The Forbidden Dance

The Forbidden Dance

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

Directed by Greydon Clark

Produced by 21st Century Film Corporation, Columbia Pictures

199097 min6.1 / 10

A buoyant 1990s romance built around dance, environmental activism, and cross-cultural attraction, where a jungle princess and a wealthy Angeleno team up to save the rainforest through lambada competition.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Forbidden Dance sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Does The Forbidden Dance end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is The Forbidden Dance scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Forbidden Dance easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is The Forbidden Dance violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

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27/ 100

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Love25

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