Tank Girl (film)

Tank Girl
Tank Girl
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rachel Talalay
Screenplay by	Tedi Sarafian
Based on	Tank Girl; by Alan Martin; Jamie Hewlett;
Produced by	Richard B. Lewis; Pen Densham; John Watson;
Starring	Lori Petty; Ice-T; Naomi Watts; Malcolm McDowell;
Cinematography	Gale Tattersall
Edited by	James R. Symons
Music by	Graeme Revell
Production; companies	United Artists; Trilogy Entertainment Group
Distributed by	MGM/UA Distribution Co.
Release date	March 31, 1995 (United States);
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$6 million

Tank Girl is a 1995 American post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Rachel Talalay and written by Tedi Sarafian. Based on the British comics series created by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin, the film stars Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Ice-T, and Malcolm McDowell. Set in a drought ravaged Australia years after a catastrophic impact event, it follows the antihero Tank Girl (Petty) as she, Jet Girl (Watts), and genetically modified supersoldiers called the Rippers fight Water & Power, an oppressive corporation led by Kesslee (McDowell).

After reading an issue of the Tank Girl comic she had received as a gift, Talalay obtained permission from the comic's publisher Deadline to direct a film adaptation. She selected Catherine Hardwicke to be the production designer, and worked closely with Martin and Hewlett during the making of the film. Tank Girl was filmed primarily in White Sands, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona. The film's critically praised soundtrack was assembled by Courtney Love, and the Rippers' makeup and prosthetics team was headed by Stan Winston. Winston's studio were so enthusiastic about the project they cut their usual prices in half to meet the film's budget.

Financially unsuccessful, Tank Girl recouped only about $6 million of its $25 million budget at the box office and received mixed reviews from critics.^[4] Martin and Hewlett have since spoken negatively of their experiences creating the film, and Talalay blamed some of the film's negative reception on studio edits over which she had no control. Despite the box-office failure of the film, it has since become a cult classic and has been noted for its feminist themes.

^ "Tank Girl". British Board of Film Classification. April 13, 1995. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
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