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I'm just a white suburban punk... who hasn't listened to the soundtrack yet.

― harry dean stand-thong, Saturday, 1 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

funny movie: good s/t
"Repo Man is ALWAYS intense!!"
"John Wayne was a fag!!"
"Laugh away, fuck-face!!"

― mark s, Saturday, 1 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

Let's go get some sushi...and not pay!

― dave q, Saturday, 1 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

You always get that WRONG mr Q. It's:
"Let's go get sushi — and not pay!!"

(singsong) "Ev-ry-body dead"

― mark s, Saturday, 1 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

Over-rated. Alex Cox - the indie Micheal Winner (in terms of quality of film only, not table manners etc).

― DavidM, Saturday, 1 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

FOOD. DRINK. POTATO CHIPS.

― Joe, Saturday, 1 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

Repoman is marvellous.

― Richard Tunnicliffe, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

One of the great movies of all time. Over.rated.my.arse, DavidM are you that Scottish cunt that presents films on the BBC? ;)

Filled with so much classic lines. I watched Repo Man so many times with a friend that we know all the dialogue by heart and still use a lot in conversation. Say somebody drops a beer: "Somebody piss on the floor again."

toking on a joint: "What's in the car? Drugs? Hermanos Rodriguez don't do drugs."

"Get in the car white boy"

"Otto?!? Otto Parts?".

"Eh pappa es un gringo en la calle con su coche!"

and the of course the whole "John Wayne was a fag" thing.

― Omar, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

"i installed two-way mirrors in his pad in brentwood, and he come to the door in a dress."

classic. classic. i've even watched the butchered version on regular TV just for the extra scenes they put in AND to hear them say "melonfarmer" over and over.

― your null fame, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

> DavidM are you that Scottish cunt that presents films on the BBC? ;)

Who is he talking about?

― Nick, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

my guess = mark cousins (= v.v.irish, but same diff)

― mark s, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

Mark Cousins is fuckin A. Bring him back. "This....movie...blew....my....mind.."

― Michael Bourke, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

"Repo Man" is one of my favourite films - esp. the censored TV version, where they say "Melon Farmer" - best film (poss. only good film) made by alex cox IMO. I may have to watch it again soon. The first time I saw it, BTW, me & a friend watched that & "Raising Arizona" in one sitting. Great evening!!!

x0x0

― Norman Fay, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

"The more you drive...the less intelligent you are". Totally classic.

― Kris, Wednesday, 5 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

Wot? Censored version? I always thought they were supposed to say mellon farmer :) And Flip You! :)

re: Cousins fellow, what a faux-pas, I really thought he was Scottish. But is it really him? The guy I'm talking about never has his mind blown by a film, he always says "although X isn't a truly great film...". I mean every flippin time! It drives me mad. But they the BBC finally get rid of him or did some rabid film fan kick his teeth in?

― Omar, Wednesday, 5 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

no that's him omar: the prog strand name is "fairly rubbish films which are culty and we're going to make you watch them anyway, but first, here's MARK COUSINS to say all that in a slightly difft way"

― mark s, Wednesday, 5 September 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

*YAWN* a boring Friday afternoon, so I'd thought go through my GRATE PILE OF VIDEOS I hadn't seen yet, and decided to give Repo Man a go. And...well...

It's bloody marvellous, that's what it is. I looked it up on the IMDB, and to add to the comments previously posted:
"The dubbed dialogue of the TV version (e.g. "melon farmer" as an insult) has achieved cult status in its own right." Intense.

― DG, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

i don't want any commies in my car! no christians either!

― fritz, Friday, 19 October 2001 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

7 months pass...

This is a thread not revived enough. Talk about a movie that, among other joys, parodies The X-Files a full decade before that show started. Search the DVD release if you can -- the commentary is hilarious (Cox, Sy Richardson, Zander Schloss, Del Moraya, the casting director, and none other than the backer of the film, Mr. Michael Nesmith himself). Good collection of links and info right here -- off you go.

"Say you're thinking about a plate of shrimp. Suddenly someone says plate, or shrimp, or plate of shrimp. Out of the blue. No explanation."

