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Play trailer 3:18 Poster for Barbarella PG Released Oct 10, 1968 1h 38m Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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Barbarella (Jane Fonda) roams 41st-century space with her blind guardian angel, Pygar (John Phillip Law).
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Unevenly paced and thoroughly cheesy, Barbarella is nonetheless full of humor, entertaining visuals, and Jane Fonda's sex appeal.

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Budd Wilkins Slant Magazine Barbarella remains a stylish time capsule of that tumultuous era, as well as a trippily designed bit of retrofuturism. Nov 21, 2023 Full Review Kim Newman Empire Magazine Cheerful, kitsch, and camp. Rated: 3/5 Jul 13, 2010 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader The film is ugly on so many levels -- from art direction to human values -- that it's hard to know where to begin. Apr 17, 2007 Full Review Ryan Britt Inverse Yes, the movie is clearly objectifying its eponymous heroine, but there’s a knowing goofiness written into Jane Fonda’s (initially) naive lead character. Dec 12, 2024 Full Review Christopher Lloyd The Film Yap Part sex tourism, part futurist plaything and whole lot inept craftsmanship, "Barbarella" is one of those films that became important without ever actually being any good. Dec 12, 2024 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending Barbarella is a weird missive from the deep dark depths of the '60s era, with a villain that amounts to a villainous, evil-eating lava lamp, and the inside of a spaceship in which literally every single surface is covered in brown shag. Rated: 3/5 Dec 12, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bakercakes Its an absolutely ridiculous space sex opera that has been argued by many to be either feminist progressive storytelling or misogynistic exploitation. I think this movie lets you see what you want to see in it. Mayhap that is its lasting legacy. The popcorn was excellent, and that seems fitting. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/20/22 Full Review Audience Member SO GEHT ALSO PERFEKTE THERAPIE Im Jahre 40.000 wird Barbarella auf einen fremden Planeten geschickt um von da einen Wissenschaftler zurück zu bringen. Ihre Aufgabe erweist sich als schwieriger als gedacht da ihr Raumschiff abstürzt, sie von Puppen gebissen, von Vögeln gepikt und von einer Orgel zum Höhepunkt gebracht wird. Nur mit ihren einmaligen Fähigkeiten kann sie ihre Mission erfolgreich abschließen. Barbarella von 1968 geht ca. 98 Minuten und ist ab 16 Jahren freigegeben. Wir haben hier eine Sci-Fi Komödie mit Jane Fonda in der Hauptrolle und bereits in der Eröffnungssequenz gibt einen Striptease ausm Weltraumanzug, während die Credits laufen, was ein Start. Die Handlung ist an sich nur da um Jane Fonda gefühlt aller 15 Minuten in ein neues, teils durchsichtiges, Outfit zu stecken da sie von einer gefährlichen Situation, wo sie entkleidet wird, in die nächste fällt. Die Leute helfen ihr und wollen von ihr etwas bestimmtes haben, da man dies aber bereits seit Jahrhunderten auf der Erde nicht mehr tut sondern per "Telekinese" hat sie nichts dagegen und kann es danach kaum abwarten es wieder zu tun. Was wirklich beeindruckend ist sind die vielen Einfälle, Kostüme und Figuren die auftreten. Es ist unmöglich vorherzusagen was als nächstes passiert. Der Humor ist teils richtig gut, staubtrocken und ernst gemeint kann das hier nur lustig sein. Hier ist alles drüber, von den Figuren über die Handlung bis zu den Sets aber es macht Spaß und für die späten 60er Jahre ist das hier einfach klasse. Am Ende bleibt ein Werk das übertrieben sexy ist, die Figuren fast schon Karikaturen aber der Style wirkt aufjedenfall und Barbarella ist einfach so herrlich süß-doof das man sie nur mögen kann. Von mir bekommt der Film 7/10 Punkte. Sie wollen Sex? Bitte wenn sie sich was davon versprechen. Barbarella 41. Jahrhundert. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/09/24 Full Review Mike P Naughty Jane Fonda 60s sci-fi sex-romp and satire...Which introduced the world to Duran Duran...Which has Jane playing a ridiculous intergalactic James Bond type spy character on a mission for the President...This is actually quite cute and charming most of the time; and harmless...(By today's standards)...Whether or not you enjoy it or not will depend on your tolerance of silly camp. I didn't mind it. But this was also the big turning point in Jane's career when she went from cute, innocuous 60s cupie doll; to daring Baby Boomer activist and provocateur. This is the point when she started getting DANGEROUS... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Corocote L Thoroughly fun and impossibly over the top (for its time anyway). A fun and somewhat sarcastic sci-fi romp with Miss Fonda looking sexy and fine AF. Watch for the visuals, don't take it too seriously and consider it a reflective time piece for the changing (and loosening) cultural values of 1968. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/15/24 Full Review Damian M Space sexcapade fantasy adventure. Its fun, theres an adventure, the world is alluring, as well as the cast. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Josh R I believe I could not come up with any way to make this movie better than it already is. I just like it immensely. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Barbarella (Jane Fonda) roams 41st-century space with her blind guardian angel, Pygar (John Phillip Law).
Director
Roger Vadim
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Screenwriter
Claude Brulé, Terry Southern, Roger Vadim, Vittorio Bonicelli, Brian Degas, Tudor Gates, Jean-Claude Forest
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount
Rating
PG
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 10, 1968, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Runtime
1h 38m
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