Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Harry Dean StantonBud
- Emilio EstevezOtto Maddox
- Tracey WalterMiller
- Olivia BarashLeila
- Sy RichardsonLite
- Susan BarnesAgent Rogersz
- Fox HarrisJ. Frank Parnell
- Tom FinneganOly
- Del ZamoraLagarto
- Eddie VelezNapo
- 90
The New York Times
The real thing. It's a sneakily rude, truly zany farce that treats its lunatic characters with a solemnity that perfectly matches the way in which they see themselves. - 90
Variety
Repo Man has the type of unerring energy that leaves audiences breathless and entertained. - 89
Austin Chronicle
Cox, who wrote and directed the film, creates a strange but hilarious view of our culture, a brilliant satire on modern society...deserves the same respect and attention given to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "This Is Spinal Tap," two films that define the cult category. - 88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A non-stop, shoestring trip with more adventures and a helluva lot more smarts than you'll find in most American movies...All in all, there's more plain fun to be had here in 10 minutes than in a whole hour on the road with that jerk Indiana Jones. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
This is the kind of movie that baffles Hollywood, because it isn't made from any known formula and doesn't follow the rules. - 70
Time
No wonder adolescents have taken Repo Man for their own. Lifting its hood is like peering into a teen-ager's mind: miswired and noisy, Repo Man is capable of fast starts and amazing cornering. [4 Feb 1985] - 70
TV Guide Magazine
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. - 70
The New Yorker
The attraction of the movie is its friendly, light tone, its affectlessness, and its total lack of humanity. [6 Aug 1984, p.72]