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| Directed by | Joel Silberg |
| Produced by | Peter Shepherd (producer) Yoram Globus (uncredited) |
| Written by | Joel Silberg Sheldon Renan |
| Starring | J. Eddie Peck Melora Hardin Shabba Doo Leticia Vasquez Dennis Burkley Rita Bland Ricky Paull Goldin Kristina Starman Matt Feemster Kayla Blake Keene Curtis Lauren Gale Basil Hofman |
| Music by | Greg DeBelles |
| Cinematography | Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli |
| Editing by | Andy Horvitch |
| Studio | Cannon Films |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (theatrical) MGM (home video) |
| Release date(s) | March 16, 1990 |
| Running time | 104 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $900.000 |
| Box office | $4,263,112 |
Lambada is a 1990 dramatic movie starring J. Eddie Peck, Melora Hardin, Ricky Paull Goldin, Dennis Burkley, and Keene Curtis. Lambada was written and directed by Joel Silberg.
The film was released simultaneously with rival film The Forbidden Dance; neither was well received, though Lambada was called "the better of the two".[1][2]
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A Beverly Hills school teacher by a day, Kevin Laird (J. Eddie Peck) journeys at night to a warehouse in East L.A, where a group of barrio kids gather to dance the lambada.
Using his dazzling dance moves to earn the kids' respect and acceptance, Kevin then teaches them academics in an informal backroom study hall. One of his students, Sandy (Melora Hardin) sees him at the club. The next morning at school while Kevin is teaching, Sandy daydreams that she and Kevin are dancing and he madly kisses her on his motorcycle. It's the best of both worlds, but then Sandy becomes a jealous and lovestruck student and she exposes Kevin's double life, his two worlds collide, threatening his job and reputation.
Lambada opened on March 16, 1990, at #8 and earned $2,031,181 to 1117 teathers. It quickly fell from the box office with a scant of $4,263,112. It received mixed reviews, and currently holds a 47% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Lambada was release on DVD on Apr 15, 2003.