The story line is a bit of a stretch with the odd plot hole and smokey and the bandit type antagonist. In addition to a father, a mother shirley jones and a dead older brother, whose memory haunts billy, the movie has a world war ii sherman tank that has been lovingly rebuilt in his free time by. The titular tank was a 1942 m4 sherman, made by ford motor company and owned by collector dave ropkey who still displays the tank in the ropkey armor museum in crawfordsville, indiana. In the movie tank with james garner, you get a lot of shots of him driving the tank with his head stuck out a small hatch m4a3. Sergeantmajor zack carey james garner is completing his final stint of duty at a post in a small southern town. Tank 1984 allmovie movies and films database movie. After relocating his family and his prized sherman tank to a small georgia town, military man zack james garner butts heads with the local sheriff and decides to wage a little war of his own. James garner plays an army officer who puts his hobby to practical use in tank. Buelton talks to the governor of georgia wallace wilkinson saying he has a 52yearold sergeant major who is crazy, along with a sixteenyearold dope fiend and a 20yearold hooker in a sherman tank, and asks for help, but he refers the sheriff to the army. He happens to own a wwii sherman tank which he has restored, even down to the ammunition. Tank 1984 tt0088224 after relocating his family and his prized restored sherman tank to a small georgia town, sargeant major zack carey james garner butts heads with the local sheriff. James garner hauling ass in a m4a3 sherman in the movie tank. This enjoyable nonsense stars james garner as a career military man and private owner of a sherman tank who ends up on the wrong side of a redneck sheriff g.
And there are plenty of laughs, mayhem and general destruction along the way. Fury, released in 2014, was one of the first movies to focus on war as seen from the perspective of a tank commander. The best thing i can say about this light entertainment is that ive always like james garner, in any role. Tank after relocating his family and his prized restored sherman tank to a small georgia town, sargeant major zack carey james garner butts heads with the local sheriff. The story line is a bit of a stretch with the odd plot hole and smokey and. Spradlin by interfering in a bullying deputys treatment of a prostitute. One night at a bar he stops a pimpdeputy from beating a girl.
After relocating his family and his prized restored sherman tank to a small georgia. After relocating his family and his prized sherman tank to a small georgia town, military man zack james garner butts heads with the local sheriff and decides. Tank is a 1984 comedy, drama, and action movie starring james garner, jenilee harrison, and c. James garner takes justice into his own hands in this heartwarming story about a sergeant who uses his personal world war ii sherman tank to free his son from a phony drug charge. It was produced by lorimar productions and was commercially released in the united states by universal studios on march 16, 1984.
Aug, 2018 but there have been very few tank war movies. Watch online free movies with james garner streaming on 123movies 123 movies new site. Chomsky and written by dan gordon, is an action comedy starring james garner as an army sergeant who owns a restored world war ii era sherman tank. The tank previously made an appearance in the blues brothers. Tank is a 1984 american action comedy film directed by marvin j. James garner who truly feels like the gruff, charismatic tommy lee jones prototype here goes full rambo on a podunk town, using a refurbished sherman tank to demolish everything in his path after its shitkicker sheriff locks up his last living son c.
My name is bill w reunited the stars of the highly acclaimed 1986 tv movie the promise. Tank 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A s tanks go the sherman was reputed to be pretty easy to drive, the r975 powered models the hardest, the gaa the easiest, with the diesel and a57 powered models being almost as good as the gaa when in fine working order. James garner arrives at his last duty post, an army base in georgia called fort clemons, with. Sergeantmajor zack carey james garner is completing his final stint. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games.
