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Repo Man
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by Starz / Anchor Bay
Sales Rank: 10920
Price: $9.99
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A volatile, toxic potion of satire and nihilism, road movie and science fiction, violence and comedy, the unclassifiable sensibility of Alex Cox's <i>Repo Man</i> is the model and inspiration for a potent strain of post-punk American comedy that includes not only Quentin Tarantino (<i>Pulp Fiction</i>), but also early Coen brothers (<i>Raising Arizona</i>, in particular), <i>Men in Black</i>, and even (in a weird way) <i>The X-Files</i>. Otto, a baby-face punk played by Emilio Estevez, becomes an apprentice to Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), a coke-snorting, veteran repo-man-of-honor prowling the streets of a Los Angeles wasteland populated by hoods, wackos, burnouts, conspiracy theorists, and aliens of every stripe. It may seem chaotic at first glance, but there's a "latticework of coincidence" (as Tracey Walter puts it) underlying everything. <i>Repo Man</i> is a key American movie of the 1980s--just as <i>Taxi Driver</i>, <i>Nashville</i>, and <i>Chinatown</i> are key American movies of the '70s. With a scorching soundtrack that features Iggy Pop, Fear, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Suicidal Tendencies. <i>--Jim Emerson</i>
Viewer Reviews
... but I love them. This isn't a masterpiece of a movie but I get lost in it every so often. There are lines that stick with me like, "Hey kid, I think I left a book of matches here. Do you think you could find them for me?" or "Look at them, ordinary citizens." or "Pick up the trash." "What?" "Pick up the trash. You knocked it over, now you pick it up."
I don't care that there are missing scenes. There are so many memorable scenes I just enjoy watching it over and over again. This is one movie I'll take with me to the nursing home. My favorite move of all time.
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