Lambada (1990/I)

User Rating:

2.7/10   

Director:

Joel Silberg

Writers (WGA):

Joel Silberg (story)
Sheldon Renan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Set The Night On Fire

Plot:

Kevin Laird is a Beverly Hills school teacher by day and a mystery man by night. Using his lambada dance...

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Lambada | Independent Film

Cast

J. Eddie Peck	...	Kevin 'Blade' Laird
Kayla Blake	...	Bookworm (as Elsie Sniffen)
Robin Antin	...	Dancer
Gina Ravera		(as Gina Ravarra)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rita Bland	...	Lesley
Dennis Burkley	...	Uncle Big
Keene Curtis	...	Principal Singleton
Eddie Garcia	...	Chili
Javier Garcia	...	Dancer
Richard Giorla	...	Double J
Ricky Paull Goldin	...	Dean
Melora Hardin	...	Sandy Thomas
Basil Hoffman	...	Supt. Leland
Debra Hopkins	...	Muriel (as Debra Spagnoli)
Jimmy Locust	...	Ricochet
Rick Mali	...	Gang member
Bonita Money	...	Lead dancer
Michael Phenicie	...	Collins (as Michael Gates)
Adolfo Quinones	...	Ramone
Thalmus Rasulala	...	Wesley Wilson
Tom Reda	...	Freeman
Kristina Starman	...	Linda Laird
Eric Taslitz	...	Egghead
Vincent Tumeo	...	Eric
Leticia Vasquez	...	Pink Toes
Smith Wordes	...	Twinkie

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Alphacine)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:S | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG

Company:

Cannon Films

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the '90s" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Gotta Lambada

A guilty pleasure.

J. Eddie Peck smolders as Kevin Laird, a high school math teacher who lives in 2 worlds, the Beverly Hills school where he teaches and the east LA world where he came from. Delicious to watch, the dance scenes with the pulsing sexual undercurrents showcase J. Eddy Peck's attributes beautifully as does a voyeristic butt shot as he writes on the blackboard in front of his Beverly Hills class. The classic themes are all here: there are no bad kids they're just misunderstood (West Side Story), we have more in common that we have differences, acceptance of diversity, you can't judge a book by it's cover. This movie will entertain, it has music, dancing, competition, overcoming obstacles, family values and a happy ending. Great date movie.