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Laura Harring, Jeff James, Sid Haig, Richard Lynch, Angela Moya ... see more see more... , Miranda Garrison , Tom Alexander , Robert Apisa , Kenny Scott Carrie , Linden Chiles , Pilar del Rey , Shannon Farnon , Kid Creole & the Coconuts , Sabrina Mance , Charles Meshack , Gene Mitchell , Ruben Moreno , Greg Niebel , Remy O'Neill , Steven Lloyd Williams , Connie Woods , John Rice , Barbra Brighton , Kenny Johnson , Barbara Brighton , Laura Herring

When the Brazilian rainforest home of young Princess Nisa (Laura Herring) is threatened by greedy American businesses, she travels to Los Angeles with Joa the shaman (Sid Haig). There Joa is thrown in... read more read more... jail, and Nisa must find a way to stop the rainforest destruction herself. When a young man who loves to dance crosses her path, and together they enter a televised lambada contest, Nisa might have found the answer to her prayers. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Greydon Clark

Release Date: March 16, 1990

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DVD Release Date: September 30, 2003

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  • John2223
    April 4, 2010
    John2223
    Nice music nothing more nothing less...
  • ileo
    May 3, 2008
    ileo
    Quite interesting! A movie from my childhood.

    Wan's fav. movie!! ;P
  • absolutnormal
    June 1, 2008
    absolutnormal
    "Real" dirty dancing j/k ... good storyline and the dance scenes were fun to watch.
    ::|::Favorite::|::
  • Drenyelle
    January 22, 2008
    Drenyelle
    This is pure '90s cheese. Horrible dialogue, ridiculous plot, and laughable acting -- I fucking love it. No, seriously, I want the DVD, like, yesterday.
  • mtpdmama2
    July 8, 2007
    mtpdmama2
    I thought this was a great movie. It is about an Amazon princess who comes to the US to try to raise money to save the rainforest so she enters a dance contest where she dances the Lambada.
  • DSPENCER101
    February 25, 2007
    DSPENCER101
    I remember seeing this film when I was younger and still thinking that it was so horrible. This foreign woman is paired up with this guy as they introduce the Lambada to American culture. The only question I have is what the hell is Sid Haig doing in this film???Then the only m... read moreusical act they could sign for the film was Kid Creole and the Coconuts. Come on man. I was hoping they lost the footage to this film and would never make it to dvd, but there it is.

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Michael Dequina
December 8, 2004
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

What's a nubile young monarch to do? Why, head to the States and school the nature-hating, money-grubbing Yanks with some hearty forbidden dancing, of course! Full Review

Luis Martinez
September 17, 2004
Luis Martinez, Cinenganos

A musical without the spark of classics like Flashdance or Fame.

Scott Weinberg
April 27, 2004
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

The movie feels like Dirty Dancing mixed with an 8-year-old's view of rain forest ecology. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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Jon Pareles
August 30, 2004
Jon Pareles, New York Times

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Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

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March 16, 1990
Entertainment Weekly

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Michael Szymanski
October 7, 2005
Michael Szymanski, International Press Academy

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Emanuel Levy
July 1, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Philip Martin
May 23, 2003
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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