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The Forbidden Dance

May 03, 2024

The Forbidden Dance (also released as The Forbidden Dance is Lambada) is a 1990 drama film starring former Miss USA Laura Harring. Made to cash in on the Lambada dance craze by Menahem Golan's 21st Century Film Corporation, it opened on the same day (March 16, 1990) as a similarly themed film, Lambada, produced by Golan's former company Cannon Films and his cousin, Yoram Globus.[2]

The Forbidden Dance
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGreydon Clark
Written byRoy Langsdon
John Platt
Story byMenahem Golan
Produced byRichard L. Albert
Starring
CinematographyR. Michael Stringer
Edited byRobert Edwards
Barry Seybert
Earl Watson
Music byVladimir Horunzhy
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 16, 1990 (1990-03-16)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,823,154[1]

Synopsis edit

Nisa (Laura Harring) is a native princess of a northern Brazilian tribe who comes to Los Angeles to stop an American corporation from destroying her rainforest home. With her is tribal shaman Joa (Sid Haig), who uses black magic to get past the company guards and see the chairman of the corporation, resulting in his arrest.

Left to fend for herself in Los Angeles alone, Nisa, with the help of Carmen (Angela Moya), finds work in a Beverly Hills mansion as the servant of an uptight couple whose son, Jason (Jeff James), lives only to dance. After spying on Nisa as she dances provocatively in her bedroom, Jason takes her out to a club. She is rejected by Jason's friends, and he is berated by his parents for dating the help.

Nisa runs away and gets a job at Xtasy, a sleazy dance joint/brothel, as a dance partner for male customers. Jason's friends visits the club and want to dance with Nisa, but Nisa refuses to dance with them. One of Jason's friends (Kenny Johnson) becomes sleazy towards her and she knees him in the groin. Later, the friends tell Ashley (Barbra Brighton), Jason's girlfriend, and she runs back and tells Jason his little girlfriend is a sleaze working at Xtasy. He becomes morose, turns away from his buddies and Ashley, and goes to Xtasy to try to take Nisa out of the place. A bouncer beats up the would-be rescuer and prepares to deflower Nisa, but Joa walks in and magically stuns the attacker, which clears the place.

The shaman then heads back to the tribe, while Nisa and Jason, now in love, prepare for a dance contest, hoping to speak out about the plight of the rainforest when they are showcased on TV.

They win the contest, but the corporation's head stooge, Benjamin Maxwell (Richard Lynch), kidnaps Nisa afterwards. Jason finds them and helps Nisa to escape but twists his ankle, ruining their chances of performing on the show.

Luckily, Joa shows up backstage, heals Jason's wound, and the dance goes ahead as planned. The crowd loves them, Nisa's king father joins on stage, they start a boycott against the destruction of the rainforest, and everyone gets into the Lambada.

Cast edit

Production edit

The Forbidden Dance was written, produced and released very quickly, in order to cash in on what some thought was a Lambada dance craze. The script was commissioned on December 7, 1989 by Sawmill Entertainment and producer Richard L. Albert, after he had seen Kaoma perform the song "Lambada" in Los Angeles. The script was written in about ten days, and filming began within a month. Albert's Sawmill Entertainment hired the same writers and director recently employed in making the suspense film Sight Unseen, starring Susan Blakely.

The Forbidden Dance was shot on 35mm film, in and around Los Angeles, California, and was completed when a color-corrected answer print and other film elements were delivered to Columbia Pictures on March 15, 1990. Editing went on around the clock, with two separate crews of editors working while the film was being shot. Two choreographers were hired, Miranda Garrison and Felix Chavez, and the work apportioned between them. Film critic Roger Ebert visited the set during filming, as news was publicized on how fast a major-studio film could be produced. The film featured the 1989 song "Lambada" (performed by the group Kaoma), which became involved in the Lambada dance craze.

The Forbidden Dance was released on March 16, 1990, the same day as rival film Lambada – whose producers brought an action before the MPAA title registry to block the use of the word 'Lambada' in the title. Notwithstanding that attempt, posters went up in New York before the release promoting Lambada in large type followed by the tag-line 'is the Forbidden Dance', with a picture of Laura Harring and Jeff James dancing in the rain forest.

Release and reception edit

The film was panned by critics and received little attention in the theaters.[3] Opening in 637 theaters, it grossed $720,864. By the end of the theatrical run, it grossed $1,823,154.

