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The Forbidden Dance

Play trailer Poster for The Forbidden Dance PG-13 1990 1h 37m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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An Amazon princess (Laura Herring) goes to Los Angeles and tries to save her rain forest by doing the lambada.
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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Its PG-13 version of a Hollywood-vice plot is so inept it puts you in a stupor. Rated: F Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Jon Pareles New York Times Its dance sequences are barely sexier than a bowling tournament. But connoisseurs of clunky dialogue and shameless continuity lapses should look no further. Aug 30, 2004 Full Review Rita Kempley Washington Post Herring, a former Miss USA, must not have danced for her talent portion of the competition. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review TV Guide The story relies on one absurd coincidence after another, the acting is pedestrian, and the screenplay is often unintentionally laughable. However, although overlong, the film is consistently entertaining. Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 6, 2015 Full Review David Keyes Cinemaphile.org A film that defies all sense of merit by intercutting an endless array of pelvis gyrations and Latin-inspired grooves with a tone so inconsistent and downtrodden that it left me wincing in discomfort. Rated: 0.5/4 Dec 16, 2014 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy A deadly combination of inept political cartooning and fatigued, dirt-poor filmmaking anti-skills. Rated: 1/10 Nov 7, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member My all time favorite movie! I first watched this when I was a lot younger and remember thinking I hope to be as beautiful as she is. I fell in love with the music. The storyline is pretty awesome too. This is just one of those nostalgic movies that you just can’t hate. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/24/20 Full Review Audience Member love this movie can watch it over and over. ? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved it as a child, Hispanic culture twisted with Hollywood Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Love this movie i want to find it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member i love this movie my fav movie since i was a kid Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Love the movie how can I see it on flixster? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An Amazon princess (Laura Herring) goes to Los Angeles and tries to save her rain forest by doing the lambada.
Director
Greydon Clark
Producer
Richard L. Albert, Marc S. Fischer
Screenwriter
Menahem Golan, Roy Langsdon
Production Co
21st Century Film Corporation, Sawmill Entertainment Corporation
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 21, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.4M
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround
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