A follow-on film, Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back was billed as a sequel, when in actuality neither the plot nor the characters had anything to do with the original Barbarian Queen film, other than casting Lana Clarkson in the title role, and having a scene where her character is stretched out naked on a rack and slowly tortured to death.
It was billed as a sequel to the 1985 cult classic film Barbarian Queen, which also starred Clarkson, although the plot and characters bear no relation to the earlier film.
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Whereas this film's predecessor Barbarian Queen was able to benefit from the publicity of the successful big-budget Conan film and get some play in discount movie theaters, Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back was not so fortunate.
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Although Athalia successfully assaults the castle and valiantly slays many enemy soldiers, she is finally overpowered and captured on a rampart, where her all-woman army is unable to aid her.
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Whereas this film's predecessor Barbarian Queen was able to benefit from the publicity of the successful big-budget film Conan the Barbarian, and was released to some discount movie theaters, Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back was released straight to video and DVD.
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