Repo Man
1984
Los Angeles, California
Alex Cox
Crime Action Comedy
What’s it all about: It’s the American Southwest in the 80s. Aliens are a thing, and everyone needs cash. Punks rob liquor stores, televangelists swindle old folks, and Harry Dean Stanton shows Emilio Estevez how to repossess cars for big bucks.
First Encounter: VHS; Candotti’s first viewing
Prostitute Index: low
Death By: popping the trunk of a Chevy Malibu
Relics: generic food packaging, slam dancing
Hoops: the mechanic with grease on his face at all times
Heartthrobs: Jennifer Balgobin, Vonetta McGee
Pass/Fails the Test of Time: Emilio Estevez
LoFi Magic: wearing a paper bag to mask your mohawk for a liquor store robbery
Words to live by: “Let’s go do some crimes.” / “Yeah, let’s go get sushi and not pay.”
Makes me want to: embrace the 21st century
Candotti Take: “This movie has a lot of testosterone.”
Worth a watch/rewatch: No
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