Tank Girl (film)

Tank Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rachel Talalay
Produced by	Richard B. Lewis Pen Densham John Watson
Screenplay by	Tedi Sarafian
Based on	Tank Girl comic by Alan Martin Jamie Hewlett
Starring	Lori Petty Ice-T Naomi Watts Malcolm McDowell
Music by	Graeme Revell (score) Courtney Love (soundtrack coordination)
Cinematography	Gale Tattersall
Edited by	James R. Symons
Production company	Trilogy Entertainment Group
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	March 31, 1995 (1995-03-31) (United States)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$6 million

Tank Girl is a 1995 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Rachel Talalay. Based on the British post-apocalyptic comic series of the same name by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett that was originally published in Deadline magazine, the film stars Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Ice-T and Malcolm McDowell. Tank Girl is set in a drought-ravaged Australia, years after a catastrophic impact event. It follows the antihero Tank Girl (Petty) as she, Jet Girl (Watts), and genetically modified supersoldiers called the Rippers fight "Water & Power", an oppressive corporation led by Kesslee (McDowell).

After reading an issue of the Tank Girl comic she had received as a gift, Talalay obtained permission from Deadline's publisher Tom Astor to direct a film adaptation. She selected Catherine Hardwicke to be the production designer, and worked closely with Martin and Hewlett during the making of the film. Tank Girl was filmed primarily in White Sands, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona. The film's critically praised soundtrack was assembled by Courtney Love, and the Rippers' makeup and prosthetics team was headed by Stan Winston. Winston's studio wanted to work on the project so much that they cut their usual prices in half in order to meet the film's budget.