The Forbidden Dance (1990)

Director:

Greydon Clark

Writers:

Roy Langsdon (screenplay)
John Platt (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

LAMBADA...If it got any hotter, it wouldn't be dancing!

Plot:

Filmed during the Lambada dance craze (if there really ever was one), this film tries to have a social conscience...

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Lambada | Beautiful Woman | Independent Film

Cast

Laura Harring	...	Nisa (as Laura Herring)
Jeff James	...	Jason
Barbra Brighton	...	Ashley
Miranda Garrison	...	Mickey
Sid Haig	...	Joa
Ángela Moya	...	Carmen (as Angela Moya)
Richard Lynch	...	Benjamin Maxwell
Shannon Farnon	...	Katherine Anderson
Linden Chiles	...	Bradley Anderson
Ruben Moreno	...	The King
Gene Mitchell	...	Cutter
Kenny Johnson	...	Dave
Connie Woods	...	Trish
Tom Alexander	...	Kurt
Steven Williams	...	Weed (as Steven Lloyd Williams)

Also Known As:

Lambada, the Forbidden Dance (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Finland:S | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

21st Century Film Corporation

Trivia:

Written in 10 days, based on an idea writers John Platt & Roy Langsdon came up with in the car on the drive to producer Menahem Golan's office. The script was commisioned in December of 1989, was in production by the end of January, 1990, and hit theaters on March 17th that same year, all in an attempt to beat rival lamdada flick Lambada (1990/I) to theaters. Both films were eventually released on the very same day!

Quotes:

[Joa is sitting there playing the drumms with his hands]
Carmen: They say the music is an universal language. I know another.
[Carmen gets up and dances for Joa and he smiles for the first time at her]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Outlaw (#6.19)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Lambada á la Creole

A successful attempt to ruin a foreign culture in the US

Brazil was finally allowed to break onto the scene in the US for the first time since the 40s and along comes this piece of propaganda to ruin it every thing about Brazil in this movie is inaccurate if you want to watch something about Brazil watch Central Station (Central Do Brasil) this was without a doubt one of the worst movies ever don't waste your time