<description>&lt;p&gt;Glad to be back from the DDT-soaked swamps of Florida last episode, Sean and Cody are joined by &lt;em&gt;Best Pick&lt;/em&gt; podcast host Jessica Regan for a journey into the heart of flashy pop-culture ‘90s-ness that is this 1995 science fiction comedy. In the world of &lt;em&gt;Tank Girl&lt;/em&gt;, Earth has been desiccated by a comet and lovable desert-dwelling rogue Rebecca (Lori Petty) has the last water that hasn’t been sucked up by the evil Water &amp; Power corporation. When W&amp;P exec &lt;del&gt;Nestlē&lt;/del&gt; Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell) decides he’s gotta have her water too, Rebecca nicks a tank and teams up with Jet Girl (Naomi Watts) to wreak some righteous revenge on the capitalist patriarchy. Environmental issues discussed include the real life water swindles, child poisonings and other horrendous deeds of Nestlē Corporation, and whether climate change is today what asteroid/comet apocalypse scenarios were in the ‘90s.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;How does Nestlē gain control of water resources it doesn’t own, and how does it abuse the rights of indigenous peoples to choke the planet in billions of unrecycled water bottles? Did Nestlē’s soulless CEO really try to tell the United Nations that water was not a human right? Speaking of that CEO, what other evil planet-killing corporation did he sit on the board of? How was the vision of &lt;em&gt;Tank Girl&lt;/em&gt; director Rachel Talalay compromised by sexist memos from studio executives? What’s the perfect age to see this movie? Is this film a noble experiment in feminism and queerness that went off the rails, or does it remain a hidden gem of ‘90s culture? How much would you pay for a prosthetic kangaroo pee-pee? Should there be a remake of this film (yes) and who should play &lt;em&gt;Tank Girl&lt;/em&gt;? All these questions and more are rolling across the desert in this much-anticipated, long-awaited episode of &lt;em&gt;Green Screen&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Where you can find &lt;em&gt;Tank Girl&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;a href= "https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/tankgirl" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/tankgirl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tank Girl&lt;/em&gt; (1995) on IMDB: &lt;a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114614/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114614/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Tank Girl&lt;/em&gt; (1995) on Letterboxd: &lt;a href= "https://letterboxd.com/film/tank-girl/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://letterboxd.com/film/tank-girl/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Next Movie Up: &lt;em&gt;The Birds&lt;/em&gt; (1963)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://greenscreenpod.com/2021/11/25/episode-47-tank-girl/"&gt;Additional Materials About This Episode&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Green Screen

Sean Munger

Tank Girl (with guest Jessica Regan)

NOV 25, 202179 MIN
Green Screen

Tank Girl (with guest Jessica Regan)

NOV 25, 202179 MIN

Description

Glad to be back from the DDT-soaked swamps of Florida last episode, Sean and Cody are joined by Best Pick podcast host Jessica Regan for a journey into the heart of flashy pop-culture ‘90s-ness that is this 1995 science fiction comedy. In the world of Tank Girl, Earth has been desiccated by a comet and lovable desert-dwelling rogue Rebecca (Lori Petty) has the last water that hasn’t been sucked up by the evil Water & Power corporation. When W&P exec Nestlē Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell) decides he’s gotta have her water too, Rebecca nicks a tank and teams up with Jet Girl (Naomi Watts) to wreak some righteous revenge on the capitalist patriarchy. Environmental issues discussed include the real life water swindles, child poisonings and other horrendous deeds of Nestlē Corporation, and whether climate change is today what asteroid/comet apocalypse scenarios were in the ‘90s.

How does Nestlē gain control of water resources it doesn’t own, and how does it abuse the rights of indigenous peoples to choke the planet in billions of unrecycled water bottles? Did Nestlē’s soulless CEO really try to tell the United Nations that water was not a human right? Speaking of that CEO, what other evil planet-killing corporation did he sit on the board of? How was the vision of Tank Girl director Rachel Talalay compromised by sexist memos from studio executives? What’s the perfect age to see this movie? Is this film a noble experiment in feminism and queerness that went off the rails, or does it remain a hidden gem of ‘90s culture? How much would you pay for a prosthetic kangaroo pee-pee? Should there be a remake of this film (yes) and who should play Tank Girl? All these questions and more are rolling across the desert in this much-anticipated, long-awaited episode of Green Screen.

Where you can find Tank Girl: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/tankgirl

Tank Girl (1995) on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114614/ Tank Girl (1995) on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/tank-girl/

Next Movie Up: The Birds (1963)

Additional Materials About This Episode