The Forbidden Dance
The Forbidden Dance Woof! 1990 (PG-13)
The first of several quickies released in 1990 applying hackneyed plots to the short-lived Lambada dance craze. The nonsensible plot has a Brazilian princess coming to the U.S. in order to stop further destruction of the rain forest. Instead, she winds up falling for a guy, teaching him to Lambada, and going on TV for a dance contest. Features an appearance by Kid Creole and the Coconuts. 90m/C VHS, DVD . Laura Elena Harring, Jeff James, Sid Haig, Richard Lynch; D: Greydon Clark.
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