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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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Aug 22, 2000

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

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03/06/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Punk rock sentiments amiably collide with science fiction scenario in this instant cult classic produced by former Monkee Mike Nesmith.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

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

A cult film par excellance.

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04/29/08
Channel 4 Film

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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
06/04/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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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.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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07/27/05
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Emilio and Cox topped out early with this dirty little postmodern classic.

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12/12/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

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

Right up there with the 1980s cult classics like Heathers, Buckaroo Banzai, and Brazil.

Full Review Source: DVD Clinic | comment Comment
02/18/06
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVD Clinic

The punk/sci-fi film to beat.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/09/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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08/01/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Fine, stylish debut from Alex Cox with some great turns from the two leads.

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04/29/08
Empire Magazine

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

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

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

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09/28/04
Mark Athitakis
Mark Athitakis
Filmcritic.com

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

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