“The 1968 movie Barbarella opens on an astronaut floating inside a mod spaceship that boasts floor-to-ceiling shag carpet. After about thirty seconds of zero gravity twirling, the astronaut removes one of the suit’s gloves, revealing a distinctly feminine hand. The boots come off next, and the audience gets to see a pair of shapely legs. It’s at this point that the vocals on the pop song title track kick in, complete with cooing backup singers, and then a mirrored barrier within the astronaut’s domed helmet lowers, finally letting viewers see the beautiful face (and big hair) of the film’s star, Jane Fonda.”
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