Zorro the Gay Blade

[Gilberto]

This is another example of a movie I saw when I was younger and it didn't occur to me until I was much older how offensive the concept was. Here's the premise: Zorro (played by George Hamilton) is injured in the course of defending the defenseless, but there's still a baddie who needs to be dealt with. So Zorro calls on his gay brother to take on the mantle of Zorro while he recovers. The brother soups up the suit with satin and tassels, trades in the sword for a whip, and reinvents Zorro in a more flamboyant fashion.

I loved this movie when I was a kid and I didn't think it was anything other than a funny adventure movie. Not sure how well it holds up in today's world and it's certainly more of an exploitation film than anything else. But I recently remembered that this movie existed and decided to pass it along.

[Scary Gary]

I absolutely love this film. I, too, did not realize just how over the top this film was when I watched it repeatedly as a youth. I thought it stood up fairly well when I rewatched it. With that said, that was well over ten years ago now.

[Gilberto]

I have to watch it again.