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IT'S NOT JUST A JOB.. IT'S AN ADVENTURE

Young punk Otto gets fired from his dead-end job and is initiated as a "repo man" after a chance encounter with Bud, an automobile repossessor. An illicit, high-voltage life follows, including an adrenalized search for a mysterious '64 Chevy Malibu loaded with an otherworldly cargo.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago

As per Rotten Tomatoes: "Repo Man is many things: an alien-invasion film, a punk-rock musical, a send-up of consumerism. One thing it isn't is boring." I'm just gonna add that it's also a brilliant satire. As a B-movie it's in a league of its own..

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)
[–] SamuraiBeandog 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"B Movie" is a term that usually refers to the budget of the film, it isn't really about whether its good or not.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I was really just being a bit cheeky.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

I mean, I'm a bit cuckoo and think that every B-movie is a masterpiece in its own special way. ;) But, yeah, you're right, Repo Man is actually a genuine one. There are no rules that say that movies can't be both.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Easily in my top 5 all-time favorite movies.

"A lot o' people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a bunch o' unconnected incidents 'n things. They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice o' coincidence that lays on top o' everything."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Plate. Or Shrimp. Or plate of shrimp.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Notice that there is nothing with a brand name on it in this movie. Everything is generic. Even down to when Otto is trying to get money from his parents while eating from a beef stew sized can of "Food."

[–] Vandals_handle 6 points 2 days ago

In the late 70's Ralph's groceries introduced a store brand called plain wrap. The blue and white label had generic product name and horizontal bar. Some of the movies props were actual Plain Wrap, others were made for the movie. The Plain Wrap Beer was an actual product. Beer is also a Diuretic. Coincidence?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

This post makes me want to get sushi and not pay.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I watched this many years ago, is it the one with the quote But what about our relationship Fuck that

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Yup, that's right! :)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

I blame ... society.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't remember much about this movie, but the soundtrack changed my life.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

One of my favourite soundtracks ever! 🤘🏻

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Solid film. You should watch it if you haven't.

[–] Thcdenton 2 points 2 days ago

This movie kicks ass. First saw it when I was 4 years old. Core memory

[–] mkwt 2 points 3 days ago

I first learned about when a trailer was shown at a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Needless to say, I was hooked. On Repo Man, not Rocky Horror.

Here's a fact I learned from the director's commentary that hasn't been mentioned: they couldn't settle on an ending until quite late in production, which is why multiple options are set up.