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Repo Man is a 1984 American science fiction black comedy film written and directed by Alex Cox in his directorial debut. It stars Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez, with Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash, Sy Richardson, Vonetta McGee, Fox Harris, and Dick Rude among the supporting cast. Set in Los Angeles, the plot concerns a young punk man (Estevez) who is recruited by a car repossession agency and gets caught up in…
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This Is the Kind of Movie That Could Only Have Come Out of the Eighties. Weird, Funny, Rebellious, and Completely Original, Repo Man Has Earned Its Reputation as a True Cult Classic. Released in 1984, Repo Man is one of those films that defies easy categorization. It is part science fiction, part black comedy, part punk rock movie, and part social commentary. On paper it sounds like an impossible combination, but so…More
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Those who enter the wonderful world of cult cinema often find themselves at odds with films made in a time and place outside of viewers’ points of reference. The phenomenon, which first became visible with psychedelic and similar “out there” films of late 1960s, can be viewed with certain films made decades later. One such example is *Repo Man*, 1984 science fiction comedy directed by Alex Cox, a film that is diffic…More
This post contains all the spoilers and discusses the movie with the assumption that you've seen it. It's not so much a review but more an analysis and commentary on the ideas presented in the film. You can watch the trailer at the bottom of this post. The Credits Repo Man is directed by Alex Cox and stars Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash and Zander Schloss . The Plot A Chevy Malibu i…More