Forbidden World
“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.
Cast
10 people
Jesse Vint
Mike Colby
Known for
Silent Running
Little Big Man
Dawn Dunlap
Tracy Baxter
Known for
Barbarian Queen
June Chadwick
Dr. Barbara Glaser
Known for
V
This Is Spinal Tap
Linden Chiles
Dr. Gordon Hauser
Known for
The Forbidden Dance
Cloak & Dagger
Fox Harris
Dr. Cal Timbergen
Known for
Repo Man
Dr. Caligari
Ray Oliver
Brian Beale
Known for
Child's Play
Scott Paulin
Earl Richards
Known for
Turner & Hooch
Pump Up the Volume
Michael Bowen
Jimmy Swift
Known for
Breaking Bad
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Don Olivera
SAM-104
No other roles listed
Don Keith Opper
SAM-104 (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Critters 4
Slam Dance
Allan Holzman Director · Tim Curnen Screenplay Jim Wynorski Story
Worldwide gross $4M · Budget $1M · United States release May 7, 1982
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,000,000
Gross vs. budget
4.0×
Production
New World Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Mexico · May 7, 1982
Theatrical
United States · May 7, 1982
Theatrical
Australia
December 9, 1982 · Theatrical
France
December 15, 1982 · Theatrical
January 19, 2021 · Digital · VOD
July 27, 2021 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
April 29, 1983 · Theatrical
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