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Tank Girl (1995)
Directed by Rachel Talalay
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Overview
After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee — head of the powerful and evil Water & Power Corporation, the de facto government — has taken control of the water supply. Unwilling to cower under Kesslee’s tyrannical rule, a pair of outlaws known as Tank Girl and Jet Girl rise up, joining the mysterious rebel Rippers to destroy the corrupt system.
Rated R | Length 104 minutes
Actors
Lori Petty | Naomi Watts | Malcolm McDowell | Ice-T | Jeff Kober | Reg E. Cathey | Scott Coffey | Don Harvey | Ann Cusack | Iggy Pop | James Hong | Richard Schiff | Mary Ann Hermansen | Stacy Linn Ramsower | Brian Wimmer | Dawn Robinson | Billy L. Sullivan | Charles Lucia | Ann Magnuson | Harlan Clark | Doug Jones | Ata Scanlan | Alvarez Wortham | Roz Witt | Brixton Karnes | Will 'Nahkohe' Strickland | Charles Robert Harden | Tom Noga | BoJesse Christopher | John David Bland | Jo Farkas | Stanton Davis | Jillian Balch | Kane Picoy | Troy Startoni | Beth DePatie | Clayton Landey | Roger Bohman | Frank Walton | Richard Scott Sarafian | Aaron Kuhr | Kelly Cousineau | Chief Gordon | Kelly Kerby | Jim Sullivan | William A. Doyle | Robert 'Rock' Galotti | Peer Ebbighausen | Aurorah Allain | Kristie Capozzoli | Anne Fletcher | Carla Garrido | Heather Hendricks | Carolyn Kusian | Letha M. Lamb | Larissa Lanoue | Holly Manville | Corey William May | Kristianne Reed | Lynette Ruiz | Ryoko Sawaishi | Joie Shettler | Wes Veldink | Dee Dee Weathers | Anacia Weiskittel | Nikki Whitfield | Kimberly Wolfe | Daniele André | Anthony Auriemma | Kristen Fick | David Horn | Robert 'Roby' Hutchinson | Keith Jefferson | Dave Lawrence | Brian Patterson | Cynthia Shope | Frank Welker
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/17/2019 | TV | Blu-ray | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Ah the movie where I first fell in love with Naomi Watts as Jet Girl. Of course when I saw this in theater back in ‘95, she was just a no-name and I probably didn’t see her again until Mulholland Drive. Anyways, I loved this movie when it was released and I still adore it now. Such a crazy product for its time given the production (female director and female protagonist). Sure, it’s goofy and wildly charming and really like a live action comic book.
The Shout! Factory blu has a nice presentation. I also watched the interviews w/director Rachel Talalay, Lori Petty, and production designer Catherine Hardwicke (didn’t realize that Hardwicke was involved with this but it was nice story how she pitched herself). The interview w/Talalay is really cool b/c she actively sought the option to make this but really didn’t have a chance but the Tank Girl creators liked her so they selected her. Then came the struggles of making the movie and pitching to the studios. Fascinating stuff. She also confirms what I suspected; the studio took the film from her in post to edit it against her wishes. So the finally product isn’t the movie she initially planned to make.
I love her attitude. She knew she was making a movie that either people would love or hate. She didn’t want to make a movie that was in the middle (which I think the studio wanted and released).
I had forgotten about some of the sequences including the amazing setpiece at Liquid Silver where Iggy Pop shows up! Great to revisit this and wouldn’t mind owning this someday.
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