Sergeant Major Zak Carey is serving what is his final tour of duty at an Army base in Clemens, Georgia. Zak doesn't like the way the Army keeps the base and the bar is not what he's ...
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Title: Tank (1984)
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Zack
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LaDonna
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Billy
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Elliott
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General Hubik
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Sarah
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Deputy Euclid
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Sergeant Tippet
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Sheriff Buelton
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Mess Sergeant
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T.V. Reporter #1
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Food Server
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Deputy #1
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Tank Motor Pool Man
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Sergeant Major Zak Carey is serving what is his final tour of duty at an Army base in Clemens, Georgia. Zak doesn't like the way the Army keeps the base and the bar is not what he's accustomed to. So he goes off base to get a beer. When he goes to the bar one of the local prostitutes tries to come on to Zak but Zak turns her down. That's when the deputy who appears to be her pimp beating her up. That's when Zak strikes him. Later he learns that the Sheriff is corrupt and takes what happened to the Deputy as an attack on him and tries to get Zak but the Army backs him and Zak is not intimidated. That's when they arrest his son on trumped up drug charges. Before Zak can fix it, his wife tries to get a lawyer for their son but this only pushes the Sheriff to send their son to a prison farm. With no other recourse Zak gets into his own vintage Sherman Tank and busts his son out and they try to make it to the state line so that they can expose the Sheriff. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
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16 March 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mess Sergeant: Yeah?
Zack: That's the best fuckin' apple cobbler I ever tasted.
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Lyrics by Donna Schifrin
Music by Lalo Schifrin
Performed by Gene Morford
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This movie's lead male actor James Garner's character name in the later Clint Eastwood film Space Cowboys (2000) was Tank Sullivan. See more »Goofs
After Zach enters the Outpost Cafe and takes a seat at the bar, the bartender removes the empty bottle and beer glass twice. See more »Quotes
Zack: Sergeant?Mess Sergeant: Yeah?
Zack: That's the best fuckin' apple cobbler I ever tasted.
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SATURDAY GIRLLyrics by Donna Schifrin
Music by Lalo Schifrin
Performed by Gene Morford
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I didn't see this when it came out, so when it appeared on cable late one night I didn't expect very much. But it exceeded my expectations. It's the story of an honorable man who is pushed too far.
Yes, there are some stretches of the imagination to be made. For example, with all the gunfire, I don't remember anybody getting killed or seriously wounded. The good guys are too good and the bad guys are too bad.
But I enjoyed a few scenes a great deal. For one, the portrayal of the small town, that seems idyllic at first but is rotten to the core. I especially appreciated the scenes between Sgt. Carey and his son, the way that the military was shown pulling together as a family, and the others who help the group trying to get to the state line. These were all people that I wanted to cheer for.