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Early life. Richard Elfman was born in the Watts district of Los Angeles. His mother, Blossom Elfman (A.K.A. "Clare Elfman"), was an Emmy-winning novelist.His younger brother is musician and film composer Danny Elfman, with whom Richard would found the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, a performance art troupe that would later morph into Oingo Boingo, an eclectic band that was popular in the ...
Richard Elfman. Director: Bloody Bridget. Richard grew up in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles (Boyz n the Hood), was a semi-professional boxer, food and wine critic and successful stage director. He is also a noted Afro-Latin percussionist and with his brother, Danny Elfman, founded the band Oingo-Boingo. Richard's theatrical career began in Europe, having worked with directors Jérôme ...
- March 6, 1949
Richard Elfman. Richard grew up in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles (Boyz n the Hood), was a semi-professional boxer, food and wine critic and successful stage director. He is also a noted Afro-Latin percussionist and with his brother, Danny Elfman, founded the band Oingo-Boingo. Richard's theatrical career began in Europe, having worked ...
- Director, Actor, Writer
- March 6, 1949
- 2 min
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Richard was born in the Watts district of inner-city Los Angeles. When he was five his family moved to Crenshaw (‘Boyz in the Hood’), where he was exposed to diverse cultural influences, including African and Afro-Cuban percussion, which led to a lifelong musical career. He was a state track champion in high school as well as an amateur … Read more "About"
United States. Language. English. Budget. ~$100,000. Forbidden Zone is an American absurdist musical fantasy comedy film produced and directed by independent filmmaker Richard Elfman, [1] and co-written by Elfman and Matthew Bright. Shot in 1977 and 1978, the film premiered in 1980 and was distributed in 1982.
- ~$100,000
- July 16, 1982
- Richard Elfman
- Danny Elfman
Apr 8, 2020 · Richard Elfman originally conceived his 1982 cult hit as a kind of expanded convert film for Oingo Boingo, the New Wave band fronted by his brother Danny Elfman. These days, it reads like a lost ...
In this Film Courage video interview, FORBIDDEN ZONE filmmaker Richard Elfman shares how losing his house, making the controversial FORBIDDEN ZONE movie and ...
