The Forbidden Dance
3/27/20261 hr 9 min
Two lambada movies were released on March 16, 1990, but only one was written in 10 days and focuses on a Brazilian princess saving the rainforest by dancing on a TV show judged by Mama Coconut. Paul, June, and Jason watched The Forbidden Dance and discuss the cultural impact of the lambada, Joa the magical shaman, if the Jason character is a Choppleganger, Nisa's solo lambada dancing, Carmen offering her bed to a strange man to have sex in, and so much more. Plus, Paul chronicles the falling out between Cannon Films co-founders Golan and Golbus that led to the production of two dueling lambada films.
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First 90 secondsPaul Scheer· Host0:01
Let's save the rainforest through dance. We saw The Forbidden Dance, so you know what that means.
Speaker 10:08
[upbeat music] Now it's time for How Did This Get Made. We're gonna have a good time, celebrate some failure, not just be a hater, 'cause you know you wonder. How did this get made? Let's wallow in the mediocrity of subpar art. Perhaps we'll find the answer to the question, how did this get made?
Paul Scheer· Host0:27
Hello, people of Earth, and welcome to How Did This Get Made. Today, we are talking about the 1990 film The Forbidden Dance, not the 1990 film Lambada. That's right, [laughs] we will talk about those subtle differences- Wait ... in just... Yes.
Jason Mantzoukas· Host0:43
What?
Paul Scheer· Host0:43
Yep.
June Diane Raphael· Host0:44
Yeah. I... We were a few minutes in. Paul said, "Queue it up." I got everything ready, and then I was starting watching it, 10 minutes in he said, "This is the wrong movie. We're supposed to be watching Lambada."
Jason Mantzoukas· Host0:53
Wait.
Paul Scheer· Host0:54
Well, no, no. We were supposed to be watching The Forbidden Dance.
June Diane Raphael· Host0:56
No, I know, but you got confused- Yes ... and I said- Did I watch the right movie? Uh oh.
Paul Scheer· Host1:00
Did you watch a movie with a character named Nisa?
Jason Mantzoukas· Host1:03
Yes.
Paul Scheer· Host1:04
Okay.
June Diane Raphael· Host1:05
And- Yes ...
Paul Scheer· Host1:05
then we have- Okay ... watched the right movie.
Jason Mantzoukas· Host1:07
Holy cow, because there was a lot of lambada in it, a lot of lambada.
Paul Scheer· Host1:10
A lot.
June Diane Raphael· Host1:10
Amazing lambada.
Jason Mantzoukas· Host1:12
But this isn't the movie that was called Lambada.
Paul Scheer· Host1:15
Oh, wow. Okay. I'm sorry. I've already jumped in- No ... all over this- This is- ... but this is a wild reveal. Okay, great ...
Jason Mantzoukas· Host1:20
there was a lawsuit that happened, so there are posters that label this movie Lambada: The Forbidden Dance, but then an injunction,