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Barb Wire

Barb Wire

May 2, 1996
98 min
Science FictionActionAdventure
4.0/ 10
458 votes

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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TMDB
4.0/10
458 votes
IMDB
3.5/10
32,518 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
28%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
40/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$9,000,000Production cost
Box Office$3,793,614Worldwide gross
Profit-$5,206,386Loss
ROI
-57.8%Return on investment
US Box Office$3,793,614Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 win & 7 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Don't call me babe!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$9,000,000

Revenue

$3,793,614

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed EntertainmentPropaganda FilmsDark Horse Entertainment

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