Forbidden World

Forbidden World (1982)

Part alien … part human … all nightmare.

In the distant future, a federation marshal arrives at a research lab on a remote planet where a genetic experiment has gotten loose and begins feeding on the dwindling scientific group.

Date of release
1982-05-07
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (210)
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction
Director
Allan Holzman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $4M
  • Budget: $1M
  • Earned 4× its budget

Forbidden World, originally titled Mutant, is a 1982 American science fiction horror film. The screenplay was written by Tim Curnen, from a screenstory by R.J. Robertson and Jim Wynorski. It was co-edited and directed by Allan Holzman, who had edited Battle Beyond the Stars two years earlier. The cast includes Jesse Vint, Dawn Dunlap, June Chadwick, Linden Chiles, Fox Harris and Michael Bowen. Forbidden World has also been released under the titles Mutant and Subject 20.

Production

According to director Allan Holzman he began shooting without a script with these directions from Corman: "You have four days to write, produce and direct a seven- to eight-minute opening of a space movie… I'll give you an astronaut and a robot, and if you need any inspiration, I've always wanted to do a version of Lawrence of Arabia in outer space." Holzman created the sequence adding in a dog fighting sequence using footage from Battle Beyond t…

Forbidden World was shot under the working title Mutant over the course of a 20-day shooting schedule for under $1 million. Due to the rapid pace of filming and production, cast and crew often had to be careful what they touched or where they stepped as sets would often have wet paint while they were filming. The effects were crafted by Robert and Dennis Skotak.

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