A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.
Ordinary fuckin' people.
Repo Man is a strange little slice of brilliance in cult cinema. Some would be quick to write it off as bad or just plain ridiculous. But films like Repo Man are the ones that I relate to the best. Those strange dreamlike nocturnal trips into odd lands are always intriguing and interesting but their unorthodox nature unfortunately does not give them a proper home in mainstream cinema.
But that's a good thing. Repo Man will reward those who dare to venture into is realm and gives people a great experience to accompany the amazing Criterion release. Simultaneously viewing the film and quickly leafing through its booklet and soaking up the artwork really absorbs you into its…
"You ever feel like your mind is eroding?"
If there was ever a punk rock science fiction movie, this is it. Repo Man is without a doubt the shoddiest film I've ever seen from the Criterion Collection, but somehow its poor workmanship seems to add to the film's unique anti-establishment aesthetic. It's a very different kind of "so bad it's good". It's definitely a bad movie—there are countless continuity errors, some as glaring as cutting from day to night and back again, and scenes pop in and out without any attempt at transitioning—but this low quality feels right at home in the film's universe. It's a movie which seems like it was created by the same social delinquents it features;…
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"There's fuckin' room to move as a fry cook, man."
Cosmic corporates, sci-fi nihilism, and a shining death-beam in the trunk. Evacuate one system just to enter another. Unpaid sushi.
A nihilistic, cynical but entertaining piece that could only exist during Reagan/Cold War era America. Rooted by a great central performance by Harry Dean, it is born of the politics of its' time yet not at all a political film. Killer soundtrack for any era. Best God damn car in the yard.
"look at those assholes, ordinary fucking people. i hate 'em."
1926-2017.
if cinema dies with abbas kiarostami, america dies with harry dean stanton.
Repo Man is everything I wanted and more from a cult film; Biting and pitch-perfect social commentary, a witty and amazingly quotable script, and actors all at the top of their game, which is wrapped up in the trappings of a 50s paranoia Alien picture.
Sure, It's completely bonkers, but you can't help but feel utter euphoria as the final frames of this insane piece of cinema flash before your eyes, leaving you in a state of bewilderment and confused chaos.
It also has Harry Dean Stanton saying the F-Word constantly. If that doesn't sell it, I don't know what will.
If you looked up perfect movie in the dictionary, you would find a picture of the movie Repo Man (1984) dir. Alex Cox
i bought this in a criterion sale because i knew my dad liked it and wow my dad was so fucking cool
I blind-bought the Criterion for this a few weeks back and I’m so glad that I did. This really wasn’t quite what I was expecting but I had an absolute blast with it. The creative, low-budget venture into the genre-bending and unpredictable narrative came off as charming in the most curious way. This movie is very weird and the world and characters it presents are totally unique. It moves along at a fast pace and kept me laughing often. The film feels messy but it perfectly captures the interesting combo of punk and science-fiction in a way that works so damn well. I completely understand why Repo Man has the cult following that it does and I’m just upset that it took me so long to join in on the fun.
Grade: A-
I don't know if I really got this as much as I wanted to. Probably requires a rewatch. Harry Dean Stanton is always great, though, and I kinda dig the general vibe.
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