Everything is Possible: The Water Extractor from Tank Girl

Erikka Innes
From the Desk of the Nerd Legion
4 min readApr 4, 2024

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In the 1995 sci-fi movie Tank Girl, there’s a moment where super villain Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell) walks amongst his cronies for a toast. They all share champagne glasses of water and everything seems ok, until Kesslee calls out Captain Derouche (Charles Lucia). They all share champagne glasses of water, and things seem ok, until Kesslee starts smashing charts to indicate his displeasure with Derouche not being able to take over a section of the desert. The scene ends with Kesslee forcing Derouche to walk across broken glass to receive a hug. But it’s not…

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Erikka Innes
From the Desk of the Nerd Legion

Developer Advocate, Writer, Comedian, and Commander of the Nerd Legion