Spoof Zorro
George Hanilton had already spoofed Dracula and the vampire genre in the film Love at First Bite, this time he took his satirical aim at Zorro. He pokes a big finger of 1940's Tyrone Power The Mark of Zorro

Hamilton could have played this Zorro straight and would have made this work. However, in a comedy twist, when his Dom Diego character hurts his foot in an Zorro related accident, he enlisted his long lost brother Ramone (now called Bunny Wigglesworth)(Also played by Hamilton) in his Zorro cause..and the fun begins.

Bunny plays Zorro in many colorful zorro garbs, rather than the normal Zorro basic black. Instead of a sabre he uses a whip. He pokes a more whisher Zorro wit (Note the film's title)

Ron Leibman whine and screams in a germany goosestepping voice as Captain Esteban Pasquale. His nonsensible yelling makes his words almost unhearable to most other than to dogs.

It is a cute send up to the ZORRO mytho..I wish it was currently on DVD to enjoy by the masses

Bennet Pomerantz Audioworld

Tongue in cheek gay humor to keep you laughing.
This movie was made way before the whole "PC" epidemic, when you could laugh at anything because it was just funny. George Hamilton plays both Zorro and his gay brother. He bounces back forth between a womanizer and an effeminant with hilarious results. The supporting cast are amazing and this movie is still funny 20 something years later, as proved by the laughs of my teenage children. Pick it up and enjoy a comedy the whole family can watch.

The pipples are not happy!
If you like comedies and spoofs then this one shouldn't be left out. While it is outdated. it's still a classic spoof. In the time of Love At First Bite (1979) and the king of all spoofs; Airplane ('80) there lies Zorro the Gay Blade which stars George Hamilton playing a duel role.


George Hamilton plays a bumbling Zorro who is trying to stop the evil Spanish governor Esteban (Ron Leibman) from squashing the peasants. All this happens as he is wooing the beautiful Charlotte Taylor Wilson who was played by the Pepsi Light commerical supermodel Larren Hutton. Esteban senses that Don Diego Vega aka Zorra aka George Hamilton are all the same but he can't seem to catch him in the act. When Zorro injures his leg, Esteban visits Vega and notices a slight limp. Vega is quick to dismiss his claims and wants him out. What made matters worse is that Esteban's wife, Florinda (Brenda Vaccaro) is hot for Vega and visits him by way of ladder as Esteban visits as well. While Vega/Zorro is recovering, he enlists the help of his twin brother, Ramon Vega of the Royal British Army who also changes his name to Bunny Wigglesworth (also played by George Hamilton). He also happens to be very flambouant and dresses for every imaginable occasion...if you get my drift. While Bunny takes over as Zorro complete with a whip and a new outfit (sometimes more than one lol), he adds even more laughs. When Charlotte's life is in jeopardy (cue Alex Trebek), Don Deigo Vega/Zorro and Ramon Vega/Zorro whip into action knowing that Esteban had set a trap. Will the Zorro's succeed? Will they succeed in changing how Zorro dresses while completing an extreme makeover?

Watch as there are laughs almost every minute. If you love comedies and spoofs, as well as zaniness and just an all around good time with an old classic, don't pass on this one.

Slapstick Zorro Comedy
This movie is still funny even after many, many, many years. George Hamilton does a good job in a dual role. He even handles a Spanish accent well considering he's not Hispanic. This is a good movie for light-hearted slapstic humor. If you like goofy comedy you will like Zorro The Gay Blade.

A great villain makes a great comedy!
This hilarious movie is all about Ron Leibman as the over-the-top Alcalde, Esteban and his thwarted attempts to catch Zorro.

What makes a great adventure movie is a great villain and apparently the same goes for adventure-comedy films.

George Hamilton is funny as both Don Diego and Bunny, but without his great interplay with Ron Leibman the movie would be completely lost.

Esteban's repeated assertion that he is "From you! I am from the people!" is hilariously contradicted as he extorts more and more taxes from "the people" and is constantly thwarted by both Zorro's.

There are so many funny comic moments hidden throughout the film as Esteban constantly mutters one-liners under his breath, which are then forgotten as he shouts out orders to his troops.

I describe the movie as Mel Brooks meets Bugs Bunny with it's funny character one-liner jokes and hilarity resulting from the villain never being able to catch the smart-aleck hero.

This really is a smart and overlooked movie without any of the raunchiness or profanity that plagues so many other stupid comedies. Buy it today and get ready to laugh!