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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 Repo Man is the model and inspiration for a potent strain of post-punk American comedy that includes not only Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), but also early Coen brothers (Raising Arizona, in particular), Men in Black, and even (in a weird way) The X-Files. Otto, a baby-face punk played by Emilio Estevez, becomes an apprentice to Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), a coke-snorting, veteran repo-man-of-honour 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. Repo Man is a key American movie of the 1980s--just as Taxi Driver, Nashville, and Chinatown are key American movies of the '70s. With a scorching soundtrack that features Iggy Pop, Fear, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Suicidal Tendencies. --Jim Emerson
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Arguably the defining cult film of the Reagan era, the feature debut of Alex Cox (Sid & Nancy, Walker, Straight to Hell) is a genre-busting mash-up of atomic-age science fiction, post-punk anarchism, and conspiracy paranoia, all shot through with heavy doses of deadpan humour and offbeat philosophy.
After quitting his dead-end supermarket job, young punk Otto (Emilio Estevez) is initiated as a "repo man" after a chance encounter with automobile repossessor Bud (Harry Dean Stanton). An illicit, high-voltage life follows, including an adrenalised search for a mysterious '64 Chevy Malibu loaded with radioactive and extragalactic cargo...
With an iconic soundtrack (Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies), stunning Robby Müller cinematography, and iconoclastic direction, Repo Man remains one of the great debuts of the 1980s.
Voted by Entertainment Weekly as one of the top-ten best cult films ever, the Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present a definitive, director-approved Blu-ray on 20 February 2012.
SPECIAL DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY FEATURES:
After quitting his dead-end supermarket job, young punk Otto (Emilio Estevez) is initiated as a "repo man" after a chance encounter with automobile repossessor Bud (Harry Dean Stanton). An illicit, high-voltage life follows, including an adrenalised search for a mysterious '64 Chevy Malibu loaded with radioactive and extragalactic cargo...
With an iconic soundtrack (Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies), stunning Robby Müller cinematography, and iconoclastic direction, Repo Man remains one of the great debuts of the 1980s.
Voted by Entertainment Weekly as one of the top-ten best cult films ever, the Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present a definitive, director-approved Blu-ray on 20 February 2012.
SPECIAL DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY FEATURES:
- New high-definition master in the original aspect ratio 1.85:1
- Original mono soundtrack and 5.1 remix, both in DTS-HD Master Audio
- English SDH subtitles on the main feature
- Isolated music and effects track
- Audio commentary with Cox and executive producer Michael Nesmith, casting director Victoria Thomas, and actors Sy Richardson, Zander Schloss, and Del Zamora
- All-new 2012 video piece by Cox offering further thoughts on the film
- Repo Man (entire TV version) this legendary variant, prepared by Cox for network television, incorporates deleted material and surreal overdubs in place of profanity
- Repossessed a retrospective video piece on the making of the film, featuring Cox, producers Peter McCarthy and Jonathan Wacks, and actors Del Zamora, Sy Richardson, and Dick Rude
- The Missing Scenes a roundtable viewing of deleted scenes from the film with Cox, executive producer Michael Nesmith, real-life neutron bomb inventor Sam Cohen, and character "J. Frank Parnell"
- Harry Zen Stanton an extended interview with the legendary actor
- Original theatrical trailer
- A 44-page full colour booklet specially created by Cox, entitled The Repo Code and incorporating all manner of Repo ephemera
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Been a fan of this film for many years, having been into the West Coast punk scene many years ago (more sophisticated tastes these days!).
Had a problem initially with the audio, in that inserted disc into BD player (Sony BDP-S780) and audio would only output in front right speaker, with no speech. Tried on a Sony PS3 and Pioneer BDP-320 and exactly the same results. Eventually figured that unlike all the other BD discs I have, you have to change the settings on the BD players to output audio to PCM only.
Very strange, but at least I can now view the disc and hopefully this is of help to anyone with similar problems.
Had a problem initially with the audio, in that inserted disc into BD player (Sony BDP-S780) and audio would only output in front right speaker, with no speech. Tried on a Sony PS3 and Pioneer BDP-320 and exactly the same results. Eventually figured that unlike all the other BD discs I have, you have to change the settings on the BD players to output audio to PCM only.
