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| Director: | David Hogan | 
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| Writer: | Chuck Pfarrer, Ilene Chaiken | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 02, 1996 | 
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| Director: | David Hogan | 
| Writer: | Chuck Pfarrer, Ilene Chaiken | 
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Science Fiction | 
| Keywords | civil war, bounty hunter, dystopia, based on comic, obesity, b movie, scientist bar, electrical torture, pretending to be a prostitute, pressure washer, 2010s, female bounty hunter, hilarious | 
| Production Companies | Propaganda Films, Dark Horse Entertainment, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $3,793,614 Budget: $9,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Pamela Anderson | Barbara Kopetski / Barb Wire | 
| Temuera Morrison | Axel Hood | 
| Victoria Rowell | Dr. Corrina Devonshire | 
| Jack Noseworthy | Charlie Kopetski | 
| Udo Kier | Curly | 
| Steve Railsback | Colonel Pryzer | 
| Xander Berkeley | Alexander Willis | 
| John Paxton | Smooth | 
| Joey Sagal | Fred the Bartender | 
| Candace Kita | Dancer | 
| Ai Wan | China | 
| Clint Howard | Schmitz | 
| Jennifer Banko | Spike | 
| Mark Collver | Manny | 
| Nicholas Worth | Ruben | 
| Patti Tippo | Mom | 
| Nils Allen Stewart | Jack | 
| Tommy Lister Jr. | Bouncer | 
| Andre Rosey Brown | Big Fatso | 
| Shelly Desai | Sharif | 
| Dominique Vandenberg | Frack | 
| Tina Cote | Woman in Bar #1 | 
| Rene Stahl | Woman in Bar #2 | 
| Salvator Xuereb | Young Soldier | 
| Loren Rubin | Krebs | 
| Tony Bill | Foster | 
| Mary Anna Reyes | Woman in Torture Room | 
| Vanessa Lee Asher | Emily | 
| Alex Bookston | Man in White Suit | 
| Amir Aboulela | Patron | 
| David Andriole | Goon #2 | 
| Gil Borgos | Old Man | 
| Ron Balicki | Customs Agent #1 | 
| Vinnie Curto | Aide to Pryzer | 
| Jack Wright | Package Check Guy | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Rick Bota | Director of Photography | 
| Chuck Pfarrer | Screenplay | 
| Rosanna Norton | Costume Design | 
| M. James Arnett | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Debbie Evans | Stunts, Stunt Double | 
| Jon H. Epstein | Stunts | 
| Corey Michael Eubanks | Stunts | 
| Keii Johnston | Stunts | 
| Julie Michaels | Stunts | 
| Darrin Prescott | Stunts | 
| Peter Schink | Editor | 
| Alexis Vogel | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist | 
| Ashlee Petersen | Makeup Artist | 
| Tim Gedemer | Sound Designer | 
| Larry Liddell | Boom Operator | 
| Piero Mura | Foley Editor | 
| Ann Scibelli | Sound Editor | 
| Liz Sroka | ADR Recordist | 
| Jeff Vaughn | ADR Recordist | 
| Dan Parada | Casting | 
| Lane Leavitt | Stunts | 
| Myke Schwartz | Stunts | 
| Carlo Papica | Rigging Gaffer | 
| Terry W. King | Special Effects, Special Effects Supervisor | 
| Kent Genzlinger | Second Assistant Director | 
| Daphne Lawson | Hairstylist | 
| Chris Warner | Comic Book, Characters | 
| Scott Getzinger | On Set Dresser | 
| Guy Skinner | Second Unit Director of Photography | 
| Johnny Karls | Camera Operator | 
| Dennis Hall | Camera Operator | 
| Rick Tiedeman | Steadicam Operator | 
| David Hogan | Director | 
| Rick Newsome | Storyboard Designer | 
| Ilene Chaiken | Screenplay, Story | 
| Jean-Philippe Carp | Production Design | 
| Bridget Bergman | Makeup Artist | 
| Alan C. Bosshardt | Makeup Artist | 
| Paul Curtis | ADR Editor | 
| Jonathan Karp | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Greg Meader | Sound Editor | 
| Charles W. Ritter | Foley Editor | 
| D. Chris Smith | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Robert Troy | Dialogue Editor | 
| Marty Vites | ADR Editor | 
| Dins W. W. Danielsen | Art Direction | 
| Rick Montgomery | Casting | 
| Tonya Watts | Stunt Double | 
| Chris Howell | Stunts | 
| Francine Morris | Stunts | 
| Ruth A. Redfern | Stunts | 
| Esther Vivante | Script Supervisor | 
| Patti McNulty | Art Department Coordinator | 
| Steven R. Soussanna | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Carlos Piñero | Second Second Assistant Director | 
| Mike Ferris | Second Unit Director of Photography | 
| Samuel Buddy Fries | Camera Operator | 
| Charles McDonald | Title Designer | 
| Peter B. Kowalski | Camera Operator | 
| Lisa Robyn Deutsch | Set Decoration | 
| Justin B. Henderson | Makeup Artist | 
| Gregg Barbanell | Foley Artist | 
| William Dotson | Dialogue Editor | 
| Jason King | Dialogue Editor | 
| James Moriana | Foley Artist | 
| Katie Rowe | Foley Artist | 
| Cathie Speakman | ADR Editor | 
| Brandon Walker | ADR Recordist | 
| Michael A. Jones | Second Unit | 
| Mike De Luna | Stunts | 
| Seth Arnett | Stunts | 
| Lou Simon | Stunts | 
| Tracee Cocco | Stunts | 
| Chris Brown | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Douglas E. Wise | First Assistant Director | 
| Linda Shamest | Post Production Supervisor | 
| Donna-Lou Henderson | Key Makeup Artist | 
| John E. Gray | Special Effects Coordinator | 
| Patricia Klawonn | Set Designer | 
| Robert Reed Altman | Camera Operator | 
| Josh Bleibtreu | Camera Operator | 
| Rafael E. Sánchez | Chief Lighting Technician | 
| Peter Gulla | "B" Camera Operator | 
| Harry Cohen | Sound Editor | 
| David F. Van Slyke | Sound Editor | 
| Ben Wilkins | Foley Editor | 
| Patricia M. Peters | Stunts | 
| Lisa McCullough | Stunt Double | 
| Dana Hee | Stunt Double | 
| Ron Balicki | Fight Choreographer, Stunts | 
| Randy Hall | Stunts | 
| Donna Evans | Stunts | 
| Gary Hymes | Stunts | 
| Keith Campbell | Stunts | 
| Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts | 
| Bob Brown | Stunts | 
| Diana Lee Inosanto | Stunts | 
| Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts | 
| Steve Picerni | Stunts | 
| Pat Romano | Stunts | 
| Brian Smrz | Stunts | 
| Tim Clawson | Executive In Charge Of Production | 
| Michel Colombier | Original Music Composer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Mike Richardson | Producer | 
| Brad Wyman | Producer | 
| Todd Moyer | Producer | 
| Ray Manzella | Associate Producer | 
| Peter Heller | Executive Producer | 
| Dennis Brody | Associate Producer | 
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 28 | 43 | 17 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 29 | 62 | 15 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 48 | 12 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 24 | 43 | 14 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 27 | 55 | 18 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 10 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 9 | 875 | 896 | 
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 6 | 708 | 815 |