The Cinefamily (Venue Partner)
611 N Fairfax Avenue
323.655.2510
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Forbidden Zone
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Saturday Apr 3, 2010 (10:30–11:59pm)
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$10
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VIEW TRAILER
If you've never seen it before, or if you've never seen it before on the big screen in 35mm, now is the time to catch this key early-'80s midnight movie classic! Forbidden Zone loosely follows the dysfunctional Hercules Family and their uncovering of the gateway to the Sixth Dimension, conveniently posted inside their ramshackle new house. A plot synopsis really can't quite capture the delirious experience of watching the film, which contains a frogman in a tuxedo, a human chandelier over the royal table, hordes of topless concubines, two bald henchmen in jockstraps, and future composer Danny Elfman as a singing and dancing Satan with a chorus line of ghouls. Featuring a fantastic fixation with retro Fleischer visuals, stark black and white cinematography, freaky star turns by Susan Tyrell (Fat City) and pint-sized Herve Villechaize, a catchy and frantic clutch of Oingo Boingo songs, and a Dennis Potter-style propensity for characters bursting out in lip-synched unison to vintage tunes, Forbidden Zone is always best seen with a crowd, so come on down to join in the festivities! Director Richard Elfman will be here in-person for a Q&A after the screening!
Dir. Richard Elfman, 1980, 35mm, 74 min.