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 25 May 2002 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

And the equally brilliant Miller quote Kris notes above inevitably reminds me of Momus.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 25 May 2002 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

plus now i get to call nath 'harry dean stand-thong' yay

― Ron, Saturday, 25 May 2002 00:00 (11 years ago) Permalink

2 years pass...

yeah this is classic.

worth a read.

― cºzen (Cozen), Sunday, 29 August 2004 18:50 (8 years ago) Permalink

sorry, this. (that is worth reading too, obv.)

― cºzen (Cozen), Sunday, 29 August 2004 18:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

that makes me happy.

― lauren (laurenp), Sunday, 29 August 2004 18:55 (8 years ago) Permalink

Very spiffy, Mr. Sinkah comes through again on a great film and more. But I'm not too sure what that has to do with Repo Man!

xpost -- ah, clarity!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 29 August 2004 19:01 (8 years ago) Permalink

I BLAME SOCIETY.

fuck i love this movie!

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Sunday, 29 August 2004 19:03 (8 years ago) Permalink

Where noise-boys and glam fans and punks hold hands and sing, this movie.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 29 August 2004 19:04 (8 years ago) Permalink

don't forget Emilio Estevez fans.

And, oh yeah, CLASSIC. I agree with whoever said it's Cox's best. Sid and Nancy can lick my left one.

― Harold Media (kenan), Sunday, 29 August 2004 21:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

I still think it's marvellous.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Sunday, 29 August 2004 21:04 (8 years ago) Permalink

They are selling the AWESOME-looking and RARE box set in Amoeba for abour $50. Oh nonononononono!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Sunday, 29 August 2004 21:07 (8 years ago) Permalink

God, I watched this yesterday. See if I can do this right:

There's a lattice of coincidence that lays on toppa' things. Say you're thinkin' bout a plate 'o shrimp, and suddenly somebody says plate, or shrimp, or plate of shrimp outta the blue, no explanation, no point in looking for one either- it's all part of the cosmic unconsciousness.

Give you another example: you know how everybody's into weirdness right now? Supermarkets and books about Bermuda triangles, UFOs, and how the Mayans invented television, that kinda thing? Well, the way I see it, it's exactly the same - there ain't no difference between a flying saucer and a time machine. People get so hung up on specifics that they miss out on seeing the whole thing.

― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Monday, 30 August 2004 01:09 (8 years ago) Permalink

7 months pass...

fucking brilliant

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 23:46 (8 years ago) Permalink

i love this movie more than life itself

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 23:50 (8 years ago) Permalink

yes, seriously.

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 23:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

it's always intense.

― Remy (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 23:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

One of the reasons I like this (and to a lesser extent To Live and Die In L.A.) is that it's an unmistakebly "Los Angeles" film that manages to avoid Get Shorty-esque filming locations.

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 23:55 (8 years ago) Permalink

unmistakably

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 23:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

"repo man gotta dress square"

― g e o f f (gcannon), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 23:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

"Find one in every car. You'll see."

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 23:58 (8 years ago) Permalink

Gear, in my head you are now a repo man.

― Remy (x Jeremy), Thursday, 21 April 2005 00:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

you know how everybody's into weirdness right now?

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Thursday, 21 April 2005 00:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

I BLAME SOCIETY.

when i think of repo man, i think of this classic line.

― Amon (eman), Thursday, 21 April 2005 00:27 (8 years ago) Permalink

it's an unmistakebly "Los Angeles" film

Yup. What a fine, fine revival. Perhaps I shall rewatch it in a bit.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 21 April 2005 00:28 (8 years ago) Permalink

"That's bullshit. You're a white suburban punk just like me."

"Yeah, but it still hurts."

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Thursday, 21 April 2005 00:30 (8 years ago) Permalink

Hahah.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 21 April 2005 00:35 (8 years ago) Permalink

OK. Some movie I saw years before I saw Repo Man had a part where two characters reinact that whole "Repo man IS intense" bit, and when I finally saw RM it killed me for days trying to think of what it was.

No wait, it's that "Normal people spend their lives staying out of tense situations. Repo man spends his life IN tense situations"

or something like that

was it a Kevin Smith movie or something? an 80s film? i have no idea where i heard this reference...

