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ComedyScience Fiction

Repo Man

- It’s 4 a.m. Do you know where your car is?

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.

Release Date : 1984-03-02

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Edge City Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Emilio Estevez

Character Name : Otto Maddox

Original Name : Emilio Estevez

Gender : Male

Harry Dean Stanton

Character Name : Bud

Original Name : Harry Dean Stanton

Gender : Male

Tracey Walter

Character Name : Miller

Original Name : Tracey Walter

Gender : Male

Olivia Barash

Character Name : Leila

Original Name : Olivia Barash

Gender : Female

Sy Richardson

Character Name : Lite

Original Name : Sy Richardson

Gender : Male

Susan Barnes

Character Name : Agent Rogersz

Original Name : Susan Barnes

Gender : Female

Fox Harris

Character Name : J. Frank Parnell

Original Name : Fox Harris

Gender : Male

Tom Finnegan

Character Name : Oly

Original Name : Tom Finnegan

Gender : Male

Del Zamora

Character Name : Lagarto

Original Name : Del Zamora

Gender : Male

Eddie Velez

Character Name : Napo

Original Name : Eddie Velez

Gender : Male

Zander Schloss

Character Name : Kevin

Original Name : Zander Schloss

Gender : Male

Jennifer Balgobin

Character Name : Debbi

Original Name : Jennifer Balgobin

Gender : Female

Dick Rude

Character Name : Duke

Original Name : Dick Rude

Gender : Male

Miguel Sandoval

Character Name : Archie

Original Name : Miguel Sandoval

Gender : Male

Vonetta McGee

Character Name : Marlene

Original Name : Vonetta McGee

Gender : Female

Richard Foronjy

Character Name : Plettschner

Original Name : Richard Foronjy

Gender : Male

Bruce White

Character Name : Reverend Larry

Original Name : Bruce White

Gender : Male

Sue Kiel

Character Name : Ms. Magruder

Original Name : Sue Kiel

Gender : Female

Helen Martin

Character Name : Mrs. Parks

Original Name : Helen Martin

Gender : Female

Angelique Pettyjohn

Character Name : Repo Wife #2

Original Name : Angelique Pettyjohn

Gender : Female

Con Covert

Character Name : Harry Pace

Original Name : Con Covert

Gender : Male

Biff Yeager

Character Name : Agent B

Original Name : Biff Yeager

Gender : Male

Ed Pansullo

Character Name : Agent E

Original Name : Ed Pansullo

Gender : Male

Jon St. Elwood

Character Name : Miner

Original Name : Jon St. Elwood

Gender : Male

David Chung

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : David Chung

Gender : Male

Cynthia Szigeti

Character Name : U.F.O. Lady

Original Name : Cynthia Szigeti

Gender : Female

Jonathon Hugger

Character Name : Otto Dad

Original Name : Jonathon Hugger

Gender : Male

Dale Reynolds

Character Name : Peason

Original Name : Dale Reynolds

Gender : Male

Dolores DeLuce

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Dolores DeLuce

Gender : Female

Luis Contreras

Character Name : Mr. Humphries' Security Guard

Original Name : Luis Contreras

Gender : Male

Alex Cox

Character Name : Carwash Attendant

Original Name : Alex Cox

Gender : Male

Michael Nesmith

Character Name : Rabbi

Original Name : Michael Nesmith

Gender : Male

Steve Mattson

Character Name : Agent S

Original Name : Steve Mattson

Gender : Male

Thomas Boyd

Character Name : Agent T

Original Name : Thomas Boyd

Gender : Male

Charles Hopkins

Character Name : Mr. Humphries

Original Name : Charles Hopkins

Gender : Male

Kelitta Kelly

Character Name : Delilah

Original Name : Kelitta Kelly

Gender : Male

Varnum Honey

Character Name : Motorcycle Cop

Original Name : Varnum Honey

Gender : Male

Dorothy Bartlett

Character Name : English Dustbin Lady

Original Name : Dorothy Bartlett

Gender : Male

Sharon Gregg

Character Name : Otto Mom

Original Name : Sharon Gregg

Gender : Male

Jac McAnelly

Character Name : Pakman

Original Name : Jac McAnelly

Gender : Male

Jimmy Buffett

Character Name : Additional Blond Agent

Original Name : Jimmy Buffett

Gender : Male

Shep Wickham

Character Name : Additional Blond Agent

Original Name : Shep Wickham

Gender : Male

Gregg Taylor

Character Name : Additional Blond Agent

Original Name : Gregg Taylor

Gender : Male

Jon Fondy

Character Name : Additional Blond Agent

Original Name : Jon Fondy

Gender : Male

Keith Miley

Character Name : Additional Blond Agent

Original Name : Keith Miley

Gender : Male

Michael Bennett

Character Name : Additional Blond Agent

Original Name : Michael Bennett

Gender : Male

Brad Jamieson

Character Name : Additional Blond Agent

Original Name : Brad Jamieson

Gender : Male

Janet Chan

Character Name : Repo Wife #1

Original Name : Janet Chan

Gender : Male

Logan Carter

Character Name : Repo Wife #3

Original Name : Logan Carter

Gender : Male

Laura Sorrenson

Character Name : Repo Wife #4

Original Name : Laura Sorrenson

Gender : Male

George Sawaya

Character Name : First Repo Victim

Original Name : George Sawaya

Gender : Male

Connie Ponce

Character Name : Repo Victim's Wife

Original Name : Connie Ponce

Gender : Male

Bob Ellis

Character Name : Soda Jerk

Original Name : Bob Ellis

Gender : Male

