Repo Men (2010)

Director:

Miguel Sapochnik

Writers (WGA):

Eric Garcia (screenplay) &
Garrett Lerner (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

19 March 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

For a price, any organ in your body can be replaced. But it can also be repossessed.

Plot:

Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed.

Plot Keywords:

Future | Near Future | Artificial Organ | On The Run | Singer

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jude Law	...	Remy
Forest Whitaker	...	Jake
Alice Braga	...	Beth
Liev Schreiber	...	Frank
Carice van Houten	...	Carol
Chandler Canterbury	...	Peter
Joe Pingue	...	Ray
Liza Lapira	...	Alva
Tiffany Espensen	...	Little Alva
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	Rhodesia
RZA	...	T-Bone
Wayne Ward	...	John
Tanya Clarke	...	Hooker
Max Turnbull	...	Larry the Lung
Howard Hoover	...	Salesman
Robert Dodds	...	Salesman
Raff Law	...	Young Remy
Tremayne Corion	...	Young Jake
Marty Adams	...	Obese Man
Daniel Kash	...	Chipped Tooth
Christian Lloyd	...	Addict
Dominic Cuzzocrea	...	Cabbie
Carlos Diaz	...	Cab Passenger
Imali Perera	...	Q Nurse
Tannis Burnett	...	Hallway Nurse
Michael Cram	...	Father
Heather Hodgson	...	Remy's Female Customer
Bruce Gooch	...	Remy's Male Customer
Laytrel McMullen	...	Jump Rope Girl
Ellie Ellwand	...	Jump Rope Girl
Alie Rutty	...	Jump Rope Girl
Kenny Robinson	...	Gruff Repo Man
Jim Annan	...	TSA Guard
Alice Poon	...	TSA Agent
Simon Northwood	...	TSA Agent
Wayne Downer	...	TSA Agent
John MacDonald	...	TSA Agent
Neil Whitely	...	Passenger
Marium Carvell	...	Passenger
Daniel Lévesque	...	Curious Man
Michal Grajewski	...	Repo Trainee
Zoe Doyle	...	Technician (as Zoe Mugford)
Philip Nessel	...	Sick Father
Roland Rothchild	...	Guard
Denis Akiyama	...	Doctor
Katie Bergin	...	Woman in Bathroom
Jee-Yun Lee	...	Newswoman
Tino Monte	...	Newsman
John Picard	...	Raggedy Dude
Kevin Rushton	...	Artiforg Arm
Alicia Turner	...	Repo Woman
Ciara Jones	...	Subway Girl
Riley Jones	...	Young Debtor
Angelina Assereto	...	Bikini Girl
Matt Baram	...	Doctor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rob Archer	...	No Neck
Olya Milova	...	Natasha
Rebecca Applebaum	...	Dancing Girl #1 (uncredited)
Charlene Lynn Chartrand	...	Heart Dancer (uncredited)
Robin Atkin Downes	...	News reporter (uncredited)
Tammy Fitzgerald	...	Wife of dying husband (uncredited)
Gavin Fox	...	Muscular Boyfriend (uncredited)
Larry Gilman	...	Robert (uncredited)
Christina Giuseppe	...	Sexy Cuban Bride (uncredited)
Ashleigh Hubbard	...	Hot Girlfriend (uncredited)
Dorly Jean-Louis	...	Hooker (uncredited)
John Leguizamo	...	Asbury (uncredited)
Emily Lineham	...	Hooker #5 (uncredited)
Kathryn Michelle	...	Commercial Jogging Woman (uncredited)
Kristina Pesic	...	Dancing Girl #2 (uncredited)
Jessica Phillips	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Erin Reese	...	Hot Commercial Girl (uncredited)
Michelle Santoro	...	Jack's Soda Girl (uncredited)
Sherry Shaoling	...	Sexy Asian Bride (uncredited)
Lina So	...	Sexy Asian Bride (uncredited)
Devon Tucker	...	Jack Soda Party Boy (uncredited)
Lea Violette	...	Super Sexy Tough Guy #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Miguel Sapochnik

Writing credits (WGA)
Eric Garcia		(screenplay) &
Garrett Lerner		(screenplay)
Eric Garcia		(novel "The Repossession Mambo")

