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Barb Wire

1996 · 98 min

A cheesy, explosive dystopian romp with a campy heroine, over-the-top action, and a so-bad-it's-fun vibe.

Directed by
David Hogan
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Tagline
Don't call me babe!
Overview
A sexy nightclub owner, Barb Wire moonlights as a mercenary in Steel Harbor, one of the last free zones in the now fascist United States. When scientist Cora Devonshire wanders into Barb's establishment, she gets roped into a top-secret government plot involving biological weapons. Soon Barb is reunited with her old flame Axel Hood, who is now Cora's husband and a guerrilla fighter, resulting in plenty of tense action.

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Directed by
David Hogan
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Adventure
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • freedom
  • betrayal
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour4
Realism3
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
science fiction, action, adventure
Directed by
David Hogan
Written by
Chuck Pfarrer, Ilene Chaiken
Starring
Pamela Anderson, Temuera Morrison, Victoria Rowell, Jack Noseworthy, Udo Kier, Steve Railsback, Xander Berkeley, John Paxton
Music
Michel Colombier
Cinematography
Rick Bota
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Mandarin, German, French

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