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The Legend of Zorro (2005) -- Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Alejandro de la Vega (Banderas) -- and his wife, Elena (Zeta-Jones) -- to take action.
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The Legend of Zorro (2005) -- Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Alejandro de la Vega (Banderas) -- and his wife, Elena (Zeta-Jones) -- to take action.
The Legend of Zorro (2005) -- Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Alejandro de la Vega (Banderas) -- and his wife, Elena (Zeta-Jones) -- to take action.
The Legend of Zorro (2005) -- Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Alejandro de la Vega (Banderas) -- and his wife, Elena (Zeta-Jones) -- to take action.

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User Rating:
5.7/10   19,071 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Roberto Orci (screenplay) &
Alex Kurtzman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
28 October 2005 (USA) more
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This Fall, adventure begins with a Z.
Plot:
Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Alejandro de la Vega (Banderas) -- and his wife, Elena (Zeta-Jones) -- to take action. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win & 3 nominations more
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(27 articles)
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User Reviews:
Not great, but enjoyable sequel more (230 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alberto Reyes ... Brother Ignacio
Julio Oscar Mechoso ... Frey Felipe
Gustavo Sanchez-Parra ... Guillermo Cortez (as Gustavo Sánchez Parra)

Adrian Alonso ... Joaquin de la Vega

Nick Chinlund ... Jacob McGivens
Giovanna Zacarías ... Blanca Cortez (as Giovanna Zacarias)
Carlos Cobos ... Tabulador

Antonio Banderas ... Don Alejandro de la Vega / Zorro
Michael Emerson ... Harrigan
Shuler Hensley ... Pike
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. ... Governor Riley (as Pedro Armendariz)
Mary Crosby ... Governor's Wife

Catherine Zeta-Jones ... Elena de la Vega

Mauricio Bonet ... Don Verdugo
Fernando Becerril ... Don Diaz
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Zorro Unmasked (USA) (working title) (USA) (working title)
The Mask of Zorro 2 (USA) (working title)
The Return of Zorro (USA) (working title)
Z (USA) (poster title)
Zorro 2 (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG for sequences of violence/peril and action, language and a couple of suggestive moments.
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129 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
When Zorro discovers the hidden map in Armand's study, it shows Armand's home on the map as "Hacienda of the Comte De La Fere". This is a reference to The Three Musketeers, where Athos's real identity is as the Comte De La Fere. more
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Factual errors: In the fight scene on the train near the end of the movie, the engineer is thrown forward, pushing the throttle in the cab of the locomotive forward. This has the effect of making the locomotive go faster, when in fact, the train should have stopped. Pulling the throttle back would have made the train go faster. Also, opening the throttle, as was the intent, will lower steam pressure - not rapidly raise it as shown. The only way to raise steam pressure is to add fuel to the fire. Using steam (as in going faster) lowers steam pressure. more
Quotes:
Elena: Follow me!
Zorro: Always.
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Referenced in Crap Shoot: The Documentary (2007) more
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Elena's Fanfare more

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19 out of 29 people found the following review useful.
Not great, but enjoyable sequel, 25 October 2005
7/10
Author: govenor_phatt from United Kingdom

Just saw this at an Advanced Screening the other day and must admit i was not particularly looking forward to it. Mainly due to the fact that i loved the original. I loved its tongue in cheek campness, its fun and exciting action scenes, and Anthony Hopkins.

Thankfully LOZ has 2 out of the 3 (no Anthony Hopkins for obvious reasons) and while the film has clearly been dumbed down and made more "family friendly" as with all mainstream Hollywood sequels, it still has Banderas and Zeta Jones clearly having fun with it.

True, some of the CGI looks a bit naff, and there is a terribly unnecessary scene with a horse which made me laugh just because i would have cried because of the terrible effect, but the action scenes are action packed and use a fairly minimal amount of it.

As for the story there isn't really much to say of it, which is probably why it doesn't live up to its predecessors standards. But it trys well enough.

At the end of the day fans of the original Zorro film will probably enjoy this, as long as they don't expect it to be anything other than a fun popcorn sequel.

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