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      • After reading an issue of the Tank Girl comic she had received as a gift, Talalay obtained permission from the comic's publisher Deadline to direct a film adaptation.
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  2. Mar 30, 2020 · Movies. 'It was a war!': The crazy behind-the-scenes story of Tank Girl. Director Rachel Talalay looks back at creation of cult comic book adaptation. By. Clark Collis. Published on...

  3. Jun 14, 2018 · Talalay took to the character when her then-teenage stepdaughter gave her a copy of the Tank GIrl comic for Christmas. It took her about a year to convince the creators that she should...

  4. Mar 31, 2020 · Culture Film Features. Tank Girl: Revisiting the glorious train wreck that brought to life a countercultural icon. ‘Tank Girl’ alienated fans and baffled newcomers when it was adapted for the big...

  5. Apr 8, 2020 · Talalay’s 1995 film was an adaptation of the British comic book created by Jamie Hewlett (who went on to co-found cartoon band Gorillaz) and Alan Martin. The comic book was a celebration of punk culture and a big “F- You” to the Conservative government at the time.

  6. Mar 31, 2020 · Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of Tank Girl, an audacious comic-book adaptation that starred Lori Petty as a badass bombshell with no fear and plenty of flare. Directed by Rachel Talalay, the film tanked at the box office. But over the decades, it’s become a beloved cult favorite.

  7. Jul 28, 2016 · Talalay, a mainstay in John Waterss ’80s staples and the Nightmare on Elm Street films, snatched the opportunity to bring cult-comic-book heroine Tank Girl to the big screen. But doing...

  8. Jan 5, 2023 · The movie was an odd mix of the original comic, Talalay's vision, and whatever producers thought was trendy in the early 1990s, and has unfortunately ended up as something of a cult oddity ...