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Barb Wire (1996) 3.2
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Metascore: 40/100
Reviews: 93 user | 66 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com Post-Apocalyptic remake of "Casablanca" set in a strip club. Director:David Hogan |
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Storyline
21st century. USA. The second civil war. The whole country is in a state of emergency. What was formerly called the American Congress now rules with fascistic methods. There is only one free city left, Steel Harbor, headquarter for the resistance. This is the hometown of Barb Wire, owner of the night club Hammerhead. As times aren't good, Barb has a second job. She's a bounty hunter and you probably wouldn't want her after you. Barb's credo is to never take sides for anybody and that's the only way to survive these days. As her former lover Axel Hood appears asking for a favour, Barb suddenly finds herself to be key player on high political stage. Now she has to take sides... Written by Oliver Heidelbach
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rottweiler | bounty hunter | female frontal nudity | breasts | superhero |Taglines:
Don't call me babe! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
3 May 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Barb·Wire See more »Box Office
Gross:
JPY 25,130,100 (Japan) (17 January 1997)Company Credits
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[the Woman in Torture Room turns her head aside and is panting. Colonel Pryzer taps the screen and the Woman screams as she's electrocuted. After a few seconds, Pryzer ends the shocks and the Woman in Torture Room is panting]
Woman in Torture Room: She's going to Steel Harbor, the free city.
Colonel Pryzer: Do you mind telling me why Cora D. is going to Steel Harbor?
Woman in Torture Room: She's meeting members of the Resistance. They're giving her the retinal lenses, helping her out of the country, to Canada. She's ...
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Written by Nick Gilder and Jimmy McCulloch (as James McCullogh)
Performed by Hagfish
Courtesy of London Records USA
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The entire "Don't call me, Babe" leitmotif of Barb Wire comes from the original advertising for the Barb Wire Dark Horse comic book, in which she said those words to differentiate herself from a buxom, slightly airy comic book heroine named Babe by John Byrne. See more »Goofs
In Barb's war flashback we see her in a military uniform next to a helicopter that's about to take off. In some shots her left hand is on her helmet but in other shots it's at her side. See more »Quotes
Colonel Pryzer: Now, where is Dr. Corrina Devonshire?[the Woman in Torture Room turns her head aside and is panting. Colonel Pryzer taps the screen and the Woman screams as she's electrocuted. After a few seconds, Pryzer ends the shocks and the Woman in Torture Room is panting]
Woman in Torture Room: She's going to Steel Harbor, the free city.
Colonel Pryzer: Do you mind telling me why Cora D. is going to Steel Harbor?
Woman in Torture Room: She's meeting members of the Resistance. They're giving her the retinal lenses, helping her out of the country, to Canada. She's ...
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Crazy Credits
The opening credit sequence is one of the most famous in exploitation film history as Barb does a topless wet and wild dance as the credits roll. See more »Soundtracks
Hot Child in the CityWritten by Nick Gilder and Jimmy McCulloch (as James McCullogh)
Performed by Hagfish
Courtesy of London Records USA
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While Barb Wire isn't an Academy style good movie, it succeeds wonderfully at what it is: a comic book translated to film. It's over-acted and over-the-top, but it's supposed to be. It's great eye candy and lots of fun to watch. I think Pamela Anderson did a great job being a two-dimensional comic book hero - think Clint Eastwood spaghetti western with tight leather. Keep in mind what the film is trying to be and you'll have a great time.