Rock group Duran Duran got its name from the science fiction movie Barbarella (1968).
Duran Duran (the Concierge) was a character played by Milo O’Shea.
The rock group Fine Young Cannibals got their name came from the movie soap opera All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960), directed by Michael Anderson and starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood.
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