Produced by
Andrew Z. Davis	....	executive producer
Mike Drake	....	executive producer
Jon Mone	....	executive producer
Miguel Sapochnik	....	executive producer
Scott Stuber	....	producer

Original Music by
Marco Beltrami

Cinematography by
Enrique Chediak

Film Editing by
Richard Francis-Bruce

Casting by
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
David Sandefur

Art Direction by
Dan Yarhi

Set Decoration by
Clive Thomasson

Costume Design by
Caroline Harris

Makeup Department
Andy Clement	....	special makeup effects designer/creator
David Monzingo	....	special makeup effects artist
Donald Mowat	....	makeup department head
Lancel Reyes	....	shop effects supervisor
Chad Washam	....	special makeup effects technician

Production Management
Karyn McCarthy	....	unit production manager: Islamorada
Steve Wakefield	....	unit production manager
Sean T. Stratton	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Bocknek	....	third assistant director
Richard Cowan	....	first assistant director
Stephen P. Del Prete	....	second assistant director: Florida
Jonnie Katz	....	assistant director (crowd scenes)
Travis McConnell	....	trainee assistant director
Joanna Moore	....	second assistant director
Patrick Murphy	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Darleen Abbott	....	construction accountant
Joseph Bower	....	assistant head scenic
Lorne Chaitov	....	art production assistant
Jody Lynn Clement	....	second assistant art director
Brian Cranstone	....	carpenter
J.P. Dame	....	set dresser
Bill Harman	....	construction coordinator
Ron Hewitt	....	property master
Michael Huschka	....	assistant property master
Michael Anthony Jackson	....	storyboard artist
Walter Klassen	....	specialty props
William Koon	....	assistant key scenic
Ray Lai	....	concept artist
Ray Lai	....	graphic illustrator
Rob McCallum	....	concept artist
Peter Müller	....	greens
Vince Peets	....	storyboard artist
Sorin Popescu	....	assistant art director
Reet Puhm	....	key scenic artist
Corinna Schmitt-Porsia	....	assistant art director
Jaclyn Shoub	....	set decoration buyer
Mark Steel	....	set dresser
Shawn Thomas	....	graphic designer
Michael Vanderteems	....	key greensman
Meredith Woodley	....	trainee assistant art director
Taku Dazai	....	specialty props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Baine	....	foley artist
Robert Carr	....	mix technician
Steve Copley	....	foley mixer
Barbara Delpuech	....	dialogue editor
Yann Delpuech	....	sound designer
Yann Delpuech	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
Ann Ducommun	....	first assistant sound editor
Jeffrey Dyal	....	assistant sound editor
Jeffrey Dyal	....	sound production assistant
Mike Filippov	....	music playback
Stefan Fraticelli	....	foley artist
Glen Gauthier	....	sound mixer
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
Jacob Kemp	....	boom operator
Darren King	....	supervising sound editor
E. Niles Klein	....	assistant sound editor
E. Niles Klein	....	sound editorial technical consultant
Nick Kray	....	adr mixer
Greg LaPlante	....	digital mastering
Ryan Lukasik	....	foley assistant
Christian P. Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Barbara Noren	....	dialogue editor
Barbara Noren	....	first assistant sound editor
Justin Pearson	....	assistant sound editor
Justin Pearson	....	sound effects editor
Jeena M. Phelps	....	dialogue editor
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Joel Shryack	....	dialogue editor
Joel Shryack	....	dialogue/adr supervisor
Joel Shryack	....	supervising adr editor
John Sievert	....	foley artist
Jack Snyder	....	stage engineer
Unsun Song	....	re-recording mix technician
Virginia Storey	....	foley artist
Steve Switzer	....	boom operator
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bernard Weiser	....	sound effects designer
Randy Wilson	....	foley mixer
Marilee Yorston	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Stephanie Appleby	....	special effects crew
