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The Forbidden Dance is Lambada (1990)

Laura Harring , Jeff James , Greydon Clark  |  PG-13 |  DVD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Laura Harring, Jeff James, Barbra Brighton, Miranda Garrison, Sid Haig
  • Directors: Greydon Clark
  • Writers: Menahem Golan, John Platt, Roy Langsdon
  • Producers: Ami Artzi, Marc S. Fischer, Menahem Golan, Richard L. Albert
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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    Some Region 1 DVDs may contain Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE). Some, but not all, of our international customers have had problems playing these enhanced discs on what are called "region-free" DVD players. For more information on RCE, click .
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: September 30, 2003
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000AUHQD
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,211 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Forbidden Dance is Lambada" on IMDb

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Editorial Reviews

The Forbidden Dance is the story of Nisa (Laura Herring), a beautiful princess from Brazil who, concerned over the destruction of her homeland and the rainforests by a giant, multinational corporation, travels to Los Angeles to meet with the company's chairman. But her visit is in vain - she is prevented from arranging a meeting. Despondent and discouraged, Nisa accepts a job as a maid to make ends meet while she's in America. There, she falls in love with Jason (Jeff James), the handsome son of her employer. She teaches him the passionate and erotic dance of her home ... Lambada. Together they decide the only way to deliver the message to the American people is to enter a Lambada dance contest. But Jason's ex-girlfriend wants to prevent it, and the corporation wants to prevent it - and both are willing to stop at nothing to keep them off the dance floor.

Customer Reviews

Even though it's kind of cheesy, I still very much enjoy it. Staphers  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
I have watched this movie over and over....since it came out on VHS!! Lula  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Cheesy fun! July 9, 2004
Format:DVD
The Forbidden Dance is a fun movie; badly acted, horribly directed and cheesy, yet strangely engrossing and loveable. It tries to be serious, but fails for the most part because everything about it is so dated. Yet, it is energetic and lively, with upbeat songs and very HOT dancing. You'll ultimately find yourself addicted, without knowing why. Fans of Laura Harring (Mulholland Dr.) should definitely seek this out to see her in an early role. It is much better than the similar Lambada, released in theaters on the same DAY in 1990!!! As fun trivia, Lambada producers sued successfully to have the word "lambada" removed from "The Forbidden Dance"'s official title, though only "The Forbidden Dance" uses the song "Lambada" which launched the short-lived dance craze. The title is now used for the DVD release.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars PASSION PLUS+ August 2, 2004
By SHELBY
Format:DVD
I LOVE this movie. The songs are so sultry. The dancing is so full of passion. When you watch this it puts you in THE MOOD-for real. If you want to jumpstart your relationship, watch this movie!! The music makes you want to dance which in my case led to more.. Does anyone know how to get this soundtrack???
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars sizzling! November 4, 2004
Format:DVD
I love this movie. I seen it when it first came out in 90 and fell in love with it. So I bought it. The music itself will make you get outta your seat and start dancing right then and there.

But the Lambada dance itself is enticing and will have you craving for a dancing partner at the very moment.

I give it 4 stars, also it sends out the cheezy cliche message about "if you want something bad enough, go and get it"
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars love dance movies
I watched this years ago and was so happy to find it on dvd, since I am a huge fan of dance movies :)
Published 1 month ago by celena thomson
5.0 out of 5 stars love it
I loved it, the product arrived early, without a mark on it, and it was packaged correctly which I loved as well.
Published 2 months ago by Sabrina Armstrong
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesomw
This is an awesome movie, I watched with my mom when I was a little girl, so I had to see it again...
Published 2 months ago by Sara Roberts
5.0 out of 5 stars Lambada!!
I absolutely love this movie! I grew up watching all types of dance movies and this by far is still one of my favorites. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Staphers
2.0 out of 5 stars Dance along with me, Mister Sun, Mister Sea
Back story is great: the Princess Nisa (Laura Harring) attempts to save her people's habitat in the Brazilian jungle by heading to L.A. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Chad Taylor
4.0 out of 5 stars Love the music and dancing
I enjoyed the music and dancing, but the plot was squirrely. If a person likes the music and dancing they will like the product/movie. Picture and music quality was good.
Published 3 months ago by Anthony G. Luis
3.0 out of 5 stars cool
Cool movie. I really enjoyed the drama and the entertainment. I highly recommend this movie to any lovers out there
Published 4 months ago by Carlos M. Jimenez
5.0 out of 5 stars I love it
I love this movie one of my faves ill watch it over and over never get bored I love the dance.
Published 4 months ago by Jessica gaines
4.0 out of 5 stars Back in the dayz
I always remember watching this as a kid and now Im glad to have refreshed my memory!!! I loved it!!
Published 4 months ago by Catheine Macmillan
4.0 out of 5 stars Anther great 80's movie!
It's sexy and lots of dances and even a love story and save the planet tale. Just a good 80's movie to watch at home with so salsa friends and even if you can't dance salsa, it's... Read more
Published 4 months ago by CAnderson
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