forbidden zone american musical fantasy comedy film directed produced written fellow mystic knights member film based stage performances originally shot black white film story involves alternate universe accessed door house hercules family composing debut brother film stars members features appearances kids kicked production painted sets weekends actual paid actor played flash actors kicked film attempt capture essence live performances film means retire music work film projects serve transition style new wave based style amid negative reactions content film perceived offensive film screened midnight movie received positive notice developed cult following film digitally restored released dvd film currently working sequel pre production licensed intellectual property manufacturers produce based film characters plot film begins friday april venice california local enters vacant house owns heroin basement mysterious door enters falling sixth dimension promptly escapes heroin sells house hercules family way school brother flash conversation tells violently beaten mother vision sister fallen sixth dimension door hercules basement returns home mother decides little forbidden door basement arriving sixth dimension captured princess brings rulers sixth dimension king queen king falls orders frog servant lock order sure harmed tells cell king keeps favorite day school flash tries convince help rescue refuses flash help instead sixth dimension speak old jewish man tells help escape soon captured flash large tank plots revenge relocating cell torture chamber leaves princess oversee torture execution fuse blown torture hold prisoners cell relocated king finding escaping tank flash come woman tells happily married king stole throne type queen sitting cell years writing screenplay order hercules explosion caused cigarette highly tar work break tar pit factory entry falls hercules family basement sixth dimension imprisoned finding phone flash calls asks help finally agrees sixth dimension help rescue captured makes deal bring princess exchange help freeing task failed include deal rescue friends devil sends eye king ensure doesn find hidden catches forces lead orders leave sixth dimension avoid queen wrath route safety stricken pseudo captured frog head chicken wings finds king informs happened preparing kill confronted queen engage cat fight eventually coming victor kill stops explaining mystic knights holding princess hostage kill flash arrive flash knocked hercules enters seeing seemingly dead flash shoots marries surviving characters look great future plan galaxy cast king sixth dimension princess jan stuart hercules virginia rose hercules diamond father kids human old man musical numbers forbidden zone days hercules beautiful excerpt hercules witch egg queen alphabet song miss flash chorus queen revenge queen princess chorus hercules chorus princess finale king kids flash company production development formed late musical theatre troupe richard interest shifted filmmaking passed leadership band younger brother begun lose interest musical theatre gained interest musical styles sick stuff theatre troupe end remembers big production like semi stuff idea band fit gear van set club hour later playing goal production began transitional period group moving style pop rock format time film completed band shortened film originally conceived hercules family musical consisted musical numbers story loosely constructed project grew storyline evolved found shooting original scenes fit new film sequences original footage featured dvd release performing later visual elements borrowed original sequence alternate lyrics singing johnny sequence members came live shows band perform tunes like james blues costumes time shooting married director designed film sets starred film actor helped fund film ran money production richard helped finance selling houses money production order complete film according originally intended film screened color stating original plan ship film china frame hand plan practical production costs casting actor roommate writer star previously dated star broken time production film began according fought periodically production grandfather appeared film appeared idea wanted credited worked film include kids brian superstar writing featured bright work film work actor founding member bright later screenwriter director right bright credits include freeway bright director dispute process scene character originally beaten minutes having walls wiped blood scene cut script according bright didn sense limits balance time know didn know needed filming bright sitting set costume lighting stand fell head cracking skull rushed hospital bright returned work day mild concussion continued filming directing gone film school production started didn know getting production original roots finish took years cast crew members sleep film stage wearing spare suits stay warm film artistic influences included 1940s big band jazz music cartoons 1930s film cast non professionals cast street scene brought young man mouth words boom camera stood scene shot left scene film editing bright lips actor face scene featured homeless men animation film animation created unknown animator film low budget created film animation sequences frequent use techniques establish distinctive style sequences live action animation combined actors photographed tight head profile shots photos cut animation style recalling work credits inspiration music film scored eventually score films batman nightmare christmas charlie chocolate factory song witch egg written scenes characters lip old records including recordings alphabet song performed classroom scene inspired swinging alphabet song scene shot sequence lip old recording song later unable acquire rights recording record new version song attempting new recording footage release given limited distribution initial theatrical release received critics film sequences characters led director accused racism surreal use anti according attacked level kicked theaters arson threats film rediscovered gained new life cult film review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes film score based reviews average rating film soundtrack popular theme song eventually reused rearranged use theme television series home media film released vhs late 1980s dvd region viewers region region free blu ray release arrow film version film sold download dvd legacy sequel june revealed sequel pre production stage performed live stage support production premiered los_angeles friday mixed media entered licensing deal creative resource company provide opportunity create merchandise based cult film according articles appeared media arrangement calls content created include storyboard book original film featuring commentary notes director shot glasses sculpted pieces list immediate items released fantasy series noted development shadow cast companies begun performing screenings film live performances enters clown suit beats big bass drum accompanied brazilian percussion ensemble reminiscent group run teaser piece musical number princess starring hall opens shadow cast shows march singing princess live screened monster image stage
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