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:

desert | tank | 21st century | 2030s | female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

In the future, the odds of survival are 1000 to 1.

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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 Dolby DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song "Girl U Want" played during the film's title sequence was performed by Devo. They re-recorded it to sound like the Soundgarden version, which was too expensive to license.

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Goofs

When Tank Girl is on watch duty, she paints her bare nails with blue paint. Near the end of the movie, her nail polish is red.

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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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Crazy Credits

Boom Operator - Freddy Potatohead

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Connections

Referenced in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

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Soundtracks

Army of Me
Written by Björk (as Bjork Gudmundsdottir) and Graham Massey
Performed by Björk (as Bjork Gudmundsdottir), Graham Massey, Nellee Hooper and Marius De Vries
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment/Mother Records/One Little Indian Records

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.