| Zorro, The Gay Blade | |
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| Directed by | Peter Medak |
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| Cinematography | John A. Alonzo |
| Edited by | Lori Jane Coleman |
| Music by | Ian Fraser |
Production companies | Melvin Simon Productions Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A. |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | United States Mexico |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12.6 million[1] |
| Box office | $5.1 million (US/Canada)[2] |
Zorro, The Gay Blade is a 1981 American swashbuckling comedy film from 20th Century Fox, produced by C.O. Erickson and George Hamilton, directed by Peter Medak, that stars Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Ron Leibman, and Brenda Vaccaro.
The film's opening prologue states: "This film is dedicated to Rouben Mamoulian and the other great filmmakers whose past gives us our future".
The prologue quickly establishes that Zorro, The Gay Blade is a tongue-in-cheek sequel to 20th Century Fox's swashbuckling adventure film The Mark of Zorro (1940), directed by Mamoulian.
Hamilton was nominated for a Golden Globe award for playing the dual role of Don Diego de la Vega (Zorro) and his gay twin brother Bunny Wigglesworth, aka Ramón de la Vega.