Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- Version: Collector's Edition
- SKU: MVD10056BR
- Format: Blu-ray
- UPC: 760137100560
- Street Date: 06/07/22
- PreBook Date: 05/03/22
- Label: Forbidden Zone »
- Genre: Cult
- Run Time: 76 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: 5.1 SURROUND
- Year of Production: 1980
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: WORLD
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Actors:
- Hervé Villechaize
- Susan Tyrell
- Marie-Pascale Elfman
- Danny Elfman
- Richard Bright
- Joe Spinell
- Richard Elfman
- Director: Richard Elfman
Product Assets
Forbidden Zone: The Director's Cut [Collector's Edition]
Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo tour the kinky realm of little King Fausto (Herve Villechaize) and his queen (Susan Tyrrell).
- List Price: $29.95
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- In Stock: 604
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Sexy Frenchy (Marie-Pascale Elfman) falls into an insane underworld ruled by a horny little king (Hervé Villechaize, "Fantasy Island") and his jealous queen (Susan Tyrell, Angel). Chicken-boy comes to the rescue, only to have his head cut off by a soul-singing Satan himself (played by Danny Elfman), along with The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Frog butlers, topless princesses and rioting school kids all sing and dance in unforgettable musical numbers performed by Danny Elfman, Cab Calloway, Josephine Baker and more in this timeless cult classic comedy-musical-fantasy of epic proportions!
FROM WRITER / DIRECTOR RICHARD ELFMAN: "Forbidden Zone is an absurdist fever-dream with hundreds of crazy, cartoonish images that spewed volcano-like from my crazy clown-brain. Going back to the first test screening in 1980, there a few images I wished to change but had lost control of the film by then. Well, with technology and some cool special FX friends, I'm finally able to fix things the way I wanted... forty years later. Yes, life is strange! I hope you enjoy the director's cut of FORBIDDEN ZONE."
Media
Bonus Materials
- High Definition (1080p) color presentation of the main feature in 1.78:1 aspect ratio
- Audio: LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- English Subtitles
- NEW! Introduction by Director Richard Elfman
- NEW! Forbidden Zone Theme: Richard Elfman Beats Danny Elfman!
- Original audio commentary with director Richard Elfman and writer-actor Matthew Bright
- A Look into Forbidden Zone - extensive behind the scenes documentary
- Original Video Intro by Director Richard Elfman
- Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
- Reversible Artwork
- Theatrical Trailer
Sales Points
- Features music by Danny Elfman and The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo!
- Brand new director’s cut of the film!
- From Director / Writer Richard Elfman (Aliens, Clowns & Geeks, Modern Vampires)
- Stars Hervé Villechaize (Fantasy Island), Susan Tyrell (Cry Baby), Danny Elfman (Award winning composer / musician and lead singer of ‘Oingo Boingo’) and Joe Spinell (The Godfather).
Press Quotes
An undeniably unique cinematic experience, brought to life with good humor, bad taste, a healthy sense of absurdity, low-budget creativity, and seemingly no filter... Highly Recommended.
—DVD Talk
Those who appreciate twisted originality will get a laugh from its outlandish shenanigans.
—Examiner
A journey quite unlike anything else in the annals of film... Recommended.
—Blu-ray.com
The great and powerful Danny Elfman, known for his amazing film scores to such films as Spiderman, Scrooged, basically every Tim Burton Film, and so many others, started in a little band called Oingo Boingo; which itself was the product of a comedy troupe called The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Although they existed for years before then, Forbidden Zone is basically their introduction to the world.
—The Film Cultist
It's like an absurd fever dream on an acid trip.
—Paul Rudoff, The Raffon