― Adam Bruneau (oliver8bit), Thursday, 21 April 2005 01:03 (8 years ago) Permalink

Oh fuck no, it's from "Twister"! hahahah

― Adam Bruneau (oliver8bit), Thursday, 21 April 2005 01:07 (8 years ago) Permalink

greatest. movie. ever.

― latebloomer: But when the monkey die, people gonna cry. (latebloomer), Thursday, 21 April 2005 01:12 (8 years ago) Permalink

I watched it again last night and I pushed it up to the #1 spot in my '80s ballot.

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Thursday, 21 April 2005 01:23 (8 years ago) Permalink

i haven't seen it for years, and i've only seen the flipping melonfarming t.v. version!

― Amon (eman), Thursday, 21 April 2005 01:26 (8 years ago) Permalink

it's #5 on mine, but b/c of this thread it might really by higher.

― Remy (x Jeremy), Thursday, 21 April 2005 01:27 (8 years ago) Permalink

This movie a goddamn classic and will always deserve more praise that it is receiving at any given time.

― Zebra, Alpha Go! (cprek), Thursday, 21 April 2005 02:01 (8 years ago) Permalink

Repo Man's been my favorite film ever since I first saw it as a teenager, and I think it always will be.

― Chris F. (servoret), Thursday, 21 April 2005 02:14 (8 years ago) Permalink

classic by virtue of harry dean stanton alone. and it's so quotable (above-mentioned plate of shrimp, sushi dine-and-dash, john wayne, etc), and there's the great psycho repo man into "diuretics" who has the awesome monologue about how tough he is: "i will kill anyone who crosses me."

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:59 (8 years ago) Permalink

i think i still prefer "fast times" more but god damn "repo man" is so goooooooood. also, lovely soundtrack as well!

― nathalie doing a soft foot shuffle (stevie nixed), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:04 (8 years ago) Permalink

Fuck it I am watching this again tonight. Nah, maybe I'll just bring it into work!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:38 (8 years ago) Permalink

Haven't seen it in years... Cox did make a fine mature film called "Highway Patrolman" (?).

The only line I ever feel like quoting is "Ordinary fuckin' people -- I hate em."

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 April 2005 12:18 (8 years ago) Permalink

Oh, shit, I love this film. Sy Richardson. "You like music? You gonna love this. Was into these dudes before anyone. Asked me to be their road manager..."

― edd s hurt (ddduncan), Thursday, 21 April 2005 20:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

I always loved and feared how the other repo men were so unpredictable. In any other movie they would have instantly become either the main character's buddies or enemies, and every action they'd take would be either helpful or antagonistic. But in RM people behave just like people (insane people, but still) do in real life; they're on their own side.

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Thursday, 21 April 2005 21:07 (8 years ago) Permalink

"There's only one way to tell if a woman really loves you: if she'll have your dog."

― The Sensational Sulk (sexyDancer), Thursday, 21 April 2005 21:14 (8 years ago) Permalink

i've never seen this. I'm not sure why.

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 21 April 2005 21:36 (8 years ago) Permalink

CLASSIC

― jones (actual), Thursday, 21 April 2005 22:01 (8 years ago) Permalink

8 months pass...

"I can't believe I used to like these guys!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

Would it make kyle get a tattoo?

― [tuvan throat singer's profound lyric sheet-must read again] (nordicskilla), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:10 (7 years ago) Permalink

We'll make him get a goddamn tattoo.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:11 (7 years ago) Permalink

of a fairy! with big tits and no face!

― [tuvan throat singer's profound lyric sheet-must read again] (nordicskilla), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:13 (7 years ago) Permalink

Kevin: Hi! I'm Kevin!

Napoleon: Hey buddy! How you doing? Huh? Hey don't you remember me? I was here yesterday. Heh. Listen I think I left a book of matches over in your office over there. You want to go and check for me huh?

Kevin: Sure thing.

Napoleon: Hey thanks a lot buddy.

Kevin: Any thing for you babes.

Napoleon: All right, you're beautiful. I love you.

― gear (gear), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:16 (7 years ago) Permalink

i'm going to get a useful tattoo, like a tattoo of a better looking guy on my face

― kyle (akmonday), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:23 (7 years ago) Permalink

Get a tattoo of a $100 bill on your hand!

