Surely, one of the year's most hotly awaited properties is
the film debut of that astounding figure Pamela Anderson
Lee. That, in only a few short years, she has made the
transition from a model for Playboy magazine to a TV star
on "Home Improvement" and "Baywatch" to the embodiment of
a cartoon character in Barb Wire is an incredible feat not
many could have accomplished in quite the same way. Mike
Richardson, producer of the film and president of Dark
Horse Entertainment, says that "the resemblance between
Barb and Pamela is pretty amazing. One of the problems
with comic book characters that translate onto the screen
is that you can never get a human to do the things that a
comic book artist can illustrate." and adds,
"Incredibly, Pamela seems to be able to do them". Pamela
herself seems to be overjoyed with her new adventure, when
she says ."..this is probably the best kind of role I
could ever hope for."
Her commitment to the role included having a real tattoo
of barbed wire imprinted onto her arm. And that's not
all. She reveals all when she tells us, "I did my own
stunts strapped into a corset that squeezed my waist to 17
inches. I ran in stilettos that were a challenge to walk
in." It is disarming to see dedication in so young an
actress.
And the difficulties she had to overcome in her daily
routine were endless. With media lenses often aimed at
her from every direction she recalls, at one point during
her rigorous, vigorous, and dangerous motorcycle training
"some tabloid helicopter was hovering overhead when I
skidded into a fence and wiped out."
The learning experiences were not solely restricted to
motorcycling. She tells us that "because Barb owns a
pretty hefty arsenal of guns and other weapons, I learned
to shoot MP5Ks and fully automatic everything. So I guess
if the acting thing doesn't work out, I could always find
work as a mercenary." Myriad are the sacrifices we must
undergo to achieve art. And, if you thought she was just
some babe: Bang, bang, you're dead.
© 1994-2006 The Green Hartnett
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