Fine, stylish debut from Alex Cox with some great turns from the two leads.
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04/29/08
Repo Man (1984)
97 %
Reviews Counted: 37 Fresh: 36 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.9/10
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Repo Man is many things: an alien-invasion film, a punk-rock musical, a send-up of consumerism. One thing it isn't is boring.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Synopsis: Otto (Emilio Estevez) is a Los Angeles punk, a loser with no direction and no role models. But he discovers a code of honor and higher purpose when he joins a select group of latter-day knights: the repo men. As a fledging apprentice, Otto slowly learns the ways of these high-caliber,... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Vonetta McGee, Olivia Barash, Tracey Walter
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There are endless things to enjoy, from Robby Müller's crisp camerawork to a superb set of performances, from witty movie parodies to a tremendous punk soundtrack.
06/24/06
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Repo Man has the type of unerring energy that leaves audiences breathless and entertained.
06/04/07
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Cox's style is a step beyond camp into a comedy of pure disgust; much of the film is churlishly unpleasant, but there's a core of genuine anger that gives the project an emotional validation lacking in the flabby American comedies of the early 80s.
06/04/07
A sci-fi thriller takes a wacky look at a particular LA subculture and a zany farce with lunatic characters, including a TV evangelist who preaches against "Godless Communism" abroad and liberal humanism at home.
12/23/06
Right up there with the 1980s cult classics like Heathers, Buckaroo Banzai, and Brazil.
02/18/06
...the movie, more often than not, just comes off as strange for strangeness' sake.
01/30/06
Repo Man comes out of left field, has no big stars, didn't cost much, takes chances, dares to be unconventional, is funny, and works. There is a lesson here.
10/23/04
Top Critic
wherever you see young snotbags and anti-authoritarian pranking today on film and TV, you can bet somebody working on the script was cribbing from Repo Man
09/28/04
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