1990 - The Forbidden Dance - Movie Set

RELEASE DATE: March 16, 1990 MOVIE TITLE: The Forbidden Dance STUDIO: 21st Century Film Corporation DIRECTOR: Greydon Clark PLOT: Filmed during the Lambada dance craze (if there really ever was one), this film tries to have a social conscience. A princess (Laura Herring) 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 (Jeff James) who tells her that she must get on tv to succeed with her mission. Quick as a wink the two come up with the idea of winning a lambada dance contest that is getting tv attention. Sid Haig also co-stars as a witch doctor who accompanies the princess and provides some humor. PICTURED: LAURA HARRING as Nisa. (Credit Image: © 21st Century Film Corporation/Entertainment Pictures/ZUMAPRESS.com)