Barb Wire

Barb Wire (1996)

Don't call me babe!

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.

Date of release
1996-05-02
TMDB
4.1 / 10 (515)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Director
David Hogan

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Barb Wire

Barb Wire is a 1996 American superhero film based on the Dark Horse Comics character of the same name. It was directed by David Hogan, produced by Brad Wyman, and written by Chuck Pfarrer and Ilene Chaiken. The film stars Pamela Anderson in the title role, alongside Temuera Morrison, Victoria Rowell, Xander Berkeley, Udo Kier, and Steve Railsback. It was a critical and box office failure.

Production

Barb Wire was directed by David Hogan, the second-unit director on Alien 3 and Batman Forever. principal photography took place between April 28, 1995, and August 3, 1995. The film had a production budget of $9 million. Anderson's manager tried to advise her not to do the film, stating that she should not play "a cartoon character", but she felt that nobody could play the role than her; she accepted it without reading the script.

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