Warren Appleby	....	special effects coordinator
Ryan Banfield	....	mold maker
Tim Barraball	....	special effects key
Jason Board	....	special effects rigging key
Fiona MacPherson	....	special effects shop coordinator
Philippe Maurais	....	special effects technician
Larry Odien	....	mechanical effects supervisor: Creative Character
Cameron Patterson	....	special effects technician
David Reaume	....	special effects technician
Brodie Spaull	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Adnan Ahmed	....	visual effects coordinator
Mathieu Archambault	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc
Ioan Balcosi	....	compositor
Sarah Barber	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositor
Dennis Berardi	....	senior visual effects producer: MR. X Inc.
Harshal Bhujbal	....	digital compositor
Kristy Blackwell	....	visual effects artist
Jeremy Boissinot	....	matte painting td: Rodeo FX
Mathew Borrett	....	matte painter
Jean-Christophe Boue	....	digital compositor: Mr. X
Branden Bratuhin	....	visual effects editor
Ayo Burgess	....	lighting technical director: Mr. X Inc.
Craig Calvert	....	CG Supervisor: Mr. X
Zac Campbell	....	compositor
Jeff Capogreco	....	digital artist
Dan Carnegie	....	tracking supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Kris Carson	....	digital compositor: Mr. X, Inc.
Andy Chan	....	visual effects compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Erik Charlebois	....	visual effects artist: Mr. X
Richard Chiu	....	digital compositor
Ovidiu Cinazan	....	compositor
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Tommaso Corona	....	digital compositor
Roberto D'Ippolito	....	digital compositor (as D'Ippolito Roberto)
Simon Devault	....	digital compositor: Rodeo FX
Jeremy Dineen	....	visual effects animator: Mr. X Inc
Laura Dittmann	....	visual effects production assistant
Anand Dorairaj	....	digital compositor
Amélie Dubois	....	digital compositor
Danny Duchesneau	....	compositor
Mike Duffy	....	flame artist: Mr X Inc.
Shaiju Ep	....	digital compositor
Gustavo Fernandes	....	lighting td
David Fix	....	senior systems administrator: Mr. X Inc
Tommy Gervais	....	visual effects production assistant
Andrei Gheorghiu	....	digital compositor
Mohamed Ghouse	....	digital compositor
Matt Glover	....	visual effects production assistant
Jason Gougeon	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Roopesh Gujar	....	visual effects production manager: Anibrain
Anna Joukova	....	digital compositor: Tantrum Visual Effects and Design
Sushil Kalyanshetti	....	visual effects artist
Dushyant Kashyap	....	digital effects artist
Mike Kwan	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Raphael Lacoste	....	digital matte artist
Eric Lacroix	....	digital artist
Isabelle Langlois	....	digital effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Mai-Ling Lee	....	digital artist
Jackson Li	....	digital artist
Nitin Mahajan	....	digital compositor
Philippe Majdalani	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Elliot Mallon	....	digital artist
Ken McCuen	....	concept artist
Claire McLachlan	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Sarah McMurdo	....	visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Jaideep Mohan	....	digital compositor
Jesh Murthy	....	visual effects: Anibrain
Jessica Nolet	....	digital artist
Pete O'Connell	....	visual effects artist
Christophe Pacaud	....	digital compositor
Hojin Park	....	digital compositor
Rob Phillips	....	visual effects production assistant
Vincent Poitras	....	flame compositor: RodeoFX
Sebastien Proulx	....	digital compositor
Kevin Quatman	....	compositor
Matt Ralph	....	digital artist
Mathieu Raynault	....	digital matte painter/supervisor: RodeoFX
Vishal Rustgi	....	digital compositor
Paul Saint-Hilaire	....	digital compositor nuke
Mag Sarnowska	....	digital compositor
