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.

Plot
Dean Singer (John Leguizamo) 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 (Sam Jones III). Dean got Louis a dishwasher job in shamelessly abusive, exploitative Mr. Walters' (Oliver Platt) restaurant. Louis' dead-beat, neglecting yet abusive dad pushes him for "rent" actually to repay violent loan-shark Cadillac Tom (Luke Goss), which Zig Zag gets 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

 * John Leguizamo as Dean Singer
 * Wesley Snipes as Dave Fletcher
 * Oliver Platt as Mr. Walters / "The Toad"
 * Natasha Lyonne as Jenna the Working Girl
 * Luke Goss as Cadillac Tom
 * Sam Jones III as Louis "Zig-Zag" Fletcher

Production
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".