#654: COX, Alex: Repo Man (1984)
COX, Alex (United States)
Repo Man [1984]
Spine #654
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
A quintessential cult film of the 1980s, Alex Cox's singular sci-fi comedy stars the always captivating Harry Dean Stanton as a weathered repo man in a desolate Los Angeles, and Emilio Estevez as the nihilistic middle-class punk he takes under his wing. The job becomes more than either of them bargained for when they get involved in repossessing a mysterious — and otherworldly — Chevy Malibu with a hefty reward attached to it. Featuring the ultimate early eighties L.A. punk soundtrack, this grungily hilarious odyssey is also a politically trenchant take on President Reagan's domestic and foreign policies.
92 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
1:78:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2013
Director/Writer
Alex Cox was 30 when he wrote and directed Repo Man.
Other Cox films in the Collection:
#20: Sid & Nancy (1986)
#423: Walker (1987)
The Film
Other Cox films in the Collection:
#20: Sid & Nancy (1986)
#423: Walker (1987)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Seventy-two page booklet featuring an essay by critic Sam McPheeters, an illustrated production history by Cox, and a 1987 interview with real-life repo man Mark Lewis.
Commentary
Featuring Cox, executive producer Michael Nesmith, casting director Victoria Thomas, and actors Richardson, Schloss, and Zamora.
Interviews
With musicians Iggy Pop and Keith Morris and actors Rude, Barash, and Sandoval.
Deleted scenes and trailers
Roundtable discussion
About the making of the film, featuring Cox, producers Peter McCarthy and Jonathan Wacks, Zamora, Richardson, and Rude.
Conversation
Between actor Stanton and McCarthy.
Cox’s “cleaned-up” television version of the film
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Seventy-two page booklet featuring an essay by critic Sam McPheeters, an illustrated production history by Cox, and a 1987 interview with real-life repo man Mark Lewis.
Commentary
Featuring Cox, executive producer Michael Nesmith, casting director Victoria Thomas, and actors Richardson, Schloss, and Zamora.
Interviews
With musicians Iggy Pop and Keith Morris and actors Rude, Barash, and Sandoval.
Deleted scenes and trailers
Roundtable discussion
About the making of the film, featuring Cox, producers Peter McCarthy and Jonathan Wacks, Zamora, Richardson, and Rude.
Conversation
Between actor Stanton and McCarthy.
Cox’s “cleaned-up” television version of the film
Extras Rating (0-40):
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