Line #11 Film/BarbarianQueen


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:“I’ll be no man’s slave and no man’s whore. And if I can’t kill them all, by the gods they’ll know I’ve tried.”]]
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4	''Barbarian Queen'' is one of the many HeroicFantasy films produced by Creator/RogerCorman in TheEighties to [[FollowTheLeader capitalize on the popularity of fantasy films]] in the wake of ''Film/{{Conan the Barbarian\|1982}}''. Released in April of 1985, it was the third such movie that Corman produced in Argentina.
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6	WordOfGod is that the movie was written to give a starring role to Creator/LanaClarkson, who had proven quite popular and impressed Roger Corman himself in a minor role as the [[ActionGirl woman warrior]] Kaira in the original ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Deathstalker Deathstalker]]''. Given the timing of the film's release, it seems likely that it was also meant to capitalize on that summer's release of the 1985 ''Film/RedSonja'' movie.
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8	The movie opens on a [[DoomedHometown barbarian village]] where Amethea is about to wed Argan. Busy with preparations for the wedding, the villagers are caught off-guard when they are [[WeddingSmashers attacked by Lord Arrakur]]. The village is completely destroyed, with the male survivors recruited as gladiators for the arena and the women - including Amethea's younger sister, Taramis - being taken for [[RoyalHarem Lord Arrakur's harem]].
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10	Joined by her [[FauxActionGirl handmaiden]] Estrild and [[ActionGirl fellow warrior]] Tiniara, Amethea sets off on a quest to rescue her people and avenge the destruction of their home. Along the way to Arrakur's city, they attack an outpost where they discover a seemingly traumatized Taramis. Once in the city, they meet up with [[LaResistance a rag-tag group of rebels]], agreeing to help them as best they can.
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12	Unfortunately, things go wrong after Estrild attracts the attention of two guards and Taramis [[HappinessInSlavery turns herself in to Lord Arrakur]]. The rest of the team are captured after that and Arrakur becomes obsessed with breaking Amethea even as Taramis becomes his [[GoGoEnslavement new favorite plaything]]. Eventually, Amethea and Estrild both win free and are able to contact the rebels. The movie ends with most of the gladiators joining the rebels in fighting a [[FinalBattle coordinated battle]] against Lord Arrakur and his men, with Amethea leading the rebels in some simply {{Stripperiffic}} "armor".
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15	!!This film provides examples of:
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17	* ActionGirl: Amethea and Tiniara.
18	** More literally, Dariac - the young girl who guides Amethea and her friends into the city.
19	* AmazonianBeauty: Amethea.
20	* ArtfulDodger: Dariac.
21	* BadAssBoast: “I’ll be no man’s slave and no man’s whore. And if I can’t kill them all, by the gods they’ll know I’ve tried.”
22	* BarbarianHero: Amethea.
23	* BigBad: Lord Arrakur.
24	* BigEater: Estrild. She is always eating and always hungry.
25	* CoversAlwaysLie: Par for the course with Corman's fantasy films. There's only four women in Amethea's band and two of them - Estrild and Taramis - aren't exactly warriors. And while their clothing is impractical, it's not that skimpy!
26	* DoomedHometown: Amethea's village.
27	* EvilArmy: Lord Arrakur's men.
28	* EvilOverlord: Lord Arrakur.
29	* FauxActionGirl: Estrild. Despite supposedly being a barbarian she is... not a capable fighter would be the most polite way of putting it.
30	* GoGoEnslavement: Most of the harem girl costumes.
31	* HappinessInSlavery: For a time, it seems like Taramis is a willing slave to Lord Arrakur.
32	* TheHero: Amethea.
33	* JobTitle: Barbarian '''Queen'''
34	* LaResistance: The rebels trying to bring down Lord Arrakur.
35	* MurderousThighs: In the unrated cut of the movie, it is clear that Amethea squeezes the torturer that is trying to rape her into submission between her legs.
36	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Amethea's entire quest.
37	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Amethea.
38	* SexSlave: The fate of all the village women Lord Arrakur captures, plus any attractive woman in his city who catches the eyes of his guards.
39	* ShellShockSilence: Taramis goes into this following her rape at the hands of Lord Arrakur's men and then Lord Arrakur himself.
40	* {{Stripperiffic}}: Most of the female costumes. Of course most of the female characters are [[SexSlave harem girls]].
41	** Amethea's "armor" at the end deserves special mention, however. The costume consists of a brown leather corset with matching fringe skirt. Lana Clarkson's actual black panties are visible at several points during the fight because the costume did not have a matching bottom-half [[FanService for some reason]].
42	* SuperSexOrgans: In the R-rated cut of the movie, it seems like Amethea is capable of crushing the torturer's "little friend" when he attempts to rape her.
43	* WeddingSmashers: Lord Arrakur attacks Amethea's village on her wedding day.

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