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

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.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: 3/5

Sep 16, 2004

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

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

Rated: 3/5

Mar 16, 2024

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Scott Sublett

Washington Blade

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

May 23, 2022

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

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

Rated: 2/5

Mar 14, 2009

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Rated: 2/5

May 7, 2007

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Vince J

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

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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Mon B

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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Jace E

For a parody, this film is exactly what you would expect. Full of over-the-top acting, a predictable plot and interesting accents, this film dances back and forth between offensive and senseless. While there were a few moments that produced genuine laughs, the majority of the time watching the film was spent turning the volume down due to the yelling (or screeching) from the antagonist. Seriously, the amount of screaming by Esteban made me consider turning the film off more than once. Unappealing and unoriginal, Zorro, The Gay Blade is fun for some and futile for most.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/18/23

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lance C

Delightful camp, an LGBTQ romp with a great story and many meme worthy scenes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Eric M

How could you not like this, it is funny and heartfelt. How could anyone give this a bad review? All I can say is 'You naughty, evil Alcalde! I'm going to do bad things to you!' :)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/14/21

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s r

I came across this at a dinner for some friends at my parent's. One of the guests raved about it walked us through multiple scenes. Since she said it was one of her favorite movies, I had to give it a shot. On its face it held promise, but in delivery it often fell flat. I would put the blame on the director since everyone else seemed to have come to deliver. It was on Internet Archives.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Florinda

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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