Quentin Gutierrez

Character Name : Tow Truck Driver

Original Name : Quentin Gutierrez

Gender : Male

Richard Furukawa

Character Name : Liquor Store Clerk #1

Original Name : Richard Furukawa

Gender : Male

'Earthquake' Hesson

Character Name : Liquor Store Clerk #2

Original Name : 'Earthquake' Hesson

Gender : Male

Keith Morris

Character Name : Nightclub Band Member (as The Circle Jerks)

Original Name : Keith Morris

Gender : Male

Greg Hetson

Character Name : Nightclub Band Member (as The Circle Jerks)

Original Name : Greg Hetson

Gender : Male

Chuck Biscuits

Character Name : Nightclub Band Member (as The Circle Jerks)

Original Name : Chuck Biscuits

Gender : Male

Earl Liberty

Character Name : Nightclub Band Member (as The Circle Jerks)

Original Name : Earl Liberty

Gender : Male

Clyde Grimes

Character Name : Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables)

Original Name : Clyde Grimes

Gender : Male

Chuck Askerneese

Character Name : Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables)

Original Name : Chuck Askerneese

Gender : Male

Kevin Long

Character Name : Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables)

Original Name : Kevin Long

Gender : Male

Jerry Miller

Character Name : Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables)

Original Name : Jerry Miller

Gender : Male

Rob Lampron

Character Name : Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables)

Original Name : Rob Lampron

Gender : Male

Josh Harris

Character Name : Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables)

Original Name : Josh Harris

Gender : Male

Herman Askerneese

Character Name : Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables)

Original Name : Herman Askerneese

Gender : Male

Kim Williams

Character Name : Laundry Person

Original Name : Kim Williams

Gender : Male

Michele Person

Character Name : Laundry Person

Original Name : Michele Person

Gender : Male

Wally Cronin

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Wally Cronin

Gender : Male

Monona Wali

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Monona Wali

Gender : Female

Cosmo Mata

Character Name : Bouncer

Original Name : Cosmo Mata

Gender : Male

Rodney Bingenheimer

Character Name : Club Owner

Original Name : Rodney Bingenheimer

Gender : Male

Jorge Martínez

Character Name : Tennis Player

Original Name : Jorge Martínez

Gender : Male

Melanie Schloss

Character Name : Tennis Player

Original Name : Melanie Schloss

Gender : Male

Nancy Richardson

Character Name : Tennis Player

Original Name : Nancy Richardson

Gender : Female

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes. Repo Man has become one of those films where even though it was savaged by many critics of the time (not Ebert, he loved it), was met with very poor box office as well, but now everyone seems to shout that they loved it back then, always have! It is the very definition of a "cult movie", a pic that went underground and found its audience, so much so it burst back above ground and today is still being discovered by an ever intrigued movie loving audience. Repo Man was one of a kind, a film that refused to be pigeon holed, a true original. Story for what it's worth has Emilio Estevez as L.A. punk Otto Maddox who gets bluffed into a repo man job. Taken under the wing of Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), Otto gets to become a fully fledged repo man, taking on all the perks and dangers that come with the territory. But when a mysterious 1964 Chevy Malibu arrives on the patch, all bets seem to be off because everyone is either after it or being disintegrated by it! The life of a repo man is always intense. OK! Where to start? Offbeat, eccentric, punk, funky, funny, smart? Repo Man is all those things, it dares to be bold and challenging, its satirical edges slicing away at film genres and American societies. Director Alex Cox (how wonderful that such an American film is directed by a British guy) fills out this scuzzy part of L.A. with hippies, freaks, punks, aliens, scientist nutters, UFO nutters, effeminate coppers and the repo men themselves, a bunch of grizzled souls hardened by life's travails, but always with a quip, a smile and a gunshot at the ready. The dialogue fizzes with cheeky derring-do, some lines even today still quotable and used in pubs and clubs across the continents. Robby Muller's cinematography has snap crackle and pop, as does the rocking soundtrack as Cox invites the likes of Iggy Pop, The Circle Jerks, Black Flag and The Plugz into his weird and wonderful world. Performances are bang on the dollar, Stanton the class act, Estevez superb, Tracey Walter proving what his fans already knew, that he's a legendary character actor. From an opening involving a pair of smoking boots, to the glowing sci-fi nirvana finale, Repo Man kicks ass. One viewing is never enough, and for sure there are those who have seen it once and hate it to the point of refusing to ever watch it again. That's a shame, because repeat viewings are essential, because the more you watch the more Cox's deliriously cheeky movie makes sense. 9/10