Repo man

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About a weathered repo man in desolate downtown Los Angeles, and 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 reclaiming a mysterious, and other worldly, Chevy Malibu with a hefty reward attached to it. Fea...

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Main Author: McPheeters, Sam, 1969- (Author)
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm), Edge City (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Cox, Alex, 1954- (Director, author of screenplay,), Nesmith, Michael (Producer), Wacks, Jonathan (Producer), McCarthy, Peter (Producer), Stanton, Harry Dean, 1926- (Actor), Estevez, Emilio, 1962- (Actor), Barash, Olivia (Actor), Walter, Tracey, 1942- (Actor), Richardson, Sy (Actor), Barnes, Susan (Actor), Zamora, Del (Actor), Velez, Eddie (Actor), Harris, Fox, 1936-1988 (Actor), Finnegan, Tom (Actor), Sandoval, Miguel, 1951- (Actor), Balgobin, Jennifer (Actor), Rude, Dick (Actor), Schloss, Zander (Actor), McGee, Vonetta (Actor), Foronjy, Richard, 1937- (Actor), Huffsteter, Steve (composer (expression)), Larriva, Tito (composer (expression)), Pop, Iggy, 1947- (Performer), Müller, Robby, 1940- (Cinematographer)
Format: DVD
Language:English
Published: [New York] : The Criterion Collection, 2013.
Edition:Director-approved two-DVD special ed.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 654.
Subjects:
Repossession > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Automobiles > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Punk rock music > Philosophy and aesthetics > Drama.
Extraterrestrial beings > Drama.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Science fiction films.
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Summary:About a weathered repo man in desolate downtown Los Angeles, and 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 reclaiming a mysterious, and other worldly, Chevy Malibu with a hefty reward attached to it. Featuring the ultimate early-eighties L.A. punk soundtrack, this grungily hilarious odyssey is a politically trenchant take on President Reagan's domestic and foreign policy.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Special features: Disc 1: Commentary with director Alex Cox, executive producer Michael Nesmith, casting director Victoria Thomas, and actors Sy Richardson, Zander Schloss, and Del Zamora; Plate o' shrimp (interviews featuring musician Keith Morris and actors Dick Rude, Olivia Barash, and Miguel Sandoval); Iggy Pop (interview); The missing scenes (director Alex Cox, executive producer Michael Nesmith, neutron bomb inventor Sam Cohen, and character J. Frank Parnell watch and discuss deleted scenes); Trailers. Disc 2: Repossessed (roundtable discussion about the making of Repo Man featuring director Alex Cox, producers Peter McCarthy and Jonathan Wacks, and actors Del Zamora, Sy Richardson, and Dick Rude); Harry Zen Stanton (discussion between actor Stanton and producer Peter McCarthy); The TV version (the director's "cleaned-up" television version of the film). Booklet features an essay by critic Sam McPheeters.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (92 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (67 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) aspect ratio; Dolby digital monaural.
Production Credits:Art direction, J. Rae Fox, Lynda Burbank ; editor, Dennis Dolan ; music by Steven Hufsteter, Humberto Larriva ; Repo Man theme, Iggy Pop ; director of photography, Robby Muller ; executive producer, Michael Nesmith.
ISBN:9781604657159
1604657154

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