History Film / ForbiddenZone

** The Alphabet song is a cover of an old ThreeStooges short.

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Squeezit can talk with chickens.

* ChewToy: Squeezit to a ridiculous extent. Originally the scene when his father beats him while his mother laughs was going to be ten minutes long and the weird scene when he was going to say the pledge of alliance actually was going to have him castrated.

The movie's story focuses on a family that moves in a ouse that has in the basement a door to the sixth dimension that they pretty much try to ignore, but when the eldest daughter returns from her studies in France, curiosity attracts her to investigate. Heavily inspired by CabCalloway, ''BettyBoop'' cartoons and UndergroundComics.

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[[caption-width:350:You have been warned.]]

* RapeAsComedy

** And later, Danny Elfman would create a [[TheJimmyHartVersion somewhat re-arranged version]] of the movie's title song to use as the opening theme for the TV show ''Dilbert''.

''Forbidden Zone'' is a a [[MindScrew completely bonkers]] musical directed and written by Richard Elfman and Matthew Bright (who would later direct ''{{Freeway}}'') as a vehicle for the antics of the band OingoBoingo. At the time, OingoBoingo a stage art troupe that would become a successful Music/NewWave and {{Ska}} band with Richard's little brother DannyElfman as its frontman.


The movie's story focuses on a family that moves in a house that has in the basement a door to the sixth dimension that they pretty much try to ignore, but when the eldest daughter returns from her studies in France, curiosity attracts her to investigate. Heavily inspired by CabCalloway, ''BettyBoop'' cartoons and UndergroundComics.

''Forbidden Zone'' is a a [[MindScrew completely bonkers]] musical directed and co-written (with Matthew Bright, who would later direct ''{{Freeway}}'') by Richard Elfman as a vehicle for the antics of OingoBoingo, a stage art troupe that would become a successful Music/NewWave and {{Ska}} band. The movie's story focuses on a family that moves in a house that has in the basement a door to the sixth dimension that they pretty much try to ignore, but when the eldest daughter returns from her studies in France, curiosity attracts her to investigate. Heavily inspired by CabCalloway, ''BettyBoop'' cartoons and UndergroundComics.

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*** And you can hear them singing "Playmate" in the first [[TheAddamsFamily Addams Family]] movie.

''Forbidden Zone'' is a a [[MindScrew completely bonkers]] musical directed and co-written (with Matthew Bright, who would later direct ''{{Freeway}}'') by Richard Elfman as a vehicle for the antics of OingoBoingo, a stage art troupe that would become a successful NewWave and {{Ska}} band. The movie's story focuses on a family that moves in a house that has in the basement a door to the sixth dimension that they pretty much try to ignore, but when the eldest daughter returns from her studies in France, curiosity attracts her to investigate. Heavily inspired by CabCalloway, ''BettyBoop'' cartoons and UndergroundComics.

This movie is groundbreaking for being the first film that DannyElfman ever composed a soundtrack for (no surprise considering his brother is the director and screenwriter, his brother's wife is the protagonist, and their father and grandfather both play characters in the film). Danny himself plays the devil while the rest of the original OingoBoingo band (when it was known as ''The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo'') are here as his minions. The film also includes a post-''FantasyIsland'' Hervé Villechaize and pre-''CryBaby'' Susan Tyrell.

This movie is groundbreaking for being the first film that DannyElfman ever composed a soundtrack for (no surprise considering his brother is the director and screenwriter, his brother's wife is the protagonist, and their father and grandfather both play characters in the film)/ Danny himself plays the devil while the rest of the original OingoBoingo band (when it was known as ''The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo'') are here as his minions. The film also includes a post-''FantasyIsland'' Hervé Villechaize and pre-''CryBaby'' Susan Tyrell.

''Forbidden Zone'' is a a [[MindScrew completely bonkers]] musical directed and co-written (with Matthew Bright, who would later direct ''{{Freeway}}'') by Richard Elfman as a vehicle for the antics of OingoBoingo, a stage art troupe that had become a successful NewWave and {{Ska}} band. The movie's story focuses on a family that moves in a house that has in the basement a door to the sixth dimension that they pretty much try to ignore, but when the eldest daughter returns from her studies in France, curiosity attracts her to investigate. Heavily inspired by CabCalloway, ''BettyBoop'' cartoons and UndergroundComics.

''Forbidden Zone'' is a a [[MindScrew completely bonkers]] musical directed and co-written (with Matthew Bright, who would later direct ''{{Freeway}}'') by Richard Elfman as a vehicle for the antics of OingoBoingo, a stage art troupe that would later become a successful NewWave and {{Ska}} band. The movie's story focuses on a family that moves in a house that has in the basement a door to the sixth dimension that they pretty much try to ignore, but when the eldest daughter returns from her studies in France, curiosity attracts her to investigate. Heavily inspired by CabCalloway, ''BettyBoop'' cartoons and UndergroundComics.

''Forbidden Zone'' is a a [[MindScrew completely bonkers]] musical directed and co-written (with Matthew Bright, who would later direct ''{{Freeway}}'') by Richard Elfman as a vehicle for the antics of OingoBoingo, a stage art troupe that would later become a successful NewWave/{{Ska}} band. The movie's story focuses on a family that moves in a house that has in the basement a door to the sixth dimension that they pretty much try to ignore, but when the eldest daughter returns from her studies in France, curiosity attracts her to investigate. Heavily inspired by CabCalloway, ''BettyBoop'' cartoons and UndergroundComics.

