In A.D. 2200, a space cruiser visits the planet Altair-4 to uncover the fate of a previous mission of space colonists. They are greeted by Robby the Robot and discover the only survivors of the Earth colony which has been preyed upon by a terrible space monster. A classic science-fiction version of the Shakespearean classic "The Tempest."
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 10/9/2009; 1010+ words...Knights of Oingo Boingo) for Richard's directorial debut, Forbidden Zone - now considered a cult classic by Elfman fans. Hit singles...Adventure; Beetlejuice; Edward Scissorhands; the re-make of Planet of the Apes, the Grammy-winning Batman; Nightmare Before...
Newspaper article from: Literature-Film Quarterly; 4/1/2008; Skrebels, Paul ; 5289+ words...musical West Side Story (Robbins/Wise, 1961), and the "cult classic" science fiction version of The Tempest, ForbiddenPlanet (Wilcox, 1956). But others are undeservedly neglected or at best dismissed as curiosities, and it seems largely...
Newspaper article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television; 1/1/2006; 3379+ words...Grammy Award nomination, best score soundtrack album, 2002, for Planet of the Apes; Richard Kirk Career Achievement Award, BMI Film and...Life, Warner Bros., 2000. Film Work; Other: Music arranger, Forbidden Zone, Borack,
Newspaper article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television; 1/1/2004; 1679+ words...Live and They Live! ), MCA/Universal, 1988. Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects, Cannon Films, 1989. Dance to Win, 1989. Ninja...Rush Hour, New Line Cinema, 1998. Shadow Hours, 2000. Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century – Fox, 2001. Imposter...
Newspaper article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television; 1/1/2004; 1139+ words...Ginny" Smith, "The Other Man — Mr. Roarke/Forbidden Love," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983. Connor Crossland, Paper...Laura Rowlands, "Something to Bank On," Hard Time on Planet Earth, CBS, 1989. "Playing with Fire," My Two Dads...