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2 March 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
A repo man is always intense... but only a fool gets killed for a car. morePlot:
Young punk Otto becomes a repo man after helping to steal a car, and stumbles into a world of wackiness as a result. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Repo Man's got all night, every night! more (126 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Bud | |
| Emilio Estevez | ... | Otto | |
| Tracey Walter | ... | Miller | |
| Olivia Barash | ... | Leila | |
| Sy Richardson | ... | Lite | |
| Susan Barnes | ... | Agent Rogersz | |
| Fox Harris | ... | J. Frank Parnell | |
| Tom Finnegan | ... | Oly | |
| Del Zamora | ... | Lagarto | |
| Eddie Velez | ... | Napo | |
| Zander Schloss | ... | Kevin | |
| Jennifer Balgobin | ... | Debbi | |
| Dick Rude | ... | Duke | |
| Miguel Sandoval | ... | Archie (as Michael Sandoval) | |
| Vonetta McGee | ... | Marlene |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
92 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
New Zealand:R | USA:R (Approved No. 27271) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Australia:R (video rating) | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) (2003) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | UK:18 | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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In the supermarket where Otto works all the produce is Pick&Pay no name brand packaging, the signature of Jonathan Wacks South African connection, where Pick&Pay is a major supermarket chain. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Otto's mouth when he asks Duke when he got out of the slammer. moreSoundtrack:
El Clavo y la Cruz moreFAQ
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I've seen this movie more times than I know. Fifty at least, since I was able to find a copy two years ago. And I still don't know what it all means. But I sure do love it anyways.
I suppose Repo Man was one of those essentials in the catalogue of must see punk movies. I think that's where I first heard of it, as a punk science fiction movie. That explains why it's such a crazy movie.
Emilio Esteves is down and out suburban punker Otto, wasting away in his little town with no way out. He just got fired from his crappy price tag job at some hoser supermarket. His girlfriend dumps him and hooks up with newly released convict, Duke, who, along with a punker named Archie make a hobby out of robbing stores. Plus, his friend Kevin is a total nerd. And his parents, perpetually brain dead from overexposure to the tv preachers, gave away the money they promised him, which would've helped him get out that dump.
Bud (played by super duper Harry Dean Stanton), a Repo Man, turns Otto on to the dangerous business of reposessing cars, which then becomes Otto's new occupation and introduction to some pretty crazy sh!t. Aside from dodging bullets by angry debtors and the fierce competition among the Repo Men to obtain a high stakes Chevy Malibu, Otto is also turned on to some UFO conspiracies as weird scientists go searching for extra terrestrials. That town Otto lives in is one crazy place. There's a lot going on, but it is so wierd, that it actually turns out to be good.
If you like punk culture movies, this is definitely one to try out. Plus, you get a slamming soundtrack with most of the songs performed by the Stooges and the Circle Jerks. The Jerks also appear as the lounge act in the bar, and the guy who plays Kevin, Zander Schloss, later joins the Jerks.