A mysterious door in the basement of the Hercules house leads to the Sixth Dimension by way of a gigantic set of intestine. When Frenchy slips through the door, King Fausto falls in love with her. The jealous Queen Doris takes Frenchy prisoner, and it is up to the Hercules family and friend Squeezit Henderson to rescue her.
Practical Effects
Giant cardboard sets that somehow slap harder than CGI ever could.
Costume
Every outfit looks stolen from a feverish drag queen's nightmare.
Score
Oingo Boingo's Danny Elfman before he went mainstream—unhinged and perfect.
Director
Richard Elfman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Elfman made this for $60,000, shooting around his day job as a street musician. The 'intestine' tunnel was literally painted cardboard and garbage bags.
This launched Oingo Boingo and established the Elfman family's aesthetic—Tim Burton's gothic whimsy is literally the commercial version of this unhinged original.
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