Friday, July 6, 2007

Forbidden Zone (1980)


I can personally guarantee that this is one of the most bizarre movie experiences you'll ever have. A weirdo family moves into a house that happens to have a portal to the Sixth Dimension in the basement (I hate it when that happens). Filmed in black-and-white, with lots of 1930s-style musical numbers. 1970s pop-culture oddity Herve Villechaize (Tattoo from Fantasy Island) gives the performance of his life as Fausto, the Midget King. Bonus points: the whole thing is a good 20 minutes shorter than The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Also, there's some nudity, and Danny Elfman (famous movie-composer-guy and member of the band Oingo Boingo) sings Cab Calloway's "Minnie The Moocher" while portraying Satan. Just thought you'd like to know.

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