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Tank Girl (1995)

Action, Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy • 1h 44m

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.

Director: Rachel Talalay

Cast: 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

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Length

104 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

2 months ago

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Length
104 mins
Type
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Last Updated
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