Repo Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alex Cox
Produced by	Jonathan Wacks Peter McCarthy
Written by	Alex Cox
Starring	Emilio Estevez Harry Dean Stanton
Music by	The Plugz
Cinematography	Robby Müller
Editing by	Dennis Dolan
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	March 2, 1984
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	US$1.5 million
All Movie Guide profile
IMDb profile

Repo Man is a 1984 cult film directed by Alex Cox. It was produced by Jonathan Wacks and Peter McCarthy, with executive producer Michael Nesmith, and stars Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Alexander Morton Cox (b. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Emilio Estévez (born May 12, 1962) is an American actor, director and writer. ... Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14, 1926 in West Irvine, Kentucky, USA) is an American actor. ... The Plugz were a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California that formed in 1978. ... Robby Müller (born April 4, 1940, in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles), sometimes credited as Robby Muller, is a cinematographer whose name is most often associated with film director Wim Wenders. ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... “USD” redirects here. ... Repo Man is a 1984 cult film. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alexander Morton Cox (b. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Robert Michael Nesmith, born December 30, 1942 ) in Harris County, Texas,[1] is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, perhaps best known for his time in the musical group The Monkees and on the TV series of the same name. ... Emilio Estévez (born May 12, 1962) is an American actor, director and writer. ... Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14, 1926 in West Irvine, Kentucky, USA) is an American actor. ...

Plot

Otto Maddox (Emilio Estevez), an alienated young punk rocker living in mid-1980s Los Angeles, is fired from his menial, supermarket stock clerk job for talking back to his boss. Shortly afterwards, he finds out that his pot-smoking, ex-hippie parents have donated his entire savings account to a popular, but sleazy, televangelist. Leaving home and broke, Otto gets a job almost by accident with the disingenuously named "Helping Hand Acceptance Corporation," a small-time automobile repossession agency, where he is mentored by Bud (Harry Dean Stanton) a seasoned repo man who teaches the often hazardous profession. Emilio Estévez (born May 12, 1962) is an American actor, director and writer. ... Look up alienation, alienate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... The word clerk, derived from the Latin clericus meaning cleric, i. ... Cannabis (also known as marijuana[1] or ganja[2] in its herbal form and hashish in its resinous form[3]) is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa L. subsp. ... Singer at a modern Hippie movement in Russia Hippie (sometimes spelled hippy) refers to a member of a subgroup of the counterculture that began in the United States during the early 1960s, becoming an established social group by 1965, and expanding to other countries before declining in the mid-1970s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Repossession is generally used to refer to a financial institution taking back an object that was either used as collateral or rented or leased in a transaction. ... Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14, 1926 in West Irvine, Kentucky, USA) is an American actor. ...

Otto soon learns that "the life of a Repo Man is always intense." He enjoys the drug use, real-life car chases, and good pay. His old punk rock lifestyle seems boring by comparison. He begins to develop a rapport with his fellow Repo Men as well.

Soon, Bud, Otto and competing repo men all over town are searching for a 1964 Chevrolet Malibu from New Mexico, ludicrously overvalued at $20,000; this vehicle, unknown to them, contains something mysterious and dangerously powerful in its trunk, also sought by a strange female FBI agent, Agent Rogersz (Susan Barnes) and her staff. The film draws on the experiences of Alex Cox, who worked briefly as a repo man in Los Angeles, but soon deviates into the surreal with aliens, the CIA, televangelism, punk rocker thieves and other strange characters and situations, all amid a long string of hilarious running gags and almost-impossible coincidences. It has been suggested that Chevrolet Classic be merged into this article or section. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Susan Barnes (born September 8, 1952 in Rabat, Malta) is a Canadian politician. ... “Green people” redirects here. ... “CIA” redirects here. ... The running gag is a popular hallmark of comic and serious forms of entertainment. ...

Cast

• Jennifer Balgobin as Debbi
• Olivia Barash as Leila
• Susan Barnes as Agent Rogersz
• Harry Dean Stanton as Bud
• Emilio Estevez as Otto Maddox
• Tom Finnegan as Oly
• Richard Foronjy as Otto Plettschner
• Fox Harris as J. Frank Parnell
• Helen Martin as Mrs. Parks
• Vonetta McGee as Marlene
• Sy Richardson as Lite
• Dick Rude as Duke, Punk
• Miguel Sandoval as Archie
• Zander Schloss as Kevin the Nerd
• Eddie Velez as Napoleon 'Napo' Rodríguez
• Tracey Walter as Miller
• Del Zamora as Lagarto Rodrigues

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Awards

1985 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (Saturn Awards) The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. ...

• Won - Best Supporting Actor (Film) — Tracey Walter
• Nominated - Best Writing — Alex Cox

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Soundtrack

Repo Man (Original Soundtrack)
Soundtrack by Various Artists
Released	1984
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	37:20
Label	MCA
Professional reviews
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The soundtrack features now-classic punk rock tracks by Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Iggy Pop and others. Producer Mike Nesmith has a small cameo role (a mock TV commercial taken from his video production Elephant Parts). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Music Corporation of America was a United States based corporation in the music business. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... The Circle Jerks are a hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach, California. ... Suicidal Tendencies are a hardcore punk band formed in 1982 in Venice, California. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Michael Nesmith, born December 30, 1942 in Dallas, Texas, is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman and philanthropist. ... Elephant Parts was also the name of a British adult humour comic. ...

It was meant to capture an angry spirit and features a collection of punk bands of the time.

1. "Repo Man" performed by Iggy Pop – 5:11
2. "TV Party" performed by Black Flag – 3:50
3. "Institutionalized" performed by Suicidal Tendencies – 3:49
4. "Coup d'Etat" performed by The Circle Jerks – 1:59
5. "El Clavo y la Cruz" performed by The Plugz – 2:56
6. "Pablo Picasso" performed by Burning Sensations – 4:01
7. "Let's Have a War" performed by Fear – 2:29
8. "When the Shit Hits the Fan" performed by The Circle Jerks – 3:11
9. "Hombre Secreto (Secret Agent Man)" performed by The Plugz [spanish] – 1:46
10. "Bad Man" performed by Juicy Bananas – 4:59
11. "Reel Ten" performed by The Plugz – 3:09

James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... Suicidal Tendencies are a hardcore punk band formed in 1982 in Venice, California. ... For the masturbatory practice see mutual masturbation. ... The Plugz were a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California that formed in 1978. ... Burning Sensations was a short-lived Los Angeles area rock band. ... Fear is a punk band from Los Angeles, California that formed in 1977 and still performs. ... For the masturbatory practice see mutual masturbation. ... The Plugz were a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California that formed in 1978. ... The Plugz were a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California that formed in 1978. ...

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