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One of several films released to trade on the short-lived Lambada craze (it was an especially sexy Latin dance in case you don't remember), Lambada stars J. Eddie Peck as Kevin Laird, a mathematics te... read more read more...acher at an exclusive Beverly Hills high school who by night puts away his slide rule and shuffles down to the barrio where, as Blade, he frequents a disco called No Man's Land and cuts loose, instructing the thermal-heated females on how to dance the lambada. After the bumping and grinding, he takes the ladies to a back room where he helps them get their GEDs. It appears that all is well with Kevin; he is appointed head of the mathematics department by principal Singleton (Keene Curtis) and his family never questions why he goes out at night dressed in leather and earrings. But then one of his students, Sandy (Melora Hardin), spots Kevin's gyrating pelvis when she heads to No Man's Land after an argument with her boyfriend Dean (Ricky Paull Goldin). Sandy begins to frequent the club and it is not long before Kevin's double-life is revealed. Dean comes to the club to take Sandy back and a disgruntled member of Kevin's barrio entourage, Ramone (Shabba-Doo), tells Dean the truth about Kevin. The result is a rumble between the posh high school kids and the barrio dropouts. Kevin is promptly fired, but a petition by Sandy reinstates him as the two opposing groups of kids square off in a math competition. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Joel Silberg

Release Date: March 16, 1990

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DVD Release Date: April 15, 2003

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  • xxdebxx
    March 28, 2010
    xxdebxx
    J. Eddie Peck is a high school Math teacher at a Beverly Hills school by day and a lambada dancer by night. He gets involved with some under-privileged kids and gives them lessons on how to do the Lambada--a hot new Latin dance! Not as good as "Footloose" or "Dirty Dancing" but t... read morehe dance scenes are exciting and provocative.
  • donnarenee2006
    March 31, 2009
    donnarenee2006
    I forgotten how cheesy this early 90's movie was, but can't help but to watch again.
  • divinetrash
    March 7, 2008
    divinetrash
    There's something incredibly disturbing about Melora Hardin doing the dirty dancing.. Were this two separate films pieced together at editing?
  • jhemeyer
    July 5, 2007
    jhemeyer
    Guilty pleasure. Really bad movie that you can't help but watch! And when you realize the girl is Jan from The Office, it only makes it better!
  • erigam
    February 14, 2007
    erigam
    Forbidden Dance Forbidden Movie... If you see it you or recommend it you should be ashamed of yourself

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