1984 | United States | Fiction

Repo Man

  • English English 92 mins
  • Director | Alex Cox
  • Writer | Alex Cox
  • Producer | Jonathan Wacks, Peter McCarthy

STATUS: Released

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A quintessential cult film of the 1980s, Alex Cox’s singular sci-fi comedy stars the always captivating Harry Dean Stanton as a weathered repo man in a desolate Los Angeles, and Emilio Estevez as the nihilistic middle-class punk he takes under his wing. The job becomes more than either of them bargained for when they get involved in repossessing a mysterious —and otherworldly—Chevy Malibu with a hefty reward attached to it. Featuring the ultimate early-eighties LA punk soundtrack, this grungily hilarious odyssey is also a politically trenchant take on President Reagan’s domestic and foreign policies.

Satire Rebellion Punk Alienation Absurdity
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The Criterion Collection
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