The Forbidden Dance received largely negative reviews, and currently holds a 23% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 2.77/10. The film was also nominated for Worst Picture at the 1990 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards.[4] Jon Pareles, of The New York Times, summed up The Forbidden Dance as 'B-movie drab, with its dance sequences barely sexier than a bowling tournament'.[5] while Rita Kempley, in The Washington Post was to say 'heavy-handed and somewhat mean-spirited, The Forbidden Dance is a slap-dash message movie, about as subtle as a clog dance'.[6]

Critics also considered The Forbidden Dance to be the worse of the two rival lambada movies, and the film grossed less than Lambada during its theatrical run. However, years after the release, the film finally found a cult following, especially after continuous re-runs on television and being sampled on the album Rainha do Gueto by pop singer Jully Luz.

Soundtrack edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Forbidden Dance".
  2. ^ Gold, Richard (March 14, 1990). "Scambada: dirty dancing all the way to the bank". Variety. p. 1.
  3. ^ Myerson, Allen R. (July 8, 1990). "BUSINESS DIARY; Lambada: Royalties at Stake". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  4. ^ . August 15, 2007. Archived from the original on August 15, 2007.
  5. ^ Pareles, Jon (March 18, 1990). "And Now on the Screen: Lambada!". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  6. ^ Kempley, Rita (March 17, 1990). "'Lambada' (PG-13) and 'The Forbidden Dance' (PG-13)". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 8, 2007.

