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Forbidden World

  • 1982
  • R
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
7K
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Forbidden World (1982)
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B-HorrorSpace Sci-FiHorrorSci-Fi

In the distant future, a federation marshal arrives at a research lab on a remote planet where a genetic experiment has gotten loose and begins feeding on the dwindling scientific group.In the distant future, a federation marshal arrives at a research lab on a remote planet where a genetic experiment has gotten loose and begins feeding on the dwindling scientific group.In the distant future, a federation marshal arrives at a research lab on a remote planet where a genetic experiment has gotten loose and begins feeding on the dwindling scientific group.

  • Director
    • Allan Holzman
  • Writers
    • Tim Curnen
    • Jim Wynorski
    • R.J. Robertson
  • Stars
    • Don Olivera
    • Jesse Vint
    • June Chadwick
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Allan Holzman
    • Writers
      • Tim Curnen
      • Jim Wynorski
      • R.J. Robertson
    • Stars
      • Don Olivera
      • Jesse Vint
      • June Chadwick
    • 84User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Don Olivera
    • SAM-104
    Jesse Vint
    • Mike Colby
    June Chadwick
    June Chadwick
    • Dr. Barbara Glaser
    Linden Chiles
    Linden Chiles
    • Dr. Gordon Hauser
    Scott Paulin
    Scott Paulin
    • Earl Richards
    Dawn Dunlap
    Dawn Dunlap
    • Tracy Baxter
    Fox Harris
    • Dr. Cal Timbergen
    Michael Bowen
    Michael Bowen
    • Jimmy Swift
    Ray Oliver
    • Brian Beale
    • (as Raymond Oliver)
    Victor Warren
    Victor Warren
    • Mutant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Allan Holzman
    • Writers
      • Tim Curnen
      • Jim Wynorski
      • R.J. Robertson
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    • Trivia
      During a screening, Roger Corman actually smacked an audience member on the head for laughing at the film. When Roger left the theater, the guy he punched poured soda all over his head from the balcony.
    • Goofs
      In the first lab scene on planet Xarbia, when Mike Colby says "That thing is trouble, I can smell it", we can see a yellow microphone appearing from the inferior-left that appears again on the next scene from the same plane.
    • Quotes

      Tracy Baxter: You know what? It looks like you could really use the steam bath!

      Mike Colby: Well, I had a hard night.

      Tracy Baxter: So fair's fair. Get naked.

    • Crazy credits
      The concluding credits roll over the vomit covered corpse of the monster.
    • Alternate versions
      The German version (labelled "Mutant - das Grauen im All") recycles the space battle of the first five minutes, with a new language track. Tracy's absence is explained away by simply not waking her from cryo-sleep; SAM's return upon destruction at the end of the original film is not explained at all.
    • Connections
      Edited from Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      The Blue Danube
      (uncredited)

      By Johann Strauss

    User reviews84

    Featured review
    6/10

    Trashy fun

    Forbidden World isn't exactly a stellar film, but it sure is an entertaining one! This shameless Alien rip-off is packed to the brim with gore and nudity and never pretends to be more than just an hour and seventeen minutes of pure escapism.

    For a low-budget movie, the research station set doesn't look bad at all. There might not be much more than a few corridors, some sleeping quarters, a sauna (yes, a sauna, guess why) and a laboratory, but it's quite an atmospheric place. Also, the practical effects are rather good, with bloody corpses that ooze slime from every pore and a shape-shifting monster (bearing more than a passing resemblance to Alien's Xenomorph) to admire. The catchy synth soundtrack is also worth mentioning.

    If you're looking for a serious sci-fi horror movie, steer well clear of this film, but if you're in the mood for a bit of trashy fun, you could do a lot worse than Forbidden World!
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    • Release date
      • May 7, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mundo prohibido
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New World Pictures
      • Jupiter Film Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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