Rating: Full

 

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Stuart Wilson and Matt Letscher

 

Director: Martin Campbell

 

Writers: John Eskow, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio

 

Producers: Doug Claybourne and David Foster

 

Music by: James Horner

 

Song: “I Want to Spend my Lifetime Loving You” performed by Marc Anthony and Tina Arena

 

Rated: PG-13 for some intense action and violence

 

Oscar nominations: 2 (Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing)

 

Oscar Wins: 0

 

Quote: “You’re doing well. Your brother would have shot himself by now.”- Captain Harrison Love

 

Fun Facts: Antonio Banderas would later provide the voice of Puss N Boots in Shrek 2 (2004) and Puss in Boots (2011). The character of Puss N’Boots is essentially Zorro in cat form.

 

Robert Rodriguez was originally attached to direct, but the studio didn’t agree with his much-more violent and R-rated proposal.

 

The film caught the attention of European Royalty with the film’s foreign premieres. Spain’s King Juan Carlos I, Queen Sophia, and Princess Elena attended the first Royal premiere in Madrid in seven years. On December 10, 1998, a Royal Command Performance for Zorro was toplined by Prince Charles and his sons.

 

Summary: The original Zorro has been imprisoned for 20 years and has escaped to get revenge on the man who imprisoned him, murdered his wife and stole his daughter. But since he is getting old, he has to train a young thief to be a hero that he once was.

 

The Review: Zorro had seemed to hit the mark with this film. It is basically a Monte Crisco style story at the beginning. Speaking of story, it is quite entertaining. With great action sequences, knows where Zorro will arrive next.