Monday Morning Maybe

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Barb Wire

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1996 | 98 min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

Monday Morning Maybe

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 4.1 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Serenity, start here.
The mood
Mind-bending.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 38 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: expect violence.
  • It picked up 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    27% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesWeak

    4.1 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals. Plus: "Won" 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $4 million worldwide on a $9 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 84K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by David Hogan

  • Pamela AndersonBarbara Kopetski / Barb Wire
  • Temuera MorrisonAxel Hood
  • Victoria RowellDr. Corrina Devonshire
  • Jack NoseworthyCharlie Kopetski
  • Udo KierCurly
  • Steve RailsbackColonel Pryzer
  • Xander BerkeleyAlexander Willis
  • John PaxtonSmooth
  • Joey SagalFred the Bartender
  • Candace KitaDancer