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Repo Man (1984) Rank 3 Reviews
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ToxicUniverse.com (Mike Bracken)
It's easy to see why Alex Cox's 1984 film Repo Man is regarded as a cult classic-it's got some eminently quotable dialogue, a weird and interesting assortment of characters, an odd, almost non-existent plotline, and most importantly, it makes a ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Mike Bracken)
DVD Clinic (Scott Weinberg)
Right up there with the 1980s cult classics like Heathers , Buckaroo Banzai , and Brazil . ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at DVD Clinic (Scott Weinberg)
DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Otto Maddox (Emilio Estevez) has a short temper and when his boss at the grocery store ticks him off, he storms out of the place and decides to find work somewhere else. Otto had plans for his future at one time, but now that he has learned what happened ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Unfortunately, Emilo Estevez's fame now is stuck to the "Mighty Ducks" series, while "Repo Man" still remains a cult favorite - and for good reason. The film is hilariously written and often so out there that you can't help but laugh. Estevez plays LA ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
One of the biggest cult flicks of all time, "Repo Man" stars Emilio Estevez as Otto Maddox, a young kid feeling stuck in a local grocery store stocking shelves. As the film opens, he's booted from his job and comes home to find that his girlfriend has ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
Messy, confusing, and self-indulgent. It's also very funny. ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"Repo Man" is one of those movies that slips through the cracks and gives us all a little weirdo fun. It is the first movie I know about that combines (1) punk teenagers, (2) automobile repossessors, and (3) aliens from outer space. This is the kind of ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
"The life of a repo man is always intense," the experienced veteran tells the rookie at one point in Alex Cox's cult classic "Repo Man." Of course, the rookie, a suburban teenage punk named Otto (Emilio Estevez), has no idea just how intense his life is ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Images (Derek Hill)
The early 1980s for American Cinema was a dire celluloid wasteland indeed. Outside of a few exceptions, Hollywood was taking no chances, much like the country at large. It was time to grow fat and enjoy the wealth. ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Images (Derek Hill)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
an unforgettable B-picture, a bizarre, strangely fixating punk sci-fi satire that simply refused to die ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
UpcomingDiscs.com (Aric Mitchell)
Get ready, all you pre-teen Emilio Estevez fans, for this new special edition of Repo Man from Focus Features. I had no idea this film had such a following, and after viewing, I can't seem to make sense of it. ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Aric Mitchell)
digitallyOBSESSED.com (Dan Lopez)
Allow me to start off with a short dedication of this review to the memory of my brother, who passed away recently. For awhile, prior to his death, he worked as a repo man. Was his life as "intense" as the guys' in Alex Cox's bizarre epic Repo Man? Well ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Dan Lopez)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
It's probably a little hard to take Emilio Estevez seriously as a disaffected punk turned car re-possessor after three "Mighty Ducks" movies and that crazy celluloid dream with brother Charlie where they played garbage men, but that's hardly wasteland ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Kinda cheap-looking and with a quasi-indie, "who gives a shit if we ever make any money" attitude that Miramax and The Blair Witch Project have all but wiped from the face of studio filmmaking, 1984's Repo Man reminds us that once, not so long ago, ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
There are many types of movies that have achieved the status of cult classic. Sometimes they get this appellation because they are so bad people enjoy it, like Plan 9 from Outer Space. Others enter into cult status because they forever changed all films ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
Fulvue Drive-in
Let's get this out of the way at the top -- I'm not one for double-dips. In fact, I find that, usually, they're unable to rise above cheap marketing tools to promote a sequel, prequel, or remake of the film being re-released on DVD. ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Fulvue Drive-in
Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
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, ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
Moviehole
There are good films and there are bad films. And there are also films that are so bad they're actually good. One such film which requires an open mind and a penchant for patience is Alex Cox's "Repo Man", an infectiously popular cult hit that became the ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Moviehole
DVD MovieGuide
Probably my first experience with the concept of "repo men" came from an early episode of The Flintstones. In "No Help Wanted" - the sixth show broadcast - Barney gets fired from his job because of Fred's stupidity. Feeling guilty, Fred finds Barney work ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at DVD MovieGuide
DVDBeaver
A volatile, toxic potion of satire and nihilism, road movie and science fiction, violence and comedy, the unclassifiable sensibility of Alex Cox's Repo Man is the model and inspiration for a potent strain of post-punk American comedy. Otto, a baby-face ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at DVDBeaver
Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
With punk making a semi-comeback nowadays with the popularity of bands like Green Day, it is perhaps fitting that Repo Man, the quintessential nihilist punk sci-fi comedy of all time be given the "collector's edition" treatment on DVD. ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
There are only a few movies that I've seen more than ten times. Like most red-blooded American boys my age, I saw all three Star Wars and all three Indiana Jones movies ten times or more. The same goes for Casablanca (1942) and Citizen Kane (1941). And ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Entertainment Insiders (Warren Curry)
