Zig Zag (2002 film)


Zig Zag is a 2002 American drama film directed and written by David S. Goyer and starring John Leguizamo, Wesley Snipes, Oliver Platt, and Natasha Lyonne. It is based on the 1999 novel Zigzag by Landon J. Napoleon. The film premiered at the 2002 South by Southwest Film Festival.

Plot

Dean Singer has terminal cancer, yet is determined to spend his last days taking care of his 15-year-old autistic protégé from the Big Brother program, Louis "Zig Zag" Fletcher. Dean got Louis a dishwasher job in shamelessly abusive, exploitative Mr. Walters' restaurant. Louis' dead-beat, neglecting yet abusive dad pushes him for "rent", which he actually uses to repay violent loan-shark Cadillac Tom. Zig Zag gets it by stealing from Walters' safe, remembering numbers being his only talent. Singer is determined to return the money, despite excessive risks, with surprising allies.

Cast

The film was shot in Los Angeles, California.

Reception

US box office gross for Zig Zag was $2,418. On Metacritic, the film holds a 58/100 rating based on 10 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".