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Repo Man (1984)

R 92 min  -  Comedy | Sci-Fi  -   2 March 1984 (USA)
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Ratings: 6.8/10 from 15,646 users   Metascore: 75/100 
Reviews: 131 user | 93 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com

Young punk Otto becomes a repo man after helping to steal a car, and stumbles into a world of wackiness as a result.

Director:

Alex Cox

Writer:

Alex Cox
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harry Dean Stanton ...
Bud
Emilio Estevez ...
Tracey Walter ...
Olivia Barash ...
Leila
Sy Richardson ...
Lite
Susan Barnes Susan Barnes ...
Fox Harris Fox Harris ...
J. Frank Parnell
Tom Finnegan ...
Oly
Del Zamora ...
Lagarto
Eddie Velez ...
Napo
Zander Schloss Zander Schloss ...
Kevin
Jennifer Balgobin Jennifer Balgobin ...
Debbi
Dick Rude Dick Rude ...
Duke
Miguel Sandoval ...
Archie (as Michael Sandoval)
Vonetta McGee ...
Marlene
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Storyline

Frustrated punk rocker Otto quits his supermarket job after slugging a co-worker, and is later dumped by his girlfriend at a party. Wandering the streets in frustration, he is recruited in the repossession of a car by a repo agent. After discovering his parents have donated his college fund to a televangelist, he joins the repossession agency (Helping Hand Acceptance Corporation) as an apprentice "repo man". During his training, he is introduced into the mercenary and paranoid world of the drivers, befriended by a UFO conspiracy theorist, confronted by rival repo agents, discovers some of his one-time friends have turned to a life of crime, is lectured to near cosmic unconsciousness by the repo agency grounds worker, and finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue concerning a huge repossession bounty on a 1964 Chevy Malibu driven by a lunatic government scientist, with Top Secret cargo in the trunk. Written by Baroque <gopher_baroque@hotmail.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Repossession | Punk | UFO | Punk Rocker | Police  | See more »

Taglines:

...It's 4 A.M., do you know where your car is? See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish (some dialogue)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El reclamador See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$95,300 (USA) (4 March 1984) (39 Screens)

Gross:

$3,750,080 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Edge City See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

All cars (plus the police motorcycle) have pine tree air fresheners. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the scene where Bud and Otto are racing down the side of the canal with the Rodrigues brothers, Lagarto suddenly disappears from the passenger seat. See more »

Quotes

Bud: Don't care how long it takes, dildos! Repo Man's got all night, every night.
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Crazy Credits

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Connections

References "Dallas" (1978) See more »

Soundtracks

"Rhumboogie"
Performed by The Andrews Sisters (as The Andrew Sisters)
Courtesy of MCA Records See more »