Repo Man (1984 Future Cult Classic)

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1984 features our future cult classic pick, Alex Cox’s Repo Man. Written and directed by Alex Cox and starring Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Olivia Barash and Tracey Walter, Repo Man received minimal studio support but went on to critical acclaim and a cult following.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/repo-man-1984), Vincent Canby in the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/06/movies/screen-repo-man-cars-and-california.html), and Pauline Kael in the New Yorker.

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