A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted ’64 Chevy.

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Film Cast:

• Otto Maddox: Emilio Estevez
• Bud: Harry Dean Stanton
• Miller: Tracey Walter
• Leila: Olivia Barash
• Lite: Sy Richardson
• Agent Rogersz: Susan Barnes
• J. Frank Parnell: Fox Harris
• Oly: Tom Finnegan
• Lagarto: Del Zamora
• Napo: Eddie Velez
• Kevin: Zander Schloss
• Debbi: Jennifer Balgobin
• Duke: Dick Rude
• Archie: Miguel Sandoval
• Marlene: Vonetta McGee
• Plettschner: Richard Foronjy
• Reverend Larry: Bruce White
• Ms. Magruder: Sue Kiel
• Mrs. Parks: Helen Martin
• Repo Wife #2: Angelique Pettyjohn
• Harry Pace: Con Covert
• Agent B: Biff Yeager
• Agent E: Ed Pansullo
• Miner: Jon St. Elwood
• Sheriff: David Chung
• U.F.O. Lady: Cynthia Szigeti
• Otto Dad: Jonathon Hugger
• Peason: Dale Reynolds
• Nurse: Dolores DeLuce
• Mr. Humphries’ Security Guard: Luis Contreras
• Carwash Attendant: Alex Cox
• Rabbi: Michael Nesmith
• Agent S: Steve Mattson
• Agent T: Thomas Boyd
• Mr. Humphries: Charles Hopkins
• Delilah: Kelitta Kelly
• Motorcycle Cop: Varnum Honey
• English Dustbin Lady: Dorothy Bartlett
• Otto Mom: Sharon Gregg
• Pakman: Jac McAnelly
• Additional Blond Agent: Jimmy Buffett
• Additional Blond Agent: Shep Wickham
• Additional Blond Agent: Gregg Taylor
• Additional Blond Agent: Jon Fondy
• Additional Blond Agent: Keith Miley
• Additional Blond Agent: Michael Bennett
• Additional Blond Agent: Brad Jamieson
• Repo Wife #1: Janet Chan
• Repo Wife #3: Logan Carter
• Repo Wife #4: Laura Sorrenson
• First Repo Victim: George Sawaya
• Repo Victim’s Wife: Connie Ponce
• Soda Jerk: Bob Ellis
• Tow Truck Driver: Quentin Gutierrez
• Liquor Store Clerk #1: Richard Furukawa
• Liquor Store Clerk #2: ‘Earthquake’ Hesson
• Nightclub Band Member (as The Circle Jerks): Keith Morris
• Nightclub Band Member (as The Circle Jerks): Greg Hetson
• Nightclub Band Member (as The Circle Jerks): Chuck Biscuits
• Nightclub Band Member (as The Circle Jerks): Earl Liberty
• Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Clyde Grimes
• Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Chuck Askerneese
• Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Kevin Long
• Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Jerry Miller
• Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Rob Lampron
• Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Josh Harris
• Scooter Guys Member (as The Untouchables): Herman Askerneese
• Laundry Person: Kim Williams
• Laundry Person: Michele Person
• Doctor: Wally Cronin
• Nurse: Monona Wali
• Bouncer: Cosmo Mata
• Club Owner: Rodney Bingenheimer
• Tennis Player: Jorge Martínez
• Tennis Player: Melanie Schloss
• Tennis Player: Nancy Richardson

Film Crew:

• Writer: Alex Cox
• Producer: Peter McCarthy
• Executive Producer: Michael Nesmith
• Producer: Jonathan Wacks
• Director of Photography: Robby Müller
• Editor: Dennis Dolan
• Set Decoration: Cheryl Cutler
• Original Music Composer: Steven Hufsteter
• Original Music Composer: Tito Larriva
• Production Design: Lynda Burbank
• Art Direction: J. Rae Fox
• Script Supervisor: Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
• Script Supervisor: Brenda Weisman
• Music Supervisor: Kathy Nelson
• Stunt Coordinator: Eddie Hice
• Costume Design: Theda DeRamus
• Associate Producer: Gerald T. Olson
• Casting: Victoria Thomas
• Makeup Artist: Sharon Francis
• Production Manager: Allen Alsobrook
• First Assistant Director: Betsy Magruder
• Second Assistant Director: Rip Murray
• Construction Coordinator: Douglas Dick
• Property Master: Douglas Fox
• Leadman: John Lafia
• Property Master: Ron Seigel
• Special Effects: Roger George
• Songs: Iggy Pop
• Special Effects: Robbie Knott
• Stunts: Danny Costa
• Stunt Double: Thomas Boyd
• Stunts: Rick Barker
• Stunts: Fred Scheiwiller
• Stunts: Rick Seaman
• Stunts: Michael Sinclair Walter
• Stunts: Harry Wowchuk
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Richard Beggs
• Assistant Sound Editor: Christopher Flick
• Sound Editor: Donald Flick
• Foley Artist: Kim Fowler
• Supervising Sound Editor: Warren Hamilton Jr.
• ADR Editor: Bonnie Koehler
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Minkler
• Production Sound Mixer: Steve Nelson
• Foley Artist: John Post
• Sound Recordist: Philip Rogers
• Gaffer: Greg Gardiner
• First Assistant Camera: Martin J. Layton
• Camera Operator: Daniel Hainey
• Main Title Designer: Robert Dawson

Movie Reviews:

• John Chard: It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes.
• Repo Man has become one of those films where even though it was savaged by many critics of the time (not Ebert, he loved it), was met with very poor box office as well, but now everyone seems to shout that they loved it back then, always have! It is the very definition of a “cult movie”, a pic that went underground and found its audience, so much so it burst back above ground and today is still being discovered by an ever intrigued movie loving audience.
• Repo Man was one of a kind, a film that refused to be pigeon holed, a true original. Story for what it’s worth has Emilio Estevez as L.A. punk Otto Maddox who gets bluffed into a repo man job. Taken under the wing of Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), Otto gets to become a fully fledged repo man, taking on all the perks and dangers that come with the territory. But when a mysterious 1964 Chevy Malibu arrives on the patch, all bets seem to be off because everyone is either after it or being disintegrated by it!
• The life of a repo man is always intense.
• OK! Where to start? Offbeat, eccentric, punk, funky, funny, smart? Repo Man is all those things, it dares to be bold and challenging, its satirical edges slicing away at film genres and American societies. Director Alex Cox (how wonderful that such an American film is directed by a British guy) fills out this scuzzy part of L.A. with hippies, freaks, punks, aliens, scientist nutters, UFO nutters, effeminate coppers and the repo men themselves, a bunch of grizzled souls hardened by life’s travails, but always with a quip, a smile and a gunshot at the ready.
• The dialogue fizzes with cheeky derring-do, some lines even today still quotable and used in pubs and clubs across the continents. Robby Muller’s cinematography has snap crackle and pop, as does the rocking soundtrack as Cox invites the likes of Iggy Pop, The Circle Jerks, Black Flag and The Plugz into his weird and wonderful world. Performances are bang on the dollar, Stanton the class act, Estevez superb, Tracey Walter proving what his fans already knew, that he’s a legendary character actor.
• From an opening involving a pair of smoking boots, to the glowing sci-fi nirvana finale, Repo Man kicks ass. One viewing is never enough, and for sure there are those who have seen it once and hate it to the point of refusing to ever watch it again. That’s a shame, because repeat viewings are essential, because the more you watch the more Cox’s deliriously cheeky movie makes sense. 9/10