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Repo Man

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Repo Man (1984)

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Reviews Counted:37

Fresh:36

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.9/10

Consensus: 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

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

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:... 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, overmedicated auto repossessors. And when a $20,000 bounty is placed on a mysterious missing car, Otto eludes the police, feds, religious cultists, and other repo men in a frantic search for this holy grail. Could one man's destiny lie in the back of a 1964 Chevy Malibu? Alex Cox's feature-film debut boasts a clever, satirical script that combines the larger-than-life edginess of urban L.A. with a bizarre array of science-fiction conspiracy theories. The film also features a strong soundtrack by an array of early 1980s punk and new wave bands and a terrific lead performance by Estevez. [More]

Starring: Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Vonetta McGee, Olivia Barash

Starring: Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Vonetta McGee, Olivia Barash, Tracey Walter, Sy Richardson, Susan Barnes, Fox Harris, Del Zamora, Eddie Velez, Zander Schloss, Jennifer Balgobin, Dick Rude, Miguel Sandoval, Richard Foronjy, Biff Yeager

Director: Alex Cox

Director: Alex Cox
Screenwriter: Alex Cox

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Reviews for Repo Man

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04/21/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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04/14/04
Leo Goldsmith
Leo Goldsmith
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

It's a movie about radioactive aliens in the trunk of a car about to be repossessed. If you got a problem with that, you got a problem with me!

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04/07/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

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10/10/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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08/16/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

No review available.

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07/18/03
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Movie City News

No review available.

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07/03/03
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

It's very entertaining, and though it's rude in an R-rated way, it has the good taste never to promise more than it can deliver.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Punk rock sentiments amiably collide with science fiction scenario in this instant cult classic produced by former Monkee Mike Nesmith.

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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

If it sometimes feels a bit like warmed-over John Waters, it's still a pretty audacious work. Any movie containing a Spanish version 'Secret Agent Man' gets bonus points.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
12/11/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Bonus points for the never-boring, cutting edge punk soundtrack.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Brad Laidman
Brad Laidman
Film Threat

No review available.

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10/31/02
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

No review available.

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08/30/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

An unforgettable B-picture, a bizarre, strangely fixating punk sci-fi satire that simply refused to die.

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

It’s got some eminently quotable dialogue, a weird and interesting assortment of characters, an odd, almost non-existent plotline, and most importantly, it makes a statement about life and the human condition.

Full Review Source: Mike Bracken's Horror Films | comment Comment
02/13/01
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films

Despite, or perhaps because of, being British, Cox [has] a great handle on America and L.A.; especially that great chase scene down those concrete water canals at some corner wasteland of the city.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Deadpan humor, throwaway visual jokes, and oblique political and social satire may have doomed this way-cool flick to the neverland of sci-fi cultdom.

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01/01/00
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher
 
 
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