Tank

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Tank

PG,

1984,

1h 53m,

Comedy/

Drama

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47%

5,000+ Ratings

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Zack Carey (James Garner) is a decorated military officer who takes a new post in small-town Georgia, moving with his wife (Shirley Jones) and their son, Billy (C. Thomas Howell). When Zack clashes with the local deputy, he incurs the wrath of corrupt sheriff Cyrus Belton (G.D. Spradlin), who proceeds to frame young Billy on drug charges. When all other attempts to handle the situation fail, Zack opts to free Billy from jail with his own vintage tank, setting off an escalating conflict.

John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Apr 3, 2026

73/100

this movie is cheesy as hell, like an episode of Dukes Of Hazard and I’m here for it.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Apr 30, 2022

2/4

...sporadically entertaining yet mostly underwhelming...

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 23, 2021

2/4

The sort of yee-haw fare preferred by the moonshine masses.

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Emanuel Levy

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Aug 15, 2005

2/5

Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Aug 21, 2004

1/5

Spins its wheels and goes nowhere fast.

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Hermione G

Jul 15, 2018

The first half of Tank is mostly just ridiculous dialogue, random plot events, and surprisingly brutal scenes about a hooker. Just when you give up on the movie being any fun at all, the second half begins: an all-out, carefree, explosive shoot-em-up comedy that is just so lovable and great. It's not exactly PG by today's standards, but kids could see it and enjoy it for the tank action. C. Thomas Howell is actually pretty good in his role, and James Garner is enjoyable as well. It's more than a little crazy, but it puts its ludicrous premise to good use and I don't see why anyone would have any big problems with it.

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Hermione P

Apr 1, 2018

One of the worst movies ever made

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Marvin J. Chomsky

Director

James Garner

Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Zack Carey

G.D. Spradlin

Sheriff Cyrus Buelton

C. Thomas Howell

William `'Billy'` Carey

Shirley Jones

LaDonna Carey

Jenilee Harrison

Sarah

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Synopsis

Zack Carey (James Garner) is a decorated military officer who takes a new post in small-town Georgia, moving with his wife (Shirley Jones) and their son, Billy (C. Thomas Howell). When Zack clashes with the local deputy, he incurs the wrath of corrupt sheriff Cyrus Belton (G.D. Spradlin), who proceeds to frame young Billy on drug charges. When all other attempts to handle the situation fail, Zack opts to free Billy from jail with his own vintage tank, setting off an escalating conflict.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Producer: Irwin Yablans
Screenwriter: Dan Gordon
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Lorimar Film Entertainment
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 16, 1984, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 18, 2016
Runtime: 1h 53m

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