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Repo Man (1984)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:26
Rotten:18
Average Rating:4.2/10
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
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It is going a bit far to call "Repo Man" a modern classic, but it is amongst the defining films of the decade.
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