Pamela Anderson,
Temuera Morrison,
Victoria Rowell,
Jack Noseworthy,
Xander Berkeley
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Set in the year 2017, Barb Wire takes place after democracy has fallen and a fascist military junta has taken over the U.S. government, plotting to wipe out the country with Red Ribbon, a laboratory-m... read more
Directed by: David Hogan
Release Date: May 3, 1996
DVD Release Date: June 6, 2000
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September 28, 2011Barb Wire is just an excuse for studio executives to fill their wallets by casting Pamela Anderson (who was still big back then) in a film that has little substance. Barb Wire is a terrible attempt at an action film and is definitely one of the worst action films that I've ever s... read more
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May 7, 2009Ahhh gorgeous Pammy, she's lovely x this film is'nt too bad, the comic is cool and this touches that with the look but its very basic and pretty dumb. Could be more violent but a strange little ensamble of cast makes it ok, Kier being the best in the oddball rating of course.
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March 20, 2009"Barbara Kopetski died in the war. I'm Barb Wire."
Back in '96, Pamela Anderson was the daydream of almost every young man. I'll have to admit, I was one of 'em if I remember correctly. Later on, I'm almost ashamed of that considering that she has not done anything brilliant eve... read more -
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June 10, 2007Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson does a comic book film wearing a tight black outfit....was there a storyline?
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January 13, 2007Pamela Anderson seems not a bad femme fatale in this based on a comic book of sexy bounty hunter-heroine film. Action-packed is bit dull.
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January 3, 2007A "star" vehicle for a pair of tits attached to a vacuous Barbie doll with no charisma or acting ability at all. Only of interest to 14 year old boys with a box of tissues and no internet connection.
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November 9, 2007Pamela Anderson seems not a bad femme fatal in this based on a comic book of sexy bounty hunter-heroine film. The story was run of the mill but still bearable and the action for the most part was fun.
Critic Reviews
July 7, 2010
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
April 27, 2007
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
The movie carries its cyberpunk variation right through to the end, and usually with enough wit and craziness to freshen the mix. Then, there is Pamela, whose tight, disciplined performance deserves m...
April 27, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Its main source is a comic book, but it might as well be a computer. Full Review
April 27, 2007
Variety
his cartoonlike starring vehicle for Pamela Anderson Lee offers enough choreographed fight sequences, heavy artillery and fleeting glimpses of the star's august body parts to satisfy the raging hormon... Full Review
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Made with a wafer-thin stylishness that thinks dressing the Congressionals like storm troopers is creative, Barb Wire plods along, following one pro forma scene with the next. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
The element of high camp that makes for enjoyable 'good trash' isn't present. Bad movies like this often generate small cult followings, and that's about the size of audience the picture deserves. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
A convoluted mess, but there have been worse. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Director David Hogan keeps the action moving and loaded with fights, gun battles and other action-trashy thrills.
January 1, 2000
Mike Clark, USA Today
The movie is predominantly a sexual tease, albeit one without appreciably more nudity than you can see in 1968's Barbarella.
January 1, 2000
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Barb Wire isn't much when it comes to either deliberate or inadvertent humor. Full Review
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