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Forbidden Zone (1982)

R 73 min  -  Comedy | Fantasy | Musical  -   21 March 1982 (USA)
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The bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another dimension through the gateway found in her family's basement.

Director:

Richard Elfman

Writers:

Richard Elfman (story), Richard Elfman (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hervé Villechaize ...
Susan Tyrrell ...
Gisele Lindley Gisele Lindley ...
Jan Stuart Schwartz Jan Stuart Schwartz ...
Marie-Pascale Elfman Marie-Pascale Elfman ...
Virginia Rose Virginia Rose ...
Gene Cunningham Gene Cunningham ...
Huckleberry P. Jones / Pa Hercules (as Ugh-Fudge Bwana)
Phil Gordon Phil Gordon ...
Hyman Diamond Hyman Diamond ...
Matthew Bright Matthew Bright ...
Squeezit & René Henderson (as Toshiro Boloney)
Danny Elfman ...
Viva Viva ...
Joe Spinell Joe Spinell ...
Brian Routh Brian Routh ...
Harry Kipper (as The Kipper Kids)
Martin von Haselberg Martin von Haselberg ...
Harry Kipper (as The Kipper Kids)
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Storyline

A mysterious door in the basement of the Hercules house leads to the Sixth Dimension by way of a gigantic set of intestine. When Frenchy slips through the door, King Fausto falls in love with her. The jealous Queen Doris takes Frenchy prisoner, and it is up to the Hercules family and friend Squeezit Henderson to rescue her. Written by Scott Murdock <scottm@kc.grapevine.com>  

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A chaotic musical fantasy.

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Musical

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Tiltott zóna See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hercules Films Ltd. See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

In the film's commentary, Richard Elfman reveals that the dysfunctional Hercules family was said to be inspired by some "trailer park types" he had lived next door to in Venice: "the father would yell at the mother, the mother would yell at the son, the son would yell at the daughter, the daughter would kick the dog." See more »

Quotes

Chicken: You know the chickens are always ready to help you any way we can. But as you know...
Squeezit: What can chickens do?
Chicken: Precisely.
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Connections

Spoofs Wonder Bar (1934) See more »

Soundtracks

"Yiddishe Charleston"
Composed by Billy Rose (as Rose) and Fred Fisher (as Fischer)
Piano played by Brad Kay
Performed by Richard Elfman See more »