| | Barbarella DVD (2 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Horror DVDs, Science-Fiction/Fantasy Movies, Recommended Videos, Erotic, Essential Cinema, Fantasy, Cult, Racy, Futuristic, Campy, Comic Book | | Starring | Jane Fonda, David Hemmings, Milo O'Shea, John Phillip Law, Marcel Marceau, Anita Pallenberg, Claude Dauphin, Ugo Tognazzi, Giancarlo Cobelli, Serge Marquand, Veronique Vendell | | Director | Roger Vadim | | Costume Designer | Jacques Fonteray, Paco Rabanne | | Director of Photography | Claude Renoir | | Editor | Victoria Mercanton | | Music | Charles Fox, Bob Crewe | | Producer | Dino De Laurentiis | | Production Designer | Mario Garbuglia | | Screenwriter | Terry Southern, Roger Vadim, Claude Brule, Vittorio Bonicelli
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In this notorious film version of the popular French comic strip by Jean-Claude Forest, Jane Fonda plays a sexy yet innocent space-age heroine in the year 40,000 A.D. who never gets herself into a situation that requires too much clothing. BARBARELLA opens with the titular heroine stripping down to nothing in zero gravity among strategically placed credits. From there Barbarella embarks on a mission to find a peace-threatening young scientist named Duran Duran (Milo O'Shea) by order of the president of Earth. En route, she's attacked by killer dolls, is strapped into a contraption known as the Excessive Machine, and falls in love with a blind angel.
Remaining true to its comic book origins, Barbarella's adventure unfolds in a series of dramatic difficulties and unlikely solutions, making for a galloping pace and never-ending opportunities for Mario Garbuglia's hallucinatory set design to dazzle. With guest appearances by 1960s icons Anita Pallenberg, Marcel Marceau, and David Hemmings, and featuring dialogue by novelist Terry Southern, among others, BARBARELLA is not only a comic sci-fi sex romp but also a sly, tongue-in-cheek portrait of the legendary debauchery of that era. Theatrical release: October 10, 1968.
The 1980s rock group Duran Duran took their name from the eponymous villain in BARBARELLA.
Interestingly enough, Fonda was married to director Roger Vadim at the time of production. Barbarella Quotes/Excerpts: "I'll do things to you that are beyond all known philosophies. Wait untill I get my devices!"--Duran Duran (Milo O'Shea) to Barbarella (Jane Fonda).
Barbarella | Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1968 | | All Time Sales Rank |  37692  | | CD Universe Part number | 7980480 | | Catalog number | 7906860 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 15, 2009 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Also Known As | Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Widescreen |
Barbarella Movie Review Average Rating: (2 out of 5 stars)   Blast from the past!!!!
Fantastic Classic late 60 sci-fi by DeLeurentris.
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Trash movie, trash script, trash Hanoi Jane at her worst, all about trash.
Doesn't get much worse than this
Submitted by Reedbigdogs (Black Creek, WI, USA)
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 Barbarella
A great classic movie. Jane at her most beautiful. Better than I remembered it. I was about 12 at the time.
Submitted by josephg (New Zealand)
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My Favorite Movie Ever
I saw this on it's first theatrical run as a teenager, and it has been my favorite film ever since. This DVD is a very nice 16 by 9 transfer of this fun movie! And in my opinion, the cheesy special affects actually make this movie more endearing. Jane has nothing to be ashamed of here, as she is quite beautiful and very funny. The print that was used needs some restorative work, but it looks great on an HD set, and the sound quality is good as well, considering it is monophonic. It would be great if they did a special edition of this some day while some of the cast members can still participate. But that probably won't happen until another Barbarella movie gets made. Highly, highly recommended!
Submitted by gordonpingenot (San Antonio, TX USA)
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This review is for a different format. Mindblowing
I first heard about this flick when I was 10 or 11 but didn't get to see it 'til I was in my early 40s. Not only did it live up to my expectations, it so far surpassed them as to be unmeasurable.
Sure, the story is silly but the visuals are absolutely incredible and the writing is quite fun. Only an old fuddyduddy could rate this movie with just one star.
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