My family purchased our first VCR when I was 13 years old. Thanks to a suggestion from a friend, my first two video rentals were David Lynch's "Eraserhead" and Alex Cox's "Repo Man." To say the least, these movies had an enormous (understatement) effect ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Warren Curry)
DVD Review e-zine
Reviewing this DVD afforded a unique opportunity for me. Since its theatrical debut in 1984 and despite its availability on VHS, laserdisc, cable and even broadcast television, I have never seen "Repo Man" in its entirety. ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Light Views, Reviews & Previews (John Larsen)
Otto (Emilio Estevez) is having a bad day. No, make that a very bad day. He loses his job as a grocery store clerk and his girlfriend, and just when he thinks his life can't get any worse, he runs into a repo man named Bud (Harry Dean Stanton). With ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Light Views, Reviews & Previews (John Larsen)
DVD Net (Ben Pollock)
After getting fired from his shelf-stacking supermarket job, Otto (Emilio Estevez) finds himself back on the street screwing, slam-dancing and slacking like young punks do. After a chance street encounter with Bud (Harry Dean Stanton) however, Otto is ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at DVD Net (Ben Pollock)
Moviepie.com
Repo Man has to be one of the craziest movies ever made. It is in fact so crazy and so funny that it could easily become a sort of religion. You could visit the church of the Repo Man every week and still not figure out what it's all about. Luckily the ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Moviepie.com
The Spinning Image (Daniel Auty)
Alex Cox's debut is one of those films that shouldn't work - a foul-mouthed sci-fi conspiracy comedy with a punk rock soundtrack starring Emilio Estevez. ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at The Spinning Image (Daniel Auty)
TV Guide (Staff (Not Credited))
One of the most original films of recent memory, with an edge of black humor and punk sensibility--wickedly funny, ceaselessly inventive, and never boring. ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at TV Guide (Staff (Not Credited))
Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
With its rambling pace and thoroughly absurd premise, Repo Man is a prototypically divisive cult film that will either leave viewers marveling at its inventiveness or scratching their heads in frustration. ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Time Out
When LA punk Otto (Estevez) loses both girl and job, he's hardly prepared for an adventure of mind-blowing proportions when he's conned into helping out a repo man (Stanton). Not only does he find himself in mortal danger while repossessing cars from ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Time Out
DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Repo Man put writer-director Alex Cox on the map as a major independent talent long before the industry acknowledged that there even was an independent American cinema. Even more of a loner than John Sayles, Cox chose to go his own cinematic way, ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Mutant Reviewers From Hell
I think shows like ER and The Practice are highly overrated in the "reality job drama" field. Okay, so you get dozens of traumas wheeled in to your hospital every night, many with interesting kitchen appliances sticking out of them. But do the ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Reel.com
Repo Man is a rad '80s punk movie. Full of smart-assed amusement, this low-budget portrait of disillusioned SoCal youth has an odd sci-fi twist that pushes it into cult-favorite territory. Now with a full-length audio commentary, theatrical and video ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Reel.com
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
A cult classic. Alex Cox is the writer-director of this weird punker sci-fi film encompassing characters from the world of punkers, car thiefs, repo men, lobotomized nuclear scientists, CIA stiffs, UFO freaks, religious cultists, and convenience store ...read the complete Repo Man movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
User Reviews
by This Hideous Repl... on August 08, 2009
Don't forget the amazing cinematography by Robby Muller! Runs the gamut from the really arty look like he normally does for Wenders and Jarmusch right on through to a stagey, almost Ed Wood look--sometimes switching back and forth several times in one ...
by Bob Fake Name "an... on July 28, 2009
Strange coincidences and mystery abound in 1980s Los Angeles. Hilarious action ensues and many classic performances are delivered with some of the most memorable dialog ever. Your treated to the grim specter of urban L.A. wasteland, exciting police ...
by harry44callahan on July 19, 2009
An outstanding cult classic with totally cool performances by Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton. I am getting tired of the "Reaganesque" descriptions in the other reviews though...watch this movie for the great no holds barred, irreverent humor and forget ...
by Dr. Cyber on May 13, 2009
I used to live in LA proper back at the time this movie was shot. A "bohemian" (as in: a person who has informal and unconventional social habits) and fun period for me, & a lot of the atmosphere (if you can call it that) of that time is evoked in this ...
by Karen E. Wright on May 09, 2009
If you are a conservative closed minded person, then this movie is not for you. If you are judgemental in nature or afraid of the fringes of society, don't see it. It will disturb your fragile sensibilities. For the rest of us, Whhhoooweeeee! What a fun ...
by Bob "plaidman308" on March 16, 2009
I was utterly impressed with this Collector's Edition presentation of Repo Man. You don't expect giant studios like Universal to put this much effort into adding bells and whistles to an oddball cult hit like Repo Man. More often than not your average ...
by Steven L. Nelson on December 07, 2008
... 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, ...
by G. Merritt on September 23, 2008
Directed by, Alex Cox (Walker; Straight to Hell; Death and the Compass; Three Businessmen)), Repo Man is a 1980s cult classic starring Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton. Set in mid-80s Los Angeles, the darkly humorous, offbeat film tells the story ...
by dephal on September 04, 2008
I loved this movie when it first came out, back in my own post-punk college days. I recently watched it again, after not having seen it for many years, and I'm pleased that it has actually aged quite well. It's still really, really funny. The soundtrack ...
by Stevie Mack on July 17, 2008
I titled this ...
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