Episode 677: Tank Girl (1995)

The Projection Booth

Tv & Film, Film Interviews, Film Reviews, Film History

4.6 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2024

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Summary

Rahne Alexander and Dahlia Schweitzer join Mike to discuss Rachel Talalay's 1995 comic book adaptation, Tank Girl. The film stars Lori Petty as the titular heroine who takes on Water & Power in a post-Apocalyptic wasteland populated by scavengers, oppressed citizens, and mutant kangaroo men.

The trio discuss the film's mysterious R-rating, the path to the silver screen, and more. Director Talalay dishes about the behind-the-scenes turmoil she and the film endured.

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0:00.0	Hold your ears, folks.
0:06.8	It's showtime.
0:08.6	People pay good money to see this movie.
0:10.9	When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth.
0:17.3	Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring.
0:20.2	Shut it off.
0:25.7	Turn it off.
0:26.6	It's the year 2033.
0:43.3	There's no law.
0:48.0	No mercy.
0:49.9	You're going to really love this one.
0:53.7	Power. War! And no water.
1:00.0	There are three million liters of water underneath the Blue Dunes, and you will retrieve it.
1:06.0	The odds of survival are a thousand to one.
1:10.0	And that's just the way she likes it.
1:14.6	My, my.
1:16.6	Talented, isn't she?
1:18.6	Hi!
1:19.6	Feeling a little inadequate?
1:22.6	She'll be fun to break.
1:24.6	I like pain.
1:26.6	Take a breath. be fun to break. I like things.
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