The Forbidden Dance is a 1990 English-language Drama Romance film written by Menahem Golan, Roy Langsdon and John Platt. The movie is directed by Greydon Clark and produced by Richard L. Albert under the banner of 21st Century Film Corporation. Filmed during the Lambada dance craze (if there really ever was one), this film tries to have a social conscience.. The forbidden dance features Laura Harring, Jeff James, Sid Haig, Richard Lynch, Barbra Brighton, Miranda Garrison and Lisa Saxton. The music was composed by Vladimir Horunzhy. Cinematography was done by R. Michael Stringer and editing by Robert Edwards, Barry Seybert and Earl Watson. The movie has a running time of 97 minutes. It was released on 16th March 1990. The motion picture made a box office gross of $1 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Columbia Pictures.