James Schermerhorn	....	visual effects editor
Matt Schofield	....	matte painter
Jerry Seguin	....	digital compositor
Carolyn Shelby	....	digital compositor
Safia Siad	....	visual effects production assistant
Ben Simons	....	senior technical supervisor: MrX Inc.
Gavin Soares	....	animator
Gavin Soares	....	lead pre-viz artist
Laurent Spillemaecker	....	Flame artist: RodeoFX
Frederic St-Arnaud	....	digital matte artist
Bridget M. Taylor	....	senior compositor: Mr. X
Abu Thahir	....	digital compositor
David Thompson	....	digital compositor
Benoit Touchette	....	operations manager: Rodeo FX
Armando Velazquez	....	digital compositor
Aaron Weintraub	....	visual effects supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Clement Yip	....	animator
Gwen Zhang	....	compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Bhushan Humbe	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Pankaj Sonawane	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Nick Alachiotis	....	stunt performer
Ralph Baddour	....	stunt driver
Guy Bews	....	stunt performer
Matt Birman	....	stunt performer
Hubert Boorder	....	knife specialist
Derek Bujalski	....	stunt performer
Brad Bunn	....	stunts
Jason Cavalier	....	stunts
Mike Chute	....	stunt double
Christopher Cordell	....	stunt performer
Neil Davison	....	stunt performer
Tig Fong	....	stunt rigger
Tig Fong	....	stunts
Jean Frenette	....	stunt performer
Don Gough	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunt consultant
Dana Jones	....	stunt double
Stéphane Julien	....	stunt performer
Allen Keng	....	stunt performer
Hiro Koda	....	fight choreographer
Hiro Koda	....	stunt coordinator
Henry Korhonen	....	stunt performer
Larry Lam	....	utility stunts
Danny Lima	....	stunts
John MacDonald	....	stunts
Dave Macomber	....	stunt performer
James Mark	....	stunt performer
Brad Dirk Martin	....	stunt driver
Walter Masko	....	stunts
Christopher McGuire	....	utility stunts
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt performer
François Mequer	....	stunts
Mike Mukatis	....	stunt double
Moses Nyarko	....	stunt double
Billy Oliver	....	stunt performer
Jeffery Ong	....	stunt performer
Jeffery Ong	....	stunts
Louis Paquette	....	stunt performer
Daryl Patchett	....	stunts
Alice Poon	....	stunt performer
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunt performer
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunt rigger
Cheryl Quiacos	....	stunts
Ken Quinn	....	stunt coordinator
Ken Quinn	....	stunt performer
Branko Racki	....	utility stunts
Robert Racki	....	utility stunts
Herb Reischl Jr.	....	stunt performer
Bryan Renfro	....	stunts
John Ross	....	stunt performer
Steve 'Shack' Shackleton	....	stunt performer
Darren Shahlavi	....	stunts
Bryan Thomas	....	stunt actor
Frank Turek	....	stunt double
Alicia Turner	....	stunt actor
Ron Webber	....	stunt performer
Paul Wu	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
John Adamson	....	grip
Scott Blynder	....	video assist: Florida unit
Raphael Boettger	....	daily rigging grip
Rocky Brown	....	daily lighting technican
Brian Cassar	....	loader
Brad Crosbie	....	first assistant camera
Gyorgy Darvas	....	digital video assistant: second unit
Tim Davis	....	video assist supervisor
Christopher Dean	....	key grip
Carson T. Foster	....	daily rigging grip
Kerry Hayes	....	still photographer
Jim Holmes	....	best boy grip
Bill Hong	....	camera car operator
Alan G. Kelly	....	camera trainee
Tim Kneeshaw	....	second assistant camera
Walter Lipscombe	....	key rigging grip
J.P. Locherer	....	director of photography: second unit
Tim Lovell	....	rigging best boy
Robert McRae	....	gaffer
Tim Merkel	....	Steadicam operator
Tim Merkel	....	camera operator
Dean Morin	....	assistant camera
Malcolm Nefsky	....	rigging grip
Christopher Raucamp	....	first assistant camera
Douglas G. Reid	....	best boy electric
Ron Schroeder	....	grip
Patrick Krauter	....	rigging grip (uncredited)

