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| writer = {{plain list|1=
* [[Johnston McCulley]]
* [[Hal Dresner]]
* Greg Alt
* Don Moriarty
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| starring = {{plain list|1=
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* [[Lauren Hutton]]
* [[Ron Leibman]]
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| cinematography = [[John A. Alonzo]]
| editing = Lori Jane Coleman
| studio = [[Melvin Simon Productions]]<br />Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
| distributor = [[20th Century Fox]]
| released = {{film date|1981|07|17|}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = United States<br />Mexico
| language = English
| budget = $12.6 million<ref>Aubrey Solomon, ''Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History'', Scarecrow Press, 1989 p259</ref>
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Diego, in Zorro costume, dances with Florinda at the ball. Velasquez, the tax collector, reports the theft to Esteban, pointing to Diego as Zorro. A duel ensues with Esteban, and Zorro escapes by again jumping from a high wall, but this time injuring his foot and hobbling away.
Later that night, a
A reign of terror begins, including [[torture]] and increased [[taxation]]. Diego is frustrated because, being injured, he cannot fight Esteban's tyranny. Fate intervenes when Diego's gay, [[fop]]pish, and British-educated twin brother Ramón de la Vega, a [[Royal Navy]] officer having adopted the name "Bunny Wigglesworth", comes home for a visit. Diego brings him up to date, and Bunny assumes the guise of Zorro, using a whip instead of a sword, while wearing flamboyant Zorro attire in a variety of coordinated colors.
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At the plaza, Diego (as Zorro) and Charlotte meet again, falling into each other's arms, but they are observed and Esteban is informed. As a ruse to lure Zorro, he has Charlotte arrested, and she is sentenced to be executed. Don Diego as Zorro surrenders to Esteban to save her, and he is sentenced to death.
Seconds before the firing squad opens fire, Bunny, this time wearing a bright metallic gold costume, announces the return of Zorro with a rhyme, "Two bits, four bits, six bits, a peso. All for Zorro, stand up and say so!" With Charlotte's and Diego's aid, Zorro incites the assembled peasants to rebellion. Esteban's guards also rebel, joined by
==Cast==
* [[George Hamilton (actor)|George Hamilton]] as Don Diego Vega / Zorro / Bunny Wigglesworth / Ramón Vega<ref>{{cite news|title= Masked Zorro Returns Friday to Make His Mark on Cable TV |first=Jay |last=Sharbutt |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 1, 1990 |url=
* [[Lauren Hutton]] as Charlotte Taylor-Wilson
* [[Brenda Vaccaro]] as Florinda
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* [[Eduardo Noriega (Mexican actor)|Eduardo Noriega]] as Don Francisco
* [[Pilar Pellicer]] as Don Francisco's wife
* [[Jorge Russek]] as Don Fernando
* Eduardo Alcaraz as Don Jose
* Carlos Bravo y Fernández as Don Luis Obispo
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==Development==
The film began life as a screenplay by future screenwriter and teacher [[David Trottier]], titled ''Zorro, the Comedy Adventure''. Trottier had little involvement with the finished film, barring some minor additions, so was not credited.<ref>{{Cite
==Film score==
The opening credits read: ”Music conducted and adapted by Ian Fraser” and the end credits: “Music adapted from ''[[
==Critical reception==
[[Vincent Canby]] gave a mostly positive review in ''[[The New York Times]]'', praising many of the performances in particular. "[George Hamilton] has energy and extreme good will. He also has surrounded himself with some very attractive and funny actors, particularly Mr. Leibman, Brenda Vaccaro, as the alcalde's sex-hungry wife, and beautiful Lauren Hutton".<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9405EFDA113BF937A15754C0A967948260 "Zorro The Gay Blade (1981): George Hamilton, Comic Zorro"] Vincent Canby, ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 24, 1981. Accessed January 11, 2013.</ref>
The film holds a rating of 50% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] from 16 reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zorro_the_gay_blade|title=Zorro, the Gay Blade | Rotten Tomatoes|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref>
==References==
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