Tank Girl (1995)

A girl is among the few survivors of a dystopian Earth. Riding a war tank, she fights against the tyranny of a mega-corporation that dominates the remaining potable water supply of the planet.

Director:

Rachel Talalay

Writers:

Alan Martin (comic strip), Jamie Hewlett (comic strip)

Stars:

Lori Petty, Ice-T, Naomi Watts

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lori Petty	...	Tank Girl
Ice-T	...	T-Saint
Naomi Watts	...	Jet Girl
Don Harvey	...	Sgt. Small
Jeff Kober	...	Booga
Reg E. Cathey	...	Deetee
Scott Coffey	...	Donner
Malcolm McDowell	...	Kesslee
Stacy Linn Ramsower	...	Sam
Ann Cusack	...	Sub Girl
Brian Wimmer	...	Richard
Iggy Pop	...	Rat Face
Dawn Robinson	...	Model
Billy L. Sullivan	...	Max
James Hong	...	Che'tsai

Storyline

Tank Girl (Rebecca) and her friends are the only remaining citizens living in the wasteland that is Earth, where all the remaining water is controlled by Water and Power, the mega corporation/government that runs the territory. While incarcerated at W + P, Tank Girl and her new friend Jet Girl break out and steal... a tank and a jet. After meeting some mutant kangaroo/humans, and rescuing her little girl (adopted by her friends), the kangaroos and the girls kick Water and Powers' butt.

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Plot Keywords:

21st century | 2030s | desert | lesbian innuendo | tank | 

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Taglines:

In the future, the odds of survival are 1000 to 1. That's just the way she likes it.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Devojka tenk

Filming Locations:

Coal Mine Canyon, Tuba City, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$4,064,333

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,600,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trilogy Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Naomi Watts is ashamed of this film.

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Goofs

About 31 minutes into the film, Tank Girl slides under a stall to talk to Jet Girl. In the close-ups her head is near Jet Girl's feet. In the overhead shots, her head is a few inches from her feet.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Tank Girl: Listen up, cause I'm only telling you this once. I'm not bedtime story lady, so pay attention. It's 2033. The world is *screwed* now. You see, a while ago this humongous comet came crashing into the earth. Bam, total devastation. End of the world as we know it. No celebrities, no cable TV, no water. It hasn't rained in 11 years. Now 20 people gotta squeeze inside the same bathtub - so it ain't all bad.

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Connections

Featured in Baseball, Tanks and Bad Tattoos: An Interview with Lori Petty (2013)

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Soundtracks

Blank Generation
Written by Richard Hell
Performed by Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Courtesy of Sire Records
By arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

seriously under rated

This movie seems to have gotten a bad rep on IMDb. Less than 5/10??? It ain't Shakespeare, but it's better than that.

This movie was unpretentious and fun. You could clearly see that everyone involved in this project was having a good time.

Tank Girl is a campy comic-book splashed up on your screen. The folks who take it too seriously should lighten up. It was well written (as camp) and I really enjoyed all of the characters. It's the ultimate "In your face" movie. The feminist subtext was interesting. I didn't notice it right off, I was too busy enjoying the ride. But if you look at all of the characters, it's the women who are strong, and all of the male characters are either villains or are defective in some way (1/2 human Rippers).

It was (and is) one of my favourite flicks and I can be very critical of badly done movies.