Tank Girl
- Mon, Jan 27
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Rachel Talalay Run Time: 104 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1995
Starring: Ice-T, Jeff Kober, Lori Petty, Malcolm McDowell, Naomi Watts
Our In Defense of… series returns with Tank Girl, Rachel Talalay’s post apocalyptic sci-fi film and our Director of Volunteers and Interns Jill Georgieff‘s pick!
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.
Based on the comic series of the same name by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin, Tank Girl received a mixed reception upon release but has since been reclaimed as a feminist fan favorite.