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Duran Duran Was Named After A Sexy Sci-Fi Film

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Duran Duran formed in 1978 and began performing small gigs around England. One club that they played at often was called Barbarella’s, which was named after a 1968 sci-fi film. In the film, Jane Fonda (yes, Jane Fonda) plays Barbarella, a sexy space adventurer who is tasked with finding the mad scientist who invented a superweapon laser.

That scientist was Mr. Durand Durand. He wasn’t the nicest guy and at one point even tried to kill Barbarella by placing her in a machine that kills the person with “fatal sexual pleasure.” Maybe Duran Duran was just trying to give the world excessive pleasure in their music.