Barb Wire
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Barb Wire

Don't call me babe!

4.1 / 10 1996 1h 38mR English
Science FictionActionAdventure

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson

Barbara Kopetski / Barb Wire

Lead
Temuera Morrison

Temuera Morrison

Axel Hood

Victoria Rowell

Victoria Rowell

Dr. Corrina Devonshire

Jack Noseworthy

Jack Noseworthy

Charlie Kopetski

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Curly

Steve Railsback

Steve Railsback

Colonel Pryzer

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Alexander Willis

John Paxton

John Paxton

Smooth

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Hogan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Barb Wire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker