Barb Wire
1996 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 4.1 · 34% critics
In a near-future America under fascist rule, a nightclub owner in one of the last free zones secretly works as a mercenary. When a fugitive scientist seeks refuge with dangerous information, she’s pulled into a high-stakes chase involving the resistance, corrupt authorities, and a complicated past that threatens her hard-won independence.
Based on Barb Wire
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-05-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 34/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.1/10 (488 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want a pulpy, leather-and-guns action romp with a dystopian edge and knowingly silly attitude, like Judge Dredd or Tank Girl; Not for you if you need tight plotting and serious drama.
Pros: fast-paced shootouts; campy comic-book vibe; dystopian setting | Cons: thin confusing story; uneven acting; heavy sex appeal focus
Themes
- bounty hunter
- civil war
- dystopia
- based on comic
- obesity
- b movie
- scientist bar
- electrical torture
- pretending to be a prostitute
- pressure washer
- 2010s
- female bounty hunter
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Pamela Anderson
as Barbara Kopetski / Barb Wire
Temuera Morrison
as Axel Hood
Victoria Rowell
as Dr. Corrina Devonshire
Jack Noseworthy
as Charlie Kopetski
Udo Kier
as Curly
Steve Railsback
as Colonel Pryzer
Xander Berkeley
as Alexander Willis
John Paxton
as Smooth
Joey Sagal
as Fred the Bartender
Candace Kita
as Dancer
Directed by David Hogan