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Tank Girl

1995 · 104 min

A chaotic, punk-infused romp through a desert wasteland, full of attitude, quirky humour, and energetic action.

Directed by: Rachel Talalay
Genres: Action, Comedy, Science fiction
Starring: Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Malcolm McDowell

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

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Directed by: Rachel Talalay
Genres: Action, Comedy, Science fiction
Starring: Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Malcolm McDowell

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: rebellion
freedom
survival
power
friendship
Places: wilderness
big city
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	8
Realism	2
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, comedy, science fiction
Directed by: Rachel Talalay
Written by: Tedi Sarafian
Starring: Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Malcolm McDowell, Ice-T, Jeff Kober, Reg E. Cathey, Scott Coffey, Don Harvey
Music: Graeme Revell
Cinematography: Gale Tattersall
Runtime: 104 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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