The Forbidden Dance

1990
15
1h 37m

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4.0/10

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A Brazilian princess tries to save the rain forests by introducing the world to the electrifying exotic lambada.

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A Brazilian princess tries to save the rain forests by introducing the world to the electrifying exotic lambada.A Brazilian princess tries to save the rain forests by introducing the world to the electrifying exotic lambada.A Brazilian princess tries to save the rain forests by introducing the world to the electrifying exotic lambada.

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IMDb RATING

4.0/10

1.9K

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
The film was based on an idea writers John Platt and Roy Langsdon came up with while driving to producer Menahem Golan's office. The script was commisioned in December 1989, written in 10 days, in production by the end of January 1990, and hit theaters on March 17th, all in an attempt to beat Lambada (1990) to theaters. Both films were released on the same day.

Goofs
Nia is supposed to be an Amazon Princess from Brazil, the glaring mistake being that this character is speaking Spanish, instead of Portuguese, the actual language spoken in Brazil.

Quotes
Nisa: They must stop killing the trees, or the sun will eat the air!

Alternate versions
Post-production was severely rushed to meet its intended March 1990 release date. Two months later, a director's cut was given a limited release in New York City, but this version has never been released on home video (at least in the U.S.).

Connections
Featured in I Love the '90s: 1990 (2004)

Soundtracks
Lambada the Forbidden Dance
Performed by José Feliciano
Appears Courtesy of E.M.I. Records Ltd.
Written by Joseph Goldman, Joe Lamont, Jan Lucas

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Featured review

6/10

It's great, 'cause it's so crappy

This movie is one of the funniest things I've ever had the pleasure of watching. I was like 6-8 when I watched it, numerous times. I was always impressed by how bizarre people thought us down here to be, I mean, oh, yes, EVERYBODY can dance, and especially lambada, not only one or other weird boy band, and everyone can easily get in the US, and, as far as I can remember, she's an Indian or something, and looks nothing like one, but, OK. Anyway, this gets a 6 simply because it's fun and funny. It's so bad, but SO BAD I can't help but laugh. Everyone I know knows this movie, and they are all like, It's bad as hell, but it's so funny. So, here's to crappy American movies that show how the average American think (though they are trained this way) the rest of the world is. And, what you know? I'm Brazilian born and raised, still residing, I have a computer, multiple TVs, have never been in the middle of the Amazon jungle, and I'm certainly not an Indian. Most people in the country aren't. PS: Nisa? If I ever meet someone here called that, I will make it my life mission to mock her.