Critics and audiences called the film "One of the worst movies ever made"![tumblr_n9wvimc11O1r4litgo1_500]( "tumblr_n9wvimc11O1r4litgo1_500")
Sort of an ONTD OriginalTank Girl: Based on the British cult comic-strip, our tank-riding anti-heroine fights a mega-corporation, which controls the world's water supply.Unfortunately, the world just wasn't ready for Tank Girl just yet. Lot's of studio interferance and misunderstandings of what the film should be led to a very limited release, box office bomb, and eventual cult following.
Lori Petty put it best when she said that the studio was afraid of this film because it was about a female character who loves sex, is vulgar, drinks, smokes, and saves the day. So fuck them. ![tumblr_lzb5xeIOEk1qbemtmo1_500]( "tumblr_lzb5xeIOEk1qbemtmo1_500")
Also, they didn't understand why she would be cooking hotdogs on top of a tank during a 'car' chase scene. Because reasons. Duh.
Fun Facts about the film: Lori Petty knew she was going to be Tank Girl.
Although Emily Lloyd (best known for A River Runs Through It? Idk) was originally cast in the title role, but turned it down after refusing to shave her head for the part. Our lovely ladies Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham and Geri Halliwell from the Spice Girls tried out for the role of Tank Girl.
Sadly
Naomi Watts is ashamed of this film :( Embrace it bb girl. Just embrace it.
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She was also very shy on the set and would hide from the camera.
Malcolm Mcdowell doesn't mind
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everybody had a crush on him. Those ~blue eyes
Here is the Clockwork Orange shoutout
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In case you didn't know, this is
Ice-T ![tumblr_m7v0daPeON1ql9vilo1_500]( "tumblr_m7v0daPeON1ql9vilo1_500")
Ice-T recalled one interview on a hip-hop show where the host made fun of him for doing Tank Girl. He replied "I was paid $800,000 for that movie". The host moved on.
And this is
Iggy Pop![tankgirl22]( "tankgirl22")
Lori Petty would always see him in the hotel and he would always be eating a peanut butter sandwich. Because he likes peanut butter sandwiches.
Director
Rachel Talalay had fallen in love with the comic after receiving an issue for Christmas one year from her stepdaughter, and set out to make "
the ultimate grrrrl movie." Although the resulting film has a small cult following along with the far more widely acclaimed comics, Talalay has complained that the studio interfered significantly in the story, screenplay and feel of the film. In the comics the Rippers are mutated kangaroos capable of speech, though they were changed to a new race of genetically-modified supersoldiers with spliced kangaroo DNA in the film. The makeup effects were created by Stan Winston's studio, who reportedly loved the project so much that they cut their usual prices in half. The animation for the film's hallucination sequence was directed by Steve Evangelatos.
Ms Talalay approached both Speilberg and James Cameron with this film. Speilberg wasn't really hft but it was really because he knew he wouldn't be able to handle it and Cameron's people turned her down because they already had a female led film in the works. Talalay was most upset with Cameron's people because of what he did for women in films. She just sort of gave a shocked laugh and thanked them for their time.
Shame on you Cameron's people. Shame on you.
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Catherine Hardwicke of Twilight fame was Production Designer for the film. She gets praised a lot on the dvd commentary.
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Why yes, there was going to be a prostetic kangaroo penis for a post coital sex scene. MGM thought it might be a bad idea. Too bad the dick was already made. Waste of $5000.
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Stan Winston is actually very proud of the work he did on the film and kept a Ripper costume on display in a museum. Also worked for very little pay, not caring because he knew how fun it would be.
Courtney loved wanted to work on this film so much that she assembled the soundtrack for it. Youtube link because playlist won't embedLet's Do It~
Original: Cole Porter
Butchered Lovingly in Tank Girl
Now you may be asking why there was a musical number in this film. Because why the fuck not?
Thanks to the studio, there are a shit load of cuts to it tho :(
Theatrical Trailerdeleted scenes and extra lines of dialogue;
- One of the Rippers crashes through the window of Water & Power flyer and kills the pilot.
- Kesslee saying "Talented, isn't she?" to Sargent Small while they are watching Rebecca and Jet talking inside the tank.
- Kesslee saying "What's it like, knowing you're about to die?" to Rebecca during their final fight and she responds by saying "You tell me!" while swinging at him.
According to director Rachel Talalay, there was approximately about an hour of footage that was cut out of the movie. Some of the scenes which were deleted are;
- Original opening scene showing comet crashing into the Earth and Rebecca as a young girl who survives by hiding inside the trailer but her parents die in crash.
- Another deleted scene from original opening showing old lady sand hermit digging up a bottle of water, dancing and drinking from it when Water & Power pilot shows up, brutally shoots her dead and takes the water before he is killed by Ripper. Rebecca witnesses all this on her buffalo.
- Rebecca getting stoned in her room while listening to some music and talking with her first boyfriend Richard.
- Longer version of Cold Room scene including more dialogue between Kesslee and Rebecca and additional part where Keslee injects Rebecca with cholera. Then after leaving her to be sick for some time, Kesslee (in another deleted scene) returns and asks her will she give up and be a good prisoner. When he also offers her some water, she takes it and spits it in his face which is why he puts her in the pipe.
- "Let's Do it" singing and dancing scene was disliked by audience during test screenings which is why it kept getting cut shorter and shorter. Originally, it had more parts with Rebecca singing, and also couple parts with Jet and Sam singing.
- T-Saint goes to Booga's room to wake him up only to find him and Rebecca sleeping together after they had sex.
- Original ending with Sub Girl showing up in her battle sand-sub and freeing the Water & Power prisoners. Then when everyone are outside it finally starts to rain.
The reason there are cartoon moments in the film is obvious. They didn't have the money for the actual scenes
sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,, 6, imdb, and my collector's bluray commentary
Honestly, I just really love this movie. Faults and all idec
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Fave cult movie, ONTD?
idk what to tag this
