! Absolute pure fun the whole ride!!!

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Clara J

Jul 19

I saw this in the theaters when it came out in 1981, when I was 13, with my late mother and two older brothers, and remember loving it then, and have had trouble finding it to watch ever since, but today I found it on YouTube and watched it. And I must say I enjoyed it even more as an adult, I'm not sure I got all the humor when I was 13, but sure did now, and though many seemed to have missed a lot of the humor and seemed to not like it, as I said, I loved it. It is funny, but some humor is more subtle, so maybe some didn't get that or don't have much of a sense of humor. Roger Ebert certainly didn't, as he criticized it for being intentionally funny, rather then taking itself too seriously like the original movies did, which he felt made the original funnier, being they weren't being funny intentionally, which is silly, which makes me think he didn't like the originals either. I just thought it was a fun movie, with that was plenty funny enough and well worth watching, plus it allowed me to forget my troubles for a little more the an hour and a half. Just give it a chance, you too might like it as much as I did and still do!

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Vince J

04/03/2024

Ugh. Everything about this movie is awful. I can't believe how highly it's rated. It should be below 40%!

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Mon B

09/14/2023

Absolutely one of the funniest underrated movies out there- Rob Leibman should have been recognized for this outstanding work- he was hysterically funny.

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Synopsis

Zorro, the legendary swordsman, has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego (George Hamilton), a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his flamboyantly gay twin, Ramon (also Hamilton), who prefers to be called Bunny Wigglesworth. While Ramon agrees to take on the guise of Zorro, he decides to add his own flair, with garishly glittering costumes -- and a whip in place of the iconic sword.

Director: Peter Medak
Producer: George Hamilton, C.O. Erickson
Screenwriter: Hal Dresner
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 33m