Repo Man

Film Info

United States
1984
92 minutes
Color
1.78:1
English
Spine #654

A quintessential cult film of the 1980s, Alex Cox’s singular sci-fi comedy stars the always captivating Harry Dean Stanton as a weathered repo man in a desolate Los Angeles, and Emilio Estevez as the nihilistic middle-class punk he takes under his wing. The job becomes more than either of them bargained for when they get involved in repossessing a mysterious—and otherworldly—Chevy Malibu with a hefty reward attached to it. Featuring the ultimate early eighties L.A. punk soundtrack, this grungily hilarious odyssey is also a politically trenchant take on President Reagan’s domestic and foreign policies.

Cast

Bud	Harry Dean Stanton
Otto	Emilio Estevez
Miller	Tracey Walter
Leila	Olivia Barash
Lite	Sy Richardson
Agent Rogersz	Susan Barnes
J. Frank Parnell	Fox Harris
Oly	Tim 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
Agent B	Biff Yeager
Agent E	Ed Pansullo
Agent S	Steve Mattson
Agent T	Thomas Boyd
Night Club Band	Circle Jerks
Scooter Guys	The Untouchables

Credits

Director	Alex Cox
Written by	Alex Cox
Produced by	Jonathan Wacks and Peter McCarthy
Executive producer	Michael Nesmith
Director of photography	Robby Müller
Music	Tito Larriva and Steven Hufsteter
Repo Man theme	Iggy Pop
Editor	Dennis Dolan
Art design	J. Rae Fox and Lynda Burbank
Casting	Victoria Thomas
Creative consultants	Dick Rude and Brant Reiter
Technical adviser	Mark Lewis
Title design	Robert Dawson

Disc Features

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:

New, restored 2K digital transfer, approved by director Alex Cox, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary featuring Cox, executive producer Michael Nesmith, casting director Victoria Thomas, and actors Sy Richardson, Zander Schloss, and Del Zamora
New interviews with musicians Iggy Pop and Keith Morris and actors Dick Rude, Olivia Barash, and Miguel Sandoval
Deleted scenes and trailers
Roundtable discussion about the making of the film, featuring Cox, producers Peter McCarthy and Jonathan Wacks, Zamora, Richardson, and Rude
Conversation between actor Harry Dean Stanton and McCarthy
Cox’s “cleaned-up” television version of the film
Trailers
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Sam McPheeters, an illustrated production history by Cox, and a 1987 interview with real-life repo man Mark Lewis