Tank (film)
| Tank | |
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Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Marvin J. Chomsky |
| Written by | Dan Gordon |
| Produced by | Irwin Yablans |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Donald H. Birnkrant |
| Edited by | Donald R. Rode |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Color process | Metrocolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
| Box office | $11,302,884 |
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.