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Movie Plot of: ZigZag

An autistic 15-year-old boy steals money from his boss to provide rent for his abusive father, who uses the money to repay a loan shark.

DVD Production Details of: ZigZag

Director: David S. Goyer

Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby

Studio: Columbia Tristar Hom
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Widescreen letterbox format

Cast of the movie: ZigZag

• John Leguizamo .... Singer
• Wesley Snipes .... Fletcher
• Oliver Platt .... Toad
• Natasha Lyonne .... Jenna
• Luke Goss .... Cadillac Tom
• Sam Jones III .... ZigZag
• Sherman Augustus .... Hawke
• Michael Greyeyes .... Dale
• Jullian Dulce Vida .... Ramon
• Ivan Basso .... Javier
• Abraham Benrubi .... Hector
• Warren G. Hall .... Wayne
• Daniel Louis Rivas .... Rico
• Roberta Valderrama .... Tawny
• Eddie Perez .... Eddie

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Reviews of the movie: ZigZag

Louis (Sam Jones III) aka ZigZag is a 15 year-old autistic boy, who lives with this physically-abusive, and drug-addicted father, Fletcher (Wesley Snipes--Blade, Blade 2, Passenger 57, Jungle Fever). He works a low-paying job washing dishes at a local diner, where he is often ridiculed by the alcoholic manager, Mr Walters aka "The Toad" (Oliver Platt--Don't Say A Word, Liberty Stand Still) with racial epithets and remarks about his condition in general. His only friend is Dean Singer (John Leguizamo,--Carlito's Way, Empire,) who acts as a Big Brother to ZigZag, despite his illness. When ZigZag's father (who is also in debt to the Mob) threatens that ZigZag needs to give him $200 for the rent or he is homeless (ZigZag understands this as "two-zero-zero-"), ZigZag devises a plan to steal some money from the safe at work to give to his father. ZigZag steals the money, (all $9,241 of it) and gives it to his father--who takes ALL the money, leaving Zig with nothing. Soon an investigation starts, and Zig doesn't know what is going to happen to himself. Singer's condition worsens when he collapses at the job. He wakes up at the hospital to find that his testicular cancer has spread to his lungs and stomach, and he only has months to live. Zig is once again left to fend for himself. Zig meets a prostitute named Jenna, (Natasha Lyonne--American Pie 1 and 2) who takes pity on him, and they form a friendship. I won't give away the whole story or the ending, but this is one movie that you won't want to miss. Brilliant acting was done by Jones, Snipes, Leguizamo, Platt, and Lyonne

ZIGZAG is the story of an autistic 15-year-old boy named ZigZag, spelled with two big Z's and two little G's (Sam Jones III) who steals money from his boss (Oliver Platt) to provide rent for his abusive father (Wesley Snipes), who uses the money to repay a loan shark (Luke Goss). Writer David S. Goyer most known for his dark superhero films, such as BLADE and THE CROW:CITY OF ANGELS, succeeds with this little drama which in a way is also about a superhero, only this superhero is a 15 year old autistic child. Young actor Sam Jones III absolutely made me fall in love with ZigZag. And that's something I don't say lightly and something I don't ever remember happening in recent years. I mean Sam Jones' performance in this film blows away anything Russell Crowe did in the much-acclaimed BEAUITIFUL MIND and is a far better performance than what Crowe won for (GLADIATOR). Jones' performance is flawless. While I know he won't even be considered come Oscar time he should be the winner. Watch out for this kid. He can truly act. I think he's on SMALLVILLE now but I'm not real sure because I never watch the show. John Leguizamo (MOULIN ROUGE; COLLATERAL DAMAGE), who usually comes off rather annoying to me, also shines as Singer, the big brother character of ZigZag.. The chemistry between Leguizamo and Jones is brilliant and lights up the screen. The other performances make stnd out as well. Oliver Platt (THE THREE MUSKETEERS; LIBERTY STANDS STILL) revels in a wonderfully rich and funny supporting role. Natasha Lyonne (AMERICAN PIE 1 and 2) delivers a rich performance as a hooker with a heart and Wesley Snipes (LIBERTY STANDS STILL; BLADE) casts is beleivable as a crack-addicted abusive father. You can tell that Snipes has either been around that sort of thing or has experienced it for himself. He knows how to act and what he's doing. But when it's all said and done, its Sam Jones III who is the heart and soul of the film, and ultimately why we care to see it unfold.