The Forbidden Dance

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

6.2

1990

1h 37m

RomanceDrama

A princess in the Amazon rain forests tries to fight a conglomerate threatening the forests by going to Los Angeles. There she links up with a rich kid who tells her that she must get on television to succeed with her mission. Quick as a wink, the two come up with the idea of winning a lambada dance contest.

Key Crew

Director

Greydon Clark

Producers

Marc S. Fischer

Richard L. Albert

Menahem Golan

Writers

John Platt

Roy Langsdon

Cinematography

R. Michael Stringer

Cast (25)

Laura Harring

Nisa

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