Repo Man (Collector's Edition)
by Alex Cox
List Price:
Our Price: $12.55
You Save: $7.43 (37%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: DVD
See more DVD details
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD details
Actor: Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Olivia Barash, Sy Richardson, Tracey WalterDirector: Alex Cox
Brand: NBC Universal
Cinematographer: Robby Müller
Writer: Alex Cox
Editor: Dennis Dolan
Producer: Gerald T. Olson
Producer: Jonathan Wacks
Producer: Michael Nesmith
Producer: Peter McCarthy
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Repo Man (Collector's Edition)
DVD Review: A movie destined to be a Cult icon: The dark side of Pop culture.
Summary: 5 Stars
Whitout a trace of a doubt, this movie is the very synonym of what a cult film is meant to be, in every single possible aspect that can be analysed on the mad lab of filmic culture, a larger than life experience about the most true and substancial feelings, atmospheres and aesthetics, fibers and existential layers required for a cinematic work to be considered a cult icon. "Repo Man" is the flag, the standard of the underground, B-style, drive-in cult films of all times. If there's an encyclopedia of cult films, this stunning on-the-edge work of art, spawned from the rotten entrails of the mid 80's pop culture, car repossessions, radioactive alien conspiracies and government chases, punk rock mayhem, and cynical goofy revisions of american society values of an infamous decisive decade, must be on the cover with golden frames written with large gothic imprints. To describe this passionate and iluminated milestone of the B-movies country is just as hard as it is breathtaking, the experience provided can't possibly be told in simple words. Not because we are facing an astonishing description of life on the streets combined with notorious wicked-fun and bizarre fiction, but because our very world is absorbed by the truth implied in this 94 minutes hilarious evaluation of the human struggle to overcome the economic and moral concepts of poverty, in a society dominated by TV ideals, learnings, and stereotypes of happiness and golds in life.
Alex Cox's directional debut must be the most entertaining synthesis of cheap science fiction, suburban punk rock culture, and teenage dissapointment ever portrayed on film. The targets chosen for this awesome satiric tale of humurous profanity, conspiracy and post-modern deception, are the generic food and consumers products industry, UFO and pseudo-religion cults, the automobile worship and the human angst from the very bottom of the social scale, all combined in the most wicked, amusing and lovable critics to mid 80's monopoly of materialism.
This affectionate sci-fi comedy-parody leads us to the life of suburban slacker Otto (Emilio Estevez's fresh, warm but cyinic agressive charm, stealing every scene), a misfit punk rocker who've just lost his job and girlfriend, and meets Bud (Harry Dean Stanton, in a superb laid-back but intense performance) just to end up being envolved in the underground car repossession bussiness. When a reward of $20.000 comes along for a 1964 Chevy Malibu, a car obviously over-priced and driven by a lobotomy freak scientist who keeps a very glowing and deadly secret in the trunk, Otto jumps into one of the most bizarre and unbeliavable adventures a simple kid can get: a surreal, in-tune, modern-noir atmospheric tale of chases, incongruous but intelligent gags fulled of the most memorable dialogues of the pre-Tarantino era, and a truly beatnik-cool style that was the very landmark for other styles to come for the genre.
In a straight competition with these authentic and solid graphic circumstances, the music score must be heard to be believed: The travesty of distant Spaghetti western stereotypes combined with ferocious punk rock soundtracks by the classic bands "Fear", "The Plugz", "Suicidal Tendencies", and the main theme performed by our dear lunatic Iggy Pop, are the surface, the perfect adjunct for the movie, creating a world that trascends the screen, breaking into our nerves and consciousness for the ride of our lives. Fasten your seat-belts for this off-screw travel to the other side.
This milestone in grindhouse filmaking is a must see for every movie fan of the cult-film genre, and i dare to admit that it's almost impossible to apreciate the genre itself without admiring this outstanding piece of art. Every minute of this film reflects a phase of what we know, love or consider "B" in the cinema industry, in such a quality, rhythm and balance of diverse recognizable elements, that the very reason why we love to seat in front of a screen to spend our precious beloved time, is fully justified.
In conclusion, an entire chapter in the philosophy book of coolness, one of the ten commandments in the history of B-movie culture, and a classic film of epic proportions. The only way to vindicate your honor for the shame of not knowing this film, is to get it...25 years ago! MANDATORY viewing, required to enter the realms of Valhala!
Description of Repo Man (Collector's Edition)
The explosive, action-paced cult classic returns in this all-new special edition. Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton star as "repo men" who get caught up in a series of bizarre adventures involving G-men, a nuclear scientist, UFO cultists and revolutionaries. Put your seat belt on and enjoy the wild ride in this groundbreaking, punk-rock, sci-fi black comedy with all-new bonus materials! Starring: Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Olivia Barash, Tracey Walter, Vonetta McGee Directed by: Alex CoxBestsellers in DVD
![The Story of Jeremiah [VHS] Image](/images/noimg.gif)
The Story of Jeremiah [VHS]Vision Video; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Wresting With God [VHS]by Vision Video
Vision Video; Published: 1990-10-01; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
Study Bible Video with Workbook [VHS]Spring Arbor Distributors; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $7.95
Price in other shops:
Tempo:Childrens TV Favourites Video [VHS]HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $9.17
Price in other shops:
Tempo.Herbs:Parseley'Sb/ Party Video [VHS]HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
![Strike the Original Match [VHS] Image](/images/Strike-the-Original-Match-VHS-0001374079-X.jpg)
Strike the Original Match [VHS]New Liberty Films; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
![Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS] Image](/images/Medjugorje-The-Miracles-and-the-Message-VHS-0001373293-X.jpg)
Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS]JPN Film Production; Release date: 1995-12-15; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $29.99
Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Review Course for Boards and Recertification DVD 2008by Mayo
DVD
Price in other shops:
Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging DVD: Single Userby Oakstone
DVD
Price in other shops:
Cost Accounting [VHS]by Charles T. Horngren, George Foster, Srikant M. Datar, Howard Teall
Pearson Canada, Toronto; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
Trouble in Mind (Special Edition)Uni; Release date: 2010-12-14; DVD
Best price: $13.41
Price in other shops:
Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Special Edition)Sony; Release date: 2001-02-27; Published: 2001-02-01; DVD
Best price: $5.01
Price in other shops:
Rock 'N' Roll High SchoolUniversal Studios; Release date: 2010-05-04; DVD
Best price: $12.54
Price in other shops:
They LiveUniversal Studios; Release date: 2003-09-23; DVD
Best price: $8.09
Price in other shops:
Re-AnimatorSTARZ/SPHE; Release date: 2007-03-20; DVD
Best price: $8.31
Price in other shops:
Used CarsSony; Release date: 2002-02-05; DVD
Best price: $4.39
Price in other shops:
Suburbia: Roger Corman's Cult ClassicsUniversal Studios; Release date: 2010-05-04; DVD
Best price: $12.00
Price in other shops:
Repo Man (1984 Film)Release date: 1993-10-12; Music CD
Best price: $5.23
Price in other shops:
A Boy & His Dogdolby digitals; Release date: 1999-04-13; DVD
Best price: $1.57
Price in other shops:
Repo MenUNI; Release date: 2010-07-27; DVD
Best price: $3.95
Price in other shops: