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Podcast: FRUMESS
Episode: Richard Elfman and Anastasia Elfman bring forth Bloody Bridget from the Forbidden Zone | Frumess
Description: Richard Elfman and Anastasia Elfman join me to talk about their new film Bloody Bridget, but there is NO WAY that I am not going to obsess over one of my all-time favorite films - Forbidden Zone (1980).
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Elfman's first directing project was the cult musical film Forbidden Zone, which was shot over a period of three years and released in 1982.[1][11] The film itself was a surreal black and white film version of the Mystic Knights' theatrical show starring its band members and friends; notably, Danny Elfman appears onscreen as Satan, singing a modified version of Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher", while Richard also appears, singing the 1920s song "The Yiddishe Charleston".[1][9] In March 2010, Elfman premiered a colorized version of Forbidden Zone at New York's Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with a Tim Burton exhibition, while a stage musical adaptation, Forbidden Zone: Live in the 6th Dimension, ran at the Sacred Fools Theater Company in Los Angeles from May to June 2010.[12] [13]
Owing to its cult following, Forbidden Zone still screens in numerous cities and Elfman often performs in a live 20-minute pre-show composed of local artists, involving music, video clips and burlesque choreographed by Anastasia Elfman. Facilities allowing, Elfman, an accomplished grill-master, throws a barbecue after the show.[14][15]