Very strange, but at least I can now view the disc and hopefully this is of help to anyone with similar problems.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I used to enjoy BBC2's Moviedrome cult film offerings back in the late eighties which was hosted by the director Alex Cox, although the movies were not actually chosen by him. These films did pose the question "but what exactly is cult?". Cox himself comes into the cult bracket. He eschews Hollywood conventions and concentrates on the anarchic and eccentric elements of human nature. He works on a shoestring budget and his films sometimes have the look of a home movie. Now you can still do all this and make a poor film, but Cox to his credit seldom makes a truly bad film. When offered the chance to drink from Hollywood's moneyspinning poison chalice he sticks to his own absurdist visions.
This son of Liverpool now resident in the US brings all his offbeat talents to bear in his astonishing writer/directorial punk debut film "Repo Man"(1984). The film is pretty difficult to give a synopsis on. It has a surreal plot involving the CIA, aliens, some incompetent Mohican stick up guys and a motley crew of repossession men, ie legally sanctioned car thieves. Emilio Estevez is the young punk who is drawn into their circle by the lure of money. Things then get kinda weird and crazy, but even so there are a lot of savvy jokes at the expense of Ronald Reagan's America. Cox wears his heart on his sleeve and puts plenty of attitude into proceedings. The film which is full of foul mouthed tirades may not be everyones cup of tea, and there will be those who fail to see the joke, but then Cox is the sort of political director who will always divide audiences. Cox put together a very decent ensemble cast and got some fine performances out of Harry Dean Stanton, Estevez and Sy Richardson. The film also adds some nice oddball touches. Look at the branding of items like beer cans and the final credits to see what I mean! Cox even pays homage to his beloved spaghetti westerns in one scene where Stanton remarks in a shop "its too quiet", queue the Mohicans. Masters of Cinema have given this film a new lease of life, and deservedly so. Cox himself gives his usual idiosyncratic introduction to the film, something he has done for other DVD's over the years. This is the sort of offering that appeals to wannabe film buffs like me.
This son of Liverpool now resident in the US brings all his offbeat talents to bear in his astonishing writer/directorial punk debut film "Repo Man"(1984). The film is pretty difficult to give a synopsis on. It has a surreal plot involving the CIA, aliens, some incompetent Mohican stick up guys and a motley crew of repossession men, ie legally sanctioned car thieves. Emilio Estevez is the young punk who is drawn into their circle by the lure of money. Things then get kinda weird and crazy, but even so there are a lot of savvy jokes at the expense of Ronald Reagan's America. Cox wears his heart on his sleeve and puts plenty of attitude into proceedings. The film which is full of foul mouthed tirades may not be everyones cup of tea, and there will be those who fail to see the joke, but then Cox is the sort of political director who will always divide audiences. Cox put together a very decent ensemble cast and got some fine performances out of Harry Dean Stanton, Estevez and Sy Richardson. The film also adds some nice oddball touches. Look at the branding of items like beer cans and the final credits to see what I mean! Cox even pays homage to his beloved spaghetti westerns in one scene where Stanton remarks in a shop "its too quiet", queue the Mohicans. Masters of Cinema have given this film a new lease of life, and deservedly so. Cox himself gives his usual idiosyncratic introduction to the film, something he has done for other DVD's over the years. This is the sort of offering that appeals to wannabe film buffs like me.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Maverick director Alex Cox created this 1984 movie on a shoestring budget, but hit the jackpot in terms of casting, cinematography and mood. Emilio Estevez is atypically restrained as shiftless teenage punk Otto, living in a nihilistic near-future LA with his TV-addicted parents, and working as a shelf-stacker in a supermarket. After getting unceremoniously fired from his crumby job, Otto stumbles into a career as a Repo Man, and his pointless existence gains some interest and danger - not to mention involvement with extra-terrestrials and a bunch of inordinately shady secret agents.
With its minimalist feel, surreal storyline, deliberately one-dimensional characters, and edgy tones, this is a deservedly acclaimed film, and easily the best thing Cox has made to date.
With its minimalist feel, surreal storyline, deliberately one-dimensional characters, and edgy tones, this is a deservedly acclaimed film, and easily the best thing Cox has made to date.
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