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. Set in a drought-ravaged Australia after a
catastrophic impact event, the story 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). Tank Girl was filmed primarily in White Sands,
New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona. The critically praised soundtrack was
assembled by Courtney Love, and the Rippers' makeup and prosthetics team
was headed by Stan Winston. The film recouped only about $6 million of
its $25 million budget at the box office. Talalay blamed some of the
film's negative reception on studio edits over which she had no control.
Despite mixed to negative reviews, it has drawn a cult following, in
part for its feminist themes.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Girl_(film)>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
627:
Muslim–Quraish Wars: A confederation of tribes began an
ultimately unsuccessful siege of Yathrib (now Medina) against Muhammad
and his army.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Trench>
1146:
French abbot Bernard of Clairvaux preached a sermon to a crowd
at Vézelay, with King Louis VII in attendance, urging the necessity of
a Second Crusade.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_of_Clairvaux>
1822:
Greek War of Independence: Ottoman troops began the massacre of
over 20,000 Greeks on the island of Chios.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chios_massacre>
1942:
Second World War: Because of a mutiny by Indian soldiers
against their British officers, Japanese troops captured Christmas
Island without any resistance.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Christmas_Island>
1964:
Brazilian Armed Forces led an overthrow of Brazilian President
João Goulart and established a military government that lasted for 21
years.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Brazilian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
teenage:
(chiefly Kent dialect) Brushwood for fences and hedges.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teenage>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I don't want to talk about the texts or the class. We can do that
another time. I just want to know the last time you saw a unicorn and do
you still believe in primeval forests.
--Leo Buscaglia
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leo_Buscaglia>