Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth
G

Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth

1987 • 25 min • TV Movie · Animation · Music · Adventure · Science Fiction

Synopsis

Following their concert for world peace in outer space, Barbie and her band the Rockers are going back home. During the trip back to Earth, the band's space shuttle inadvertently enters a time warp. Upon landing at an airport, they meet Dr. Merrihew and his daughter Kim and soon learn that they have been transported back to 1959. The band then decides to go on a tour around the city alongside Kim. After a performance at Cape Canaveral, Dr. Merrihew helps Barbie and the Rockers return to their time. Back in the present, they stage a big concert in New York City, where Barbie is reunited with an adult Kim and introduced to her daughter Megan.

Our family guide

Best from age 3
73
Movie Knight Score
35 reviews
  • 73 Audience · 35 · 100%

Barbie and her band, the Rockers, inadvertently travel back to 1959 after a concert in space. Befriending a scientist and his daughter, they embark on a musical tour before finding a way to return to their own time for a grand reunion concert.

Violence & peril
0/10
Language
0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
0/10
Romance & sensuality
0/10
Scary moments
1/10

Heads up

  • Very mild peril during space travel

What it models well

  • Friendship and teamwork
  • Following your dreams
  • Embracing new experiences
  • The power of music

Talk about it after

  • How technology has changed from 1959 to today
  • The importance of helping new friends
  • The joy of music and performance

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Top billed cast

Director: Bernard Deyriès • Crew: Martha Moran, Bill Dubay, Ruth Handler

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Details

TMDB audience
7.3/10 (35)
Age rating
G
Status
Released

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