Animation Department
Saxena Abhishek	....	animator

Casting Department
Deirdre Bowen	....	casting: Canada
Zameret Kleiman	....	extras casting
Terry L. Lamfers	....	casting executive
Kara Lipson	....	casting associate
Meagan Lopez	....	casting assistant
Christopher Richards	....	casting assistant: Canada
Carlos Rojas	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Trysha Bakker	....	assistant costume designer
Katherine Burchill	....	costume supervisor
Karen Eppstadt	....	key wardrobe breakdown artist
Ritta Koleva	....	chief costume maker
Richard Krough	....	costume supervisor
Leonie Reid	....	costume buyer
Carol Wong	....	costume buyer

Editorial Department
Clare Bambrough	....	assistant editor
Toby Francis-Bruce	....	assistant editor
Yvan Lucas	....	colorist: Efilm
Jennifer Mangan	....	assistant editor (as Jennifer Spenelli)
Robert Mead	....	additional editor
John Potter	....	digital preview colorist
Tom Reiser	....	colorist assist: Efilm
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter
Dawn M. Stoliar	....	assistant editor
Michael Struk	....	assistant editor
Jordan Wood	....	dailies assistant editor
Chisako Yokoyama	....	supervising effects editor
Gilbert Carreras	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
William Boston	....	orchestrator
Tim Davies	....	orchestrator
Steve Durkee	....	music editor
Rossano Galante	....	orchestrator
Vicki Hiatt	....	music editor
iZLER	....	composer: additional music
John Kurlander	....	music recording engineer
John Kurlander	....	score mixer
Kathy Nelson	....	music supervisor
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Bryan Pezzone	....	musician: piano
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Del Spiva	....	music editor
Ceiri Torjussen	....	composer: additional music
Marcus Trumpp	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Rudy Baccuchi	....	transportation co-captain
Jon Bergholz	....	transportation captain: Florida
Lee Bryan	....	picture car coordinator
Aleck Duncan	....	principal cast driver: Forest Whitaker
Stuart Hughes	....	transportation captain
William 'Mac' Maquez	....	driver
Jason McCormack	....	driver: honeywagon
Jennifer Mccormack	....	driver: second honeywagon
John Mourtzis	....	picture car wrangler
William L. Tataryn	....	exclusive driver: Alicia Braga/Jude Law
Grant Volkers	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Virginia Alves	....	first assistant accountant
Simran Baidwan	....	assistant to Garrett Lerner
Ben Bova	....	futurist
Ashley Bowen	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Kathryn Buck	....	script supervisor
Stephan Burle	....	title designer
Jared Burton	....	location production assistant
Jerome Butler	....	dialect coach
Karen de Montbrun	....	production accountant
Karen Doble	....	production coordinator
Jennifer Drevnig	....	on-set tutor
Julie Ann Grasso	....	assistant production coordinator: Florida
Pamela B. Green	....	main title producer
Jennifer Haufler	....	assistant to Liev Schreiber
Ryan Heimpel	....	payroll accountant
Will Hoddinott	....	location manager
Steve Holt	....	on-set medic
Ben Hong	....	production assistant
Aaron Horton	....	production secretary
Karen Huie	....	adr voice
Sandra Lynne Hyhkö	....	assistant production coordinator
Jim Lau	....	adr voice
Tanya Leal Soto	....	assistant: Forest Whitaker
Stanley Lidon	....	assistant location manager
Kathy Lochwin	....	key craft service
Jason Lorr	....	asset coordinator
Dahla MacKenna	....	education supervisor
Roxanne Marciniak	....	second assistant to producer
Lisa L. Martin	....	production coordinator: florida
Mark Moore	....	key location scout
Nicholas David Nesbitt	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber
Jessica Nichols	....	stand in: child utility
Rick Parker	....	animal wrangler
Trina Petrik	....	key craft service
Cynthia Phillips	....	post production accountant
Jeremy Pinard	....	location scout
Jennifer Radzikowski	....	location manager: Islamorada
Marlaine Reiner	....	assistant: mr. kavanaugh
Reynaldo Rodriguez	....	production assistant: FL
Joe Russo	....	epk producer
Lisa Shamata	....	unit publicist
Todd Shannon Jr.	....	dive supervisor
Sat Sidhu	....	on-set tutor
Philip Spurvey	....	assistant location manager
Ken Stanbury	....	production assistant
Erik Sudmals	....	second assistant accountant
Jodi A. Tario	....	assistant to producer
Dave Tommasini	....	helicopter pilot
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	titles
Gordon Weiske	....	assistant to director
Devin White	....	second assistant accountant
Ron Laugher	....	location guard (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)
Al Vrkljan	....	armorer (uncredited)

Thanks
Pietro Scalia	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Relativity Media (in association with)
• Stuber Productions (as Stuber Pictures)
• Dentsu (as Dentsu Inc.) (in association with)
• Mambo Film Productions (uncredited)
• Scion Films (uncredited)

