Episode 143 – Alex Cox’s Repo Man

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This time on the podcast, Ryan is joined by Travis George to chat the 1984 film from Alex Cox, Repo Man

About the film:

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..

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Episode Links

• Repo Man (1984) – The Criterion Collection
• Iggy Pop Talks Repo Man – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• 10 Things I Learned: Repo Man – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• Repo Man Packaging – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• Repo Man: A Lattice of Coincidence – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• Three Reasons: Repo Man – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• CriterionCast | Joshua Reviews Alex Cox’s Repo Chick [DVD Review]
• Keynote: Repo Man / The Dissolve
• Film/Repo Man – Television Tropes & Idioms

Episode Credits

• Ryan Gallagher (Twitter / Website)
• James McCormick (Twitter / cineAWESOME)
• David Blakeslee (Twitter / Criterion Reflections)
• Sean Hutchinson (Twitter / Latino Review / Best Movie Ever)

Next time on the podcast: Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby

Music for the show is from Bobby Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.