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
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Title: Forbidden Zone (1982)
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Cast
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Gene Cunningham | ... | Huckleberry P. Jones / Pa Hercules (as Ugh-Fudge Bwana) |
| Marie-Pascale Elfman | ... | Susan B. 'Frenchy' Hercules | |
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Virginia Rose | ... | Ma Hercules |
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Phil Gordon | ... | Flash Hercules |
| Hyman Diamond | ... | Gramps Hercules | |
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Brian Routh | ... | Harry Kipper (as The Kipper Kids) |
| Martin von Haselberg | ... | Harry Kipper (as The Kipper Kids) | |
| Jan Stuart Schwartz | ... | Bust Rod, the Servant Frog | |
| Susan Tyrrell | ... | Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension / Ruth Henderson | |
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Gisele Lindley | ... | The Princess |
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Rosilyn Aronson | ... | First Teasing Girl |
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Rosilyn Crinion | ... | Second Teasing Girl |
| Matthew Bright | ... | Squeezit & René Henderson (as Toshiro Boloney) | |
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Kedric Wolfe | ... | Human Chandelier / Miss Feldman, the School Teacher |
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Sugar Bear | ... | Gunfighting Student |
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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.Parents Guide:
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(uncredited)
Music by Danny Elfman
Performed by Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo
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Trivia
The film originated largely as a showcase for the musical performances of the Elfmans' musical theater troupe, The Mystic Knights Of The Oingo Boingo (with Danny Elfman's Satan character from the film being one such holdover from these stage shows). In the documentary "A Look Into The Forbidden Zone," director Richard Elfman states that he started the film with no particular audience in mind, merely as an exercise in unrestrained creativity and "to capture on film what I was no longer doing on stage with the Mystic Knights." See more »Alternate Versions
A colorized version of the film was authorized by director Richard Elfman in 2008. See more »Soundtracks
Forbidden Zone Theme(uncredited)
Music by Danny Elfman
Performed by Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo
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Country:
USARelease Date:
21 March 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Forbidden Zone See more »Filming Locations:
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Cult-type film with an amazing soundtrack by Danny Elfman and The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Incredible cameo by D. Elfman as Satan. Not a kids movie, but tweaked fun for adults/mature teens.