Satan sings 'Minnie the Moocher'

If you are averse to gratuitously topless women or actors wearing blackface, consider yourself warned. Anyway, in this scene from Richard Elfman's bizarre indie film "Forbidden Zone," one of the characters is brought before Satan himself, portrayed here by Richard's brother Danny (yes, THAT Danny Elfman). Apparently the devil is a big fan of Cab Calloway. He is accompanied by his band, whose full name at the time was "The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo."

More about "Forbidden Zone". A very strange film indeed.
newtboysays...

I think they mean the Devil's makeup. Hard to call that blackface though....it might even be red face for all we know.

Sagemindsaid:

Didn't see any Blackface in this whats-so-ever!

Sagemindsays...

Calling Red face, and not even that red.
Red turns black when converted to B/W, and his face is brighter than 50% Grey.
Blackface implies racism today, and this had no racism connotations to it at all.

newtboysaid:

I think they mean the Devil's makeup. Hard to call that blackface though....it might even be red face for all we know.

newtboysays...

Since he was dressed as Satan, not Cab Calloway, I 100% agree. It's only racist against demons, and they like that.

Sagemindsaid:

Calling Red face, and not even that red.
Red turns black when converted to B/W, and his face is brighter than 50% Grey.
Blackface implies racism today, and this had no racism connotations to it at all.

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