Rotten Tomatoes
Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

The Forbidden Dance

Play trailer Poster for The Forbidden Dance PG-13 1990 1h 37m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
25% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 77% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
An Amazon princess (Laura Herring) goes to Los Angeles and tries to save her rain forest by doing the lambada.
Watch on Fandango Stream Now

Where to Watch

The Forbidden Dance

Critics Reviews

View More
Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Sep 7, 2011
F
Its PG-13 version of a Hollywood-vice plot is so inept it puts you in a stupor. Go to Full Review Jon Pareles New York Times Aug 30, 2004
Its dance sequences are barely sexier than a bowling tournament. But connoisseurs of clunky dialogue and shameless continuity lapses should look no further. Go to Full Review Rita Kempley Washington Post Jan 1, 2000
Herring, a former Miss USA, must not have danced for her talent portion of the competition. Go to Full Review TV Guide Apr 6, 2015
2.5/5
The story relies on one absurd coincidence after another, the acting is pedestrian, and the screenplay is often unintentionally laughable. However, although overlong, the film is consistently entertaining. Go to Full Review David Keyes Cinemaphile.org Dec 16, 2014
0.5/4
A film that defies all sense of merit by intercutting an endless array of pelvis gyrations and Latin-inspired grooves with a tone so inconsistent and downtrodden that it left me wincing in discomfort. Go to Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy Nov 7, 2014
1/10
A deadly combination of inept political cartooning and fatigued, dirt-poor filmmaking anti-skills. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Shaked G @Shakedg67 Aug 11, 2025 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮 See more Oct 24, 2020 My all time favorite movie! I first watched this when I was a lot younger and remember thinking I hope to be as beautiful as she is. I fell in love with the music. The storyline is pretty awesome too. This is just one of those nostalgic movies that you just can’t hate. See more Feb 5, 2013 love this movie can watch it over and over. ? See more Jan 13, 2013 Loved it as a child, Hispanic culture twisted with Hollywood See more Dec 9, 2012 Love this movie i want to find it See more Nov 24, 2012 i love this movie my fav movie since i was a kid See more Read all reviews
The Forbidden Dance

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Greydon Clark

Director

Laura Harring

Nisa

Jeff James

Jason

Barbra Brighton

Ashley

Miranda Garrison

Mickey

Sid Haig

Joa

More Like This

View All
Far North 13% 48% Far North Watchlist Gorillas in the Mist 84% 75% Gorillas in the Mist Watchlist Cadence 46% 70% Cadence Watchlist Medicine Man 17% 46% Medicine Man Watchlist Love Field 40% 54% Love Field Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

The Forbidden Dance

The Forbidden Dance (1990) The Forbidden Dance (1990) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis An Amazon princess (Laura Herring) goes to Los Angeles and tries to save her rain forest by doing the lambada.
Director
Greydon Clark
Producer
Richard L. Albert, Marc S. Fischer
Screenwriter
Menahem Golan, Roy Langsdon
Production Co
Sawmill Entertainment Corporation, 21st Century Film Corporation
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 21, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.4M
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings