Forbidden Zone

Okay, the film is a certified nut case of a movie, filmed over the course of maybe a week in and around the LA area. It's in black and white, not because of any artistic vision - it was just cheaper that way. But it works - the film is a (tribute, send up?) of 1930's era musicals, with standout music by Josephine Baker and Cab Calloway and centers around the Hercules family and the strange portal to the 6th Dimension that exists in their basement. The world this takes place in is filled with strange imagery, amazing music, and more oddities than a sane person could hope to count. We have a human-size dancing frog, jockstrap-clad Kipper Kids, Hervé Villechaize as the king of the 6th Dimension, a chicken-boy who is able to communicate telepathically with his transvestite brother, Joe Spinell as a drunker sailor, classroom violence, a Jewish wrestler fighting a guy in an ape suit, and Danny Elfman playing Satan while singing "Minnie the Moocher." You get the idea; this is not a normal film. Although it borrows from the works of Olsen & Johnson (Hellzapoppin' & Crazy House), this is still a truly unique cinema experience.

The advance word from Richard Elfman is that this dvd will have a re-mastered print of the film, deleted scenes, interviews, and archival footage! For any fan of Danny Elfman, Oingo Boingo, or just incredibly strange films made by talented people, you simply can't miss this one.