Distributors

• Universal Studios (2010) (worldwide) (all media)
• Universal Pictures (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Canada (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Norway) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2010) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Argentina) (all media)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2010) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2010) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Acme F/X (special effects)
• Anibrain
• Mr. X (digital visual effects)
• Rodeo FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)  acknowledgement (as ACTRA)
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Corbis  stock photographs (as Corbis Corporation)
• Directors Guild of Canada  acknowledgement (Ontario)
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Jo Ann Kane Music Service Inc.)
• Movie Armaments Group  weapons supplied by
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  score recorded at (as 20th Century Fox)
• PIC Agency  main and end titles (as PIC)
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Relativity Music Group  soundtrack
• Scarlet Letters  end crawl
• SoundWorks Houston  additional adr
• Technicolor Creative Services  foley recorded at (as Technicolor Toronto)
• Technicolor-JRS Productions  foley recorded at (as JRS Productions)
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  sound re-recorded at (as Universal Studios Sound)
• Vantage Film  HAWK anamorphic lenses provided by
• Village Recorder, The  score mixed at
• Volkswagen of America Inc.  vehicles supplied by (as Volkswagen)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for for strong bloody violence, grisly images, language and some sexuality/nudity

Runtime:

111 min | USA:119 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45198) | UK:18 | Singapore:M18 | Ireland:18 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Japan:R15+ | Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | Malaysia:18 | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-18 | Brazil:18 | Chile:18 | Argentina:16 | France:-12 (with warning)

Filming Locations:

Bay subway station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Part of the film's promotion was a seven minute comic released on Apple.com.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Remy is on the typewriter typing and Jake walks into the room, you can see words on the paper. After a camera cut, the words are gone, and a blank piece of paper is in the typewriter instead.

Quotes:

T-Bone:You from the IRS?
Remy:No.
T-Bone:Soul suckers, taking everything back.
Remy:Mmm. So am I.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Repo Men/The Bounty Hunter/The Runaways (#2.11)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

5446 Was My Number

A butchered premise

Movies like Repo Men are those that take interesting, even fascinating, premises and butcher them to the point of disfigurement; a bland cookie- cutter version of how the plot could have unravelled. In addition to the obvious plot arc that can easily be surmised from the trailers, any good will built up over the running time is similarly bastardized by a horrendous final twist that is not only nonsensical but cheap. This reveal is not only blatantly alluded to early on but even for those who did not pick up on it will not be surprised by the finale. In yet another paint-by-numbers dystopian future where highly advanced artificial organs are now a reality, we follow two repo men by the names of Remy (Jude Law) and Jake (Forest Whitaker) whose task it is to reclaim said organs from customers who have fallen behind on payments. They gleefully extract hearts, livers, kidneys, etc leaving their former customers on the wrong side of alive. Yet, after an on the job accident leaves Remy himself with an 'artiforg', as they are called, and subsequently is unable to make payments he goes on the run. With the help of a woman who is nearly all 'fake' so to speak (it is eye-rolling developments like this that make up Repo Men) he tries to bring down his former employer with Jake hot on his trail. Thank goodness at the center of it all we get three solid performances from Jude Law and Forest Whitaker as the titular repo men, and Liev Schreiber as their morally defunct boss. Without this trio to ground the movie in some realm of watchability this could have been an unmitigated disaster instead of just a near-disaster. The gore is ample in Repo Men but it appears in all the wrong places. Instead of using the violent repossessions as tentpole instances of shock, they pepper the story with such frequency, everything becomes white-washed (or should I say red- washed) and muted in effectiveness. I will admit, there are some well choreographed, badass action sequences but they can do little to lift the remaining material. Even with these kinetic bursts, the characters at the center are all so unlikable, whether they live or die becomes moot. Are we truly supposed to root for a murderer just because he had a moral epiphany and who in addition cheats on his wife after she condemns his job and then proceeds to abandon her and his son? All this is loosely strung together by a bland and sporadic voice-over which serves no discernible purpose. There are so many unanswered questions floating around Repo Men. What has happened to lead up to this future? What is government like to give this company absolute power to slaughter countless people? And where is the money in selling organs to those who cannot pay anyways? It is questions like these and more that leave Repo Men a vapid and unmemorable vision of the future with little to say about much of anything.