Post by FRANK the giant bunny on Mar 23, 2011 10:20:53 GMT -5
Repo Man is a 1984 cult film directed by Alex Cox and Michael Nesmith (of The Monkee's) as execuative producer, and stars Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton. Otto Maddox (Emilio Estevez), a young punk rocker living in Los Angeles, gets fired from his boring job as a supermarket stock clerk. Otto falls in with Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), a seasoned repossession agent working for a small automobile repossession agency. Otto joins the agency as a repo man himself. Otto meets a girl named Leila, who tells him that a 1964 Chevrolet Malibu from New Mexico contains two dead space-aliens in its trunk. The Malibu is being driven around Los Angeles by a mad scientist.
Repo Man was well received by critics and is considered by many as one of the best films of 1984. Entertainment Weekly ranked the film #7 on their list of "The Top 50 Cult Films".
Repo Man was well received by critics and is considered by many as one of the best films of 1984. Entertainment Weekly ranked the film #7 on their list of "The Top 50 Cult Films".