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Barbarella, Queen of the Galaxy  (1968)
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"Barbarella" Queen of the Galaxy
Barbarella
Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy
BARBARELLAaaaaaah!
Tagline(s):She's out of this world!
 See Barbarella do her thing!
 Who can save the universe?
 The space age adventuress whose sex-ploits are among the most bizarre ever seen.
 Who gives up the pill? Who takes sex to outer space? Who's the girl of the 21st century? Who nearly dies of pleasure? Who seduces an angel? Who's the bird in the gilded cage? Who conveys love by hand? Who strips in space?
 Sex & Fantasy & Rock & Roll!
Nomination Year: 1992
SYNOPSIS: In the far future, Jane Fonda plays Barbarella, a kind of "secret agent from space" sent to foil the plans of an evil overlord. Along the way, she encounters various beings - all of whom somehow manage to get her clothes off - including: a tribe of aliens who capture her and try to sacrifice her to a horde of carnivorous dolls; an angel without memory who helps her; and finally the Evil One himself, Duran Duran (no, not the rock group who took their name from him). Duran Duran subjects Barbarella to the most nefarious torture device of all time: a machine that kills by pleasure. Let's hope Dr. Kevorkian doesn't get his hands on this one.
Bryan Cassidy
Smithee Award Nominations
"Let's Up The Rating To 'R'"
That Zero-G Look Won't Last after 40, You Know
There were so many examples, we decided just to look no further than the opening credit sequence. Barbarella, weightless (complete with strings attached), takes off her spacesuit. And the clothes underneath it. And the undergarments under them. The letters of the credits actually fly around and attempt to hide the naughtier parts, but (by design) don't do a very good job.

It's ineffective - and funny - and pretty much sets the tone for the whole piece.

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Directors
Director Claim to Fame
Roger Vadim In addition to directing Barbarella, he directed And God Created Woman...TWICE (in '56 and '88). 
Cast
Actor Character Claim to Fame
Jane Fonda Barbarella Daughter of famous actor Henry Fonda, she bared her bod, became a controversal political figure, then later did perhaps the most famous exercise videos of all time. Starred in Klute and more recently as the "Grace" part of TV's "Grace and Frankie." 
John Phillip Law Pygar Played the angel Pygar in Barbarella, then was typecast as space villains. Like in Space Mutiny
Anita Pallenberg The Great Tyrant Italian beauty who rolled three of the original Rolling Stones, who wrote "Angie" for her. Was La Copine in Chéri
Milo O'Shea Durand-Durand Besides playing the character that inspired the band Duran Duran, he was the corrupt judge in The Verdict and Friar Laurence in Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet
Marcel Marceau Professor Ping Legendary and world-famous, he's the French mime all the other mimes shout about. 
Claude Dauphin President of Earth French actor who portrayed Inspector Vigot in The Quiet American
Véronique Vendell Captain Moon Played a character named Gina in both Code 7, Victim 5 and Dead Sexy
David Hemmings Dildano Thomas in Blow-Up, Marcus Daly in Deep Red, and Cassius in Gladiator
Ugo Tognazzi Mark Hand Renato Baldi (the club owner) in the original La Cage aux Folles franchise. Also portrayed Giuseppe Inzerna in The Seventh Floor
Antonio Sabato, Sr. Jean-Paul (uncredited) Father of Antonio Sabato, Jr., Italian actor who played Capt. Boyd in War of the Robots and Nino Barlini in Grand Prix
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