Synopsis

A boy sits outside an abandoned warehouse reading a comic book titled "Def Leppard and the Women of Doom!" Inside, the band performs "Women" amid dramatic lighting, smoke, and industrial surroundings. The comic follows a futuristic version of Def Leppard as he travels to another planet and battles evil aliens to rescue female robots. The video alternates between the boy's increasingly animated reading experience and the band's performance, blending heavy metal imagery with the colorful visual language of a science-fiction adventure.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Women" was the lead-off track and first US single from Def Leppard's 1987 album "Hysteria."

• The video was filmed in May 1987 inside a large warehouse in Amsterdam, Holland.

• Def Leppard later returned to the same warehouse to shoot the music video for "Rocket."

• This was the first Def Leppard video filmed after drummer Rick Allen lost his left arm in a December 1984 automobile accident. His appearance and playing made the video an important visual introduction to the band's new era.

• The comic book's full title is "Def Leppard and the Women of Doom!" Its science-fiction story helped give the song a larger-than-life visual identity rather than presenting it as a straightforward performance clip.

• The video was released during the band's transition from respected hard-rock act to international arena attraction, with "Hysteria" eventually producing seven singles.