Repo Man
Repo Man is a 1984 American science fiction black comedy film written and directed by Alex Cox in his directorial debut. It stars Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez, with Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash, Sy Richardson, Vonetta McGee, Fox Harris, and Dick Rude among the supporting cast. Set in Los Angeles, the plot concerns a young punk rocker (Estevez) who is recruited by a car repossession agency and gets caught up in the pursuit of a mysterious Chevrolet Malibu that might be connected to extraterrestrials.
Plot
In the Mojave Desert, a policeman pulls over a 1964 Chevrolet Malibu driven by J. Frank Parnell. The policeman opens the trunk, sees a blinding flash of white light, and instantly vaporizes, leaving only his boots behind.
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| author | Alex Cox |
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| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Alex Cox |
| editor | Dennis Dolan |
| events | consumerism debt collection first contact fiction Reaganomics |
| genre | comedy crime science fiction |
| keywords | best friend chevrolet malibu convenience store crime spree drive gas station government agents help kill learn mojave desert open punk rocker repo man run survive televangelist time-traveler ufo hypothesis travel through time in their spaceships wait wander wound |
| musicBy | Tito Larriva |
| producer | Jonathan Wacks Peter McCarthy |
| productionCompany | Edge City Productions |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | black comedy crime comedy independent satirical |