Tank (1984)

Directed by

Marvin J. Chomsky

Genre

comedy film, action film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 93 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An army sergeant clashes with a corrupt sheriff in Georgia. After his son is framed and jailed, he uses his personal vintage tank to break his son and other prisoners out. They then race toward Tennessee, where the governor has been blackmailed into giving them a fair hearing.

light-heartedrebelliouscomedytenseaction-packedunderdogplayfulretro

What happens

Tank is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and starring James Garner, Shirley Jones, Jenilee Harrison and C. Thomas Howell. The film was written by Dan Gordon. It was produced by Lorimar Productions and was commercially released in the United States by Universal Pictures on March 16, 1984. The film is primarily set in Georgia, with the main characters trying to flee to Tennessee. An aging non-commissioned officer (NCO) of the United States Army comes into conflict with the local corrupt sheriff. When his son is imprisoned due to planted evidence, the NCO uses his vintage tank to liberate his son and his other imprisoned allies. He then tries to cross the state border to Tennessee. The NCO's wife has blackmailed the Governor of Tennessee into offering a proper extradition hearing to the fugitives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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