Directed by:
Marvin J. ChomskyScreenplay:
Dan GordonCinematography:
Donald H. BirnkrantComposer:
Lalo SchifrinCast:
James Garner, Shirley Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Mark Herrier, Sandy Ward, Jenilee Harrison, James Cromwell, Dorian Harewood, G. D. Spradlin, John Hancock (more)Plots(1)
After defending a prostitute, an army sergeant finds himself at odds with the local sheriff. Later, when the sheriff jails the sergeant's son on phony drug charges, the willful army man takes justice into his own hands - with a little help from his Sherman Tank. (official distributor synopsis)
Reviews (1)
Except for the final half hour or so (or better yet, everything from the moment the sergeant's son takes the controls of the tank), which is both too moralistic and too over-the-top and primitive (people trying to pull the tank out of the field), Tank is a pleasant and benign spectacle for boys. James Garner actually won my sympathy during the opening credits, while the sheriff's representative is such a disgusting slime-ball that I wished on him something much worse than what eventually befell him. Schifrin's virtually unknown music (except for the melody from the credits and the tank launch scene) doesn't sound revolutionary or memorable this time, but it also didn't really fit into the film either. Three and a bit.
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