Billy helps zack with tank maintenance while sarah washes in the river. Thomas howell, mark herrier, sandy ward, jenilee harrison. Sergeant major zack carey james garner arrives at his last duty post, an army base in georgia called fort clemons, with his wife ladonna shirley jones and his son billy c. Previously known as the m4 medium tank, the tank is a medium tank, and was named. James garner uses his personal sherman tank to spring his son from jail after a corrupt southern sheriff put him there. In his memoirs garner called the film just a workaday movie with nothing outstanding about it. The sherman people who go to the trouble to get the a57 in their m4a4 working are my automotive heroes. This trailer was located on the original run copy of sixteen candles i have looked high and low for the original run because i knew this trailer was on that vhs tape. Zack owns a vintage sherman tank from world war ii that he has restored with his younger sons help, and he drives it for parades and. This classic 80s movie may be predictable and a bit cheesy, but its laughout loud fun. Thomas howell, its time for zack to roll out the sherman. With no other recourse zak gets into his own vintage sherman tank and busts his son out and they try to make it to the state line so that they can expose the sheriff.
I got to watch some of the filming of the movie on location and met james garner. The guard at the main gate welcomes him as he enters with his family in a station wagon. Several other movies have used tanks for part of the action, war or no war. The corrupt sheriff uses zacks son for revenge and zack uses his tank. Here hes a battalion sergeant major, which i gather is about as high as a noncommissioned officer can get in this mans army. Rent tank 1984 starring james garner and shirley jones on dvd and bluray. The best hal needham movie the stuntman never made. Watch online tank 1984 on 123movies full movie free without. Mar 16, 1984 in addition to a father, a mother shirley jones and a dead older brother, whose memory haunts billy, the movie has a world war ii sherman tank that has been lovingly rebuilt in his free time by. Thomas howell and his prize recreational activity a restored sherman tank. Nov 10, 2012 this trailer was located on the original run copy of sixteen candles i have looked high and low for the original run because i knew this trailer was on that vhs tape.
Because its very hard to shoot yourself while youre cleaning it. The film was written by dan gordon and directed by marvin j. Zack carey james garner, is that hes my father, and i love him. James garner takes justice into his own hands in this heartwarming story about a sergeant who uses his personal world war ii sherman tank to free his son from a. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes.
The sherman gets stuck just before the tennessee state line. If youre a fan of james garner, this is a movie that should be in your collection. Accompanying him is his family his wife ladonna shirley jones and his son billy c. James garner who truly feels like the gruff, charismatic tommy lee jones prototype here goes full rambo on a.
This time woods has the bigger role as the reallife bill wilson, who comes marching home from world war one with a. Sergeant major zack arrives at a new army base with his. A browning m2hb heavy machine gun mounted atop the turret of zacks restored sherman tank is seen fired by sarah jenilee harrison. Nothing beats seeing a sherman tank moving around to really give you an idea of what the thing was all about.
Great little movie, featuring several, two i think, m4a3s, these are small hatch tanks with all the updates. Previously known as the m4 medium tank, the tank is a medium tank, and was named after union general william tecumseh sherman. Tank internet movie firearms database guns in movies. Watch online tank 1984 on 123movies full movie free without downloading or registration.
Sergeantmajor zack carey james garner is completing his final stint of. The uk cinema version was cut by 2 minutes 20 seconds to secure a pg rating, with. After relocating his family and his prized restored sherman tank to a small georgia town, sargeant major zack carey james garner butts heads with the local sheriff. Zack doesnt agree with the ways of the local police, and when the sheriff goes after zacks son c. James garner stars in this story of love, honor and loyalty, featuring shirley jones, g. After conventional means fail, the officer decides to put his hobby restoring a vintage sherman tank to practical use in his search for justice. But, for a movie that bases its story around a tank and its commander, it delivers above expectations. It was produced by lorimar productions and was commercially released in the. Zach strolls into town one night and engages in conversation with sarah jenilee. The type of army tank that us army command sergeant major zack carey james garner owned was a world war ii era sherman tank, aka an m4 sherman tank. Sergeant major zack arrives at a new army base with his wife, son and sherman tank. Tank internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv. J ames garner uses his personal sherman tank to spring his son from jail after a corrupt southern sheriff put him there. Throwback to the 80s with this corny, yet funny feel good movie.
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