''Forbidden Zone'' is an early 1980's movie, written and directed by OingoBoingo, about a family that moves in a house that has in the basement a door to the sixth dimension that they pretty much try to ignore, but when the eldest daughter returns from her studies in France, curiosity attracts her to investigate. It's also a [[MindScrew completely bonkers]] musical. ... Based on CabCalloway's ''BettyBoop'' cartoons.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Bim-Bam-Boom sequence, Squeezit saying the Pledge of Alliance, the old Jewish merchant. About a third of the movie.
** A ''third''?
*** A third is being a bit stingy.

* CultClassic

* EarWorm: Geez, where to start.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Susan Tyrell and the actress playing the old queen hated each other; according to Elfman, they actually started fighting during the CatFight scene.

* SoBadItsGood

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: The movie makes more sense when you realize that the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo started out as an absurdist performance-art troupe. Admittedly, not a lot more sense.
* TrueArtIsOffensive.

* UnfortunateImplications: It starts off with an actor in blackface...
** and has a blatantly Jewish character as a moneylender. (The Elfman brothers grew up in a Jewish family.)
*** The Jewish moneylender was actually the Elfman brothers' grandfather playing himself (!).

* TheWoobie: Squeezit... just Squeezit.

* YourMileageMayVary: This can be one of the most awesome things you have seen or an unbearable shit-fest.
** To some people, it's both.

''Forbidden Zone'' is an early 1980's movie, written and directed by OingoBoingo, about a family that moves in a house that has in the basement a door to the sixth dimension that they pretty much try to ignore, but when the eldest daughter returns from her studies in France, curiosity attracts her to investigate. It's also a [[MindScrew completely bonkers]] musical. ... Based on CabCalloway's ''{{BettyBoop}}'' cartoons.

''Forbidden Zone'' is an early 1980's movie, written and directed by OingoBoingo, about a family that moves in a house that has in the basement a door to the sixth dimension that they pretty much try to ignore, but when the eldest daughter returns from her studies in France, curiosity attracts her to investigate. oh, and did we mention is a [[MindScrew completely bonkers]] fantasy musical?

''Forbidden Zone'' is an early 1980's movie, written and directed by OingoBoingo, about a family that moves in a house that has in the basement a door to the sixth dimension that they pretty much try to ignore, but when the eldest daughter returns from her studies in France, curiosity attracts her to investigate... oh, and did I mention is a [[MindScrew completely bonkers]] fantasy musical? No? Well, you don't know what you're missing.

This movie is groundbreaking for being the first film that DannyElfman ever composed a soundtrack for (no surprise considering his brother is the director and screenwriter, his brother's wife is the protagonist, and their father and grandfather both play characters in the film), Danny himself plays the devil while the rest of the original OingoBoingo band (when it was known as ''The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo'') are here as his minions. The film also includes a post-''FantasyIsland'' Hervé Villechaize and pre-''CryBaby'' Susan Tyrell.

This movie is groundbreaking for being the first film that DannyElfman ever composed a soundtrack for (no surprise considering his brother is the director and screenwriter, his brother's wife is the protagonist, and their father and grandfather both play characters in the film), Danny himself plays the devil while the rest of the original OingoBoingo band (when it was known as ''The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo'') are here as his minions. The film also includes a pre-''FantasyIsland'' Hervé Villechaize and pre-''CryBaby'' Susan Tyrell.

* PlayingHamlet: The actor playing 10 years-old Flash was in his early 70's, at least. All his classmates are also examples of this.

This movie is groundbreaking for being the first film that DannyElfman ever composed a soundtrack for (no surprise considering his brother is the director and screenwriter, his brother's wife is the protagonist, and their father and grandfather both play characters in the film), Danny himself plays the devil while the rest of the originalOingo Boingo band (when it was known as ''The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo'') are here as his minions. The film also includes a pre-''FantasyIsland'' Hervé Villechaize and pre-''CryBaby'' Susan Tyrell.

''Forbidden Zone'' is an early 1980's movie about a family that moves in a house that has in the basement a door to the sixth dimension that they pretty much try to ignore, but when the eldest daughter returns from her studies in France, curiosity attracts her to investigate... oh, and did I mention is a [[MindScrew completely bonkers]] fantasy musical? No? Well, you don't know what you're missing.

This movie is groundbreaking for being the first film that DannyElfman ever composed a soundtrack for (no surprise considering his brother is the director and screenwriter, his brother's wife is the protagonist, and their father and grandfather both play characters in the film), Danny himself plays the devil while the rest of the original Oingo Boingo band (when it was known as ''The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo'') are here as his minions. The film also includes a pre-''FantasyIsland'' Hervé Villechaize and pre-''CryBaby'' Susan Tyrell.

* [[DownTheRabbitHole DownTheButtHole]]: The only way to reach to the sixth dimension

* YourMileageMayVary: This can be one of the most awesome things you have seen or an unbearble shitfest.