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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Forbidden Dance news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message The Forbidden Dance also released as The Forbidden Dance is Lambada is a 1990 drama film starring former Miss USA Laura Harring Made to cash in on the Lambada dance craze by Menahem Golan s 21st Century Film Corporation it opened on the same day March 16 1990 as a similarly themed film Lambada produced by Golan s former company Cannon Films and his cousin Yoram Globus 2 The Forbidden DanceTheatrical release posterDirected byGreydon ClarkWritten byRoy LangsdonJohn PlattStory byMenahem GolanProduced byRichard L AlbertStarringLaura Harring Jeff James Sid Haig Richard LynchCinematographyR Michael StringerEdited byRobert EdwardsBarry SeybertEarl WatsonMusic byVladimir HorunzhyProductioncompany21st Century Film CorporationDistributed byColumbia PicturesRelease dateMarch 16 1990 1990 03 16 Running time97 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 1 823 154 1 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release and reception 5 Soundtrack 6 References 7 External linksSynopsis editNisa Laura Harring is a native princess of a northern Brazilian tribe who comes to Los Angeles to stop an American corporation from destroying her rainforest home With her is tribal shaman Joa Sid Haig who uses black magic to get past the company guards and see the chairman of the corporation resulting in his arrest Left to fend for herself in Los Angeles alone Nisa with the help of Carmen Angela Moya finds work in a Beverly Hills mansion as the servant of an uptight couple whose son Jason Jeff James lives only to dance After spying on Nisa as she dances provocatively in her bedroom Jason takes her out to a club She is rejected by Jason s friends and he is berated by his parents for dating the help Nisa runs away and gets a job at Xtasy a sleazy dance joint brothel as a dance partner for male customers Jason s friends visits the club and want to dance with Nisa but Nisa refuses to dance with them One of Jason s friends Kenny Johnson becomes sleazy towards her and she knees him in the groin Later the friends tell Ashley Barbra Brighton Jason s girlfriend and she runs back and tells Jason his little girlfriend is a sleaze working at Xtasy He becomes morose turns away from his buddies and Ashley and goes to Xtasy to try to take Nisa out of the place A bouncer beats up the would be rescuer and prepares to deflower Nisa but Joa walks in and magically stuns the attacker which clears the place The shaman then heads back to the tribe while Nisa and Jason now in love prepare for a dance contest hoping to speak out about the plight of the rainforest when they are showcased on TV They win the contest but the corporation s head stooge Benjamin Maxwell Richard Lynch kidnaps Nisa afterwards Jason finds them and helps Nisa to escape but twists his ankle ruining their chances of performing on the show Luckily Joa shows up backstage heals Jason s wound and the dance goes ahead as planned The crowd loves them Nisa s king father joins on stage they start a boycott against the destruction of the rainforest and everyone gets into the Lambada Cast editLaura Harring as Nisa Jeff James as Jason Anderson Angela Moya as Carmen Sid Haig as Joa Shannon Farnon as Katherine Anderson Linden Chiles as Bradley Anderson Pilar Del Rey as Queen Ruben Moreno as King Barbra Brighton as Ashley Wells Richard Lynch as Benjamin Maxwell Miranda Garrison as Mickey Tom Alexander as Kurt Connie Woods as Trish Steven Williams as Weed Remy O Neil as Robin Charles Meshack as Eddie Sabrina Mance as Cami Kenny Johnson as Dave Adriana Kaegi as herself Kid Creole as himselfProduction editThe Forbidden Dance was written produced and released very quickly in order to cash in on what some thought was a Lambada dance craze The script was commissioned on December 7 1989 by Sawmill Entertainment and producer Richard L Albert after he had seen Kaoma perform the song Lambada in Los Angeles The script was written in about ten days and filming began within a month Albert s Sawmill Entertainment hired the same writers and director recently employed in making the suspense film Sight Unseen starring Susan Blakely The Forbidden Dance was shot on 35mm film in and around Los Angeles California and was completed when a color corrected answer print and other film elements were delivered to Columbia Pictures on March 15 1990 Editing went on around the clock with two separate crews of editors working while the film was being shot Two choreographers were hired Miranda Garrison and Felix Chavez and the work apportioned between them Film critic Roger Ebert visited the set during filming as news was publicized on how fast a major studio film could be produced The film featured the 1989 song Lambada performed by the group Kaoma which became involved in the Lambada dance craze The Forbidden Dance was released on March 16 1990 the same day as rival film Lambada whose producers brought an action before the MPAA title registry to block the use of the word Lambada in the title Notwithstanding that attempt posters went up in New York before the release promoting Lambada in large type followed by the tag line is the Forbidden Dance with a picture of Laura Harring and Jeff James dancing in the rain forest Release and reception editThe film was panned by critics and received little attention in the theaters 3 Opening in 637 theaters it grossed 720 864 By the end of the theatrical run it grossed 1 823 154 The Forbidden Dance received largely negative reviews and currently holds a 23 on Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 2 77 10 The film was also nominated for Worst Picture at the 1990 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards 4 Jon Pareles of The New York Times summed up The Forbidden Dance as B movie drab with its dance sequences barely sexier than a bowling tournament 5 while Rita Kempley in The Washington Post was to say heavy handed and somewhat mean spirited The Forbidden Dance is a slap dash message movie about as subtle as a clog dance 6 Critics also considered The Forbidden Dance to be the worse of the two rival lambada movies and the film grossed less than Lambada during its theatrical run However years after the release the film finally found a cult following especially after continuous re runs on television and being sampled on the album Rainha do Gueto by pop singer Jully Luz Soundtrack edit Chorando Se Foi Lambada Kaoma Lambada A La Creole Kid Creole and the Coconuts featuring Cory Daye Automatic Kid Creole and the Coconuts My Soul Intention It s a Horror Kid Creole and The Coconuts You And Me Alone Mendy Lee Lambada The Forbidden Dance Jose Feliciano Always You Joyce Kennedy Limba Limba Lambada Reginaldo Pi Capoeira The Dream Machine BH Disco Bob Midoff Good Girls Like Bad Boys Victor Moreno Hand To Hold You Over Mara Getz Last Lover Gene Evaro Reaction To Passion Gene Evaro It s Never Too Late Jeff Harper Stop Listen Look amp Think ExposeReferences edit The Forbidden Dance Gold Richard March 14 1990 Scambada dirty dancing all the way to the bank Variety p 1 Myerson Allen R July 8 1990 BUSINESS DIARY Lambada Royalties at Stake The New York Times Retrieved May 11 2011 Past Winners Database August 15 2007 Archived from the original on August 15 2007 Pareles Jon March 18 1990 And Now on the Screen Lambada The New York Times Retrieved January 3 2011 Kempley Rita March 17 1990 Lambada PG 13 and The Forbidden Dance PG 13 The Washington Post Retrieved April 8 2007 External links editThe Forbidden Dance at IMDb nbsp The Forbidden Dance at AllMovie The Forbidden Dance at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Forbidden Dance amp oldid 1219564069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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