USA, 1980
73m 11s [theatrical version]; 74m 14s [colourised version]; 76m 38s [premiere version]35mm film, black and white (colourised version also available), 1.85:1
mono
English, French
Reviewed at The EOFFTV Review
An American fantasy film directed by Richard Elfman.
Plot Summary
A door in a basement leads into the Sixth Dimension. Frenchy falls through the door and King Fausto falls in love with her, to the anger of of his jealous wife Doris.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Richard Elfman
© 1980 Hercules Films Ltd.
Colour version © 2008 FZ Distribution, LLC
Carl Borack presents a film by Richard Elfman
Executive Producer: Gene Cunningham
Produced by: Richard Elfman
Co-producer: Nick James
Associate Producer: Martin W. Nicholson
Screenplay by: Richard Elfman, Matthew Bright, Nick L. Martinson, Nick James
Story by: Richard Elfman
Director of Photography: Gregory Sandor
Editor: Martin W. Nicholson
Original Music by: Danny Elfman
Sound Recordists: Jerry Wolfe, Jan Brodin
Costume Mistresses: Bonnie Leitch, Pat Hurt
Frog Costume: Leon Schneiderman
Makeup: Julie Johnson, Chris Brice
Special Effects Rigging & Explosion: Conrad Rothman
Animated Sequences: John Muto
Production Designed by: Marie-Pascale Elfman
Cast
Hervé Villechaize (King Fausto of the Sixth Dimension)
Susan Tyrrell (Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension)
Gisele Lindley (their daughter the princess)
Jan Stuart Schwartz (their servant Bust Rod)
Marie-Pascale Elfman (Susan B. “Frenchy” Hercules)
Virginia Rose and Ugh-Fudge Bwana Gene Cunningham] (Ma and Pa Hercules)
Phil Gordon (Flash Hercules)
Hyman Diamond (Gramps Hercules)
Toshiro Boloney Matthew Bright] (the Henderson twins Squeezit & René)
Danny Elfman of the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo (Satan)
Viva (ex-queen)
Joe Spinell (drunken sailor)
The Kipper Kids Brian Routh and Martin von Haselberg] (military duet and female twins)
Rosilyn Aronson (first teasing girl)
Rosilyn Crinion (second teasing girl)
Kedric Wolfe (human chandelier & school teacher [Miss Feldman])
Sugar Bear (gunfighting student [Johnny])
James Bordus (gunshot victim)
Redante Reola (small student)
Brenda Star & Hilary Beane (sexy students)
Alternative Titles
Tiltott zóna – Hungary
Totaler Sperrbezirk – West Germany
References
Books
- Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.138-139 – credits
- Video Dungeon: The Collected Reviews by Kim Newman p.436-437 – review