― [tuvan throat singer's profound lyric sheet-must read again] (nordicskilla), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:25 (7 years ago) Permalink

then you can always do the switcheroo like john cusack in grifters!

― [tuvan throat singer's profound lyric sheet-must read again] (nordicskilla), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:25 (7 years ago) Permalink

managing a pop group's no job for a man...

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

guess how many shirts I have

― detoxyDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

how many ties

― detoxyDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

Wow, this must have been one of my first threads. God, I need to see this movie for the 6567897th time.

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

you better believe they're all silk

― detoxyDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

I have no idea when Repo Man came out. I can barely recall anything about it apart from Nicholas Cage robbing a convenience store of a package of Pampers (and even that may be a misremembering).

I only came to this thread to state that I must have at one time expressed something resembling enthusiasm for it because my wife has for decades accused it of being my favorite movie, or somehow standing for the essence of all I hold dear about the cinema. She has repeated this nostrum so many times that I now have an unmerited aversion for the thing. I doubt I shall ever hold a copy of it in my hand again, for fear my wife will see it and pounce on this fact as the vindication of her oft-stated opinion about my tastes.

So, despite my having no clear memory of it, this film and I share a deep intimate bond. Life is strange, but no stranger than my wife.

― Aimless (Aimless), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:44 (7 years ago) Permalink

ummmm.....Aimless?

― [tuvan throat singer's profound lyric sheet-must read again] (nordicskilla), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:46 (7 years ago) Permalink

I have no idea when Repo Man came out. I can barely recall anything about it apart from Nicholas Cage robbing a convenience store of a package of Pampers (and even that may be a misremembering).

Uh dude, what Adam said, Raisin Arizona.

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

You see? I remember nothing! Nothing! [/sergeant shultz]

― Aimless (Aimless), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:49 (7 years ago) Permalink

well alright then

― gear (gear), Friday, 6 January 2006 20:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

A Raising Arizona/Repo Man double feature woulda been my favoritest thing ever when I was 11

(Actually it is still my favoritest thing ever)

― disco violence (disco violence), Friday, 6 January 2006 21:21 (7 years ago) Permalink

Speaking of disco violence, the good man pointed this out to me. Looks like the commentary tracks are the same as with the last edition, though there's some new extras?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 6 January 2006 21:26 (7 years ago) Permalink

I have the one in a metal box (with the CD). :-))))

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 6 January 2006 21:30 (7 years ago) Permalink

sy richardson.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 6 January 2006 21:31 (7 years ago) Permalink

Sy Richardson is a goddamn treasure. And his performance in the rather notorious skin version of Cinderella is a clear case of someone transcending the material.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 6 January 2006 21:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

Whatever happened to Dick Rude?

― detoxyDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 6 January 2006 21:33 (7 years ago) Permalink

I can't believe i used to like these guys

― kingfish pibb Xtra (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 6 January 2006 21:35 (7 years ago) Permalink

Can you imagine I still haven't listened to the CD! I have had it for more than 4 yrs now!

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 6 January 2006 21:36 (7 years ago) Permalink

what the soundtrack? Jucy Bananas, fucks!

― detoxyDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 6 January 2006 21:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, I should really give it a listen.

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 6 January 2006 21:38 (7 years ago) Permalink

"Shoobidy doo wop, say what, yeah..."

― sengai, Friday, 6 January 2006 21:55 (7 years ago) Permalink

i installed 2 way mirrors at his pad in brentwood and he came to the door in a dress

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 6 January 2006 22:39 (7 years ago) Permalink

Awwww, that doesn't mean he was a homo, Miller. A lot of straight guys like to watch their buddies fuck. I know I do. Don't you?

― detoxyDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 6 January 2006 22:40 (7 years ago) Permalink

the repo man sushi line is so classic

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 6 January 2006 22:42 (7 years ago) Permalink

yes it is

― [tuvan throat singer's profound lyric sheet-must read again] (nordicskilla), Friday, 6 January 2006 22:43 (7 years ago) Permalink

there's room to move as fry cook

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 6 January 2006 22:43 (7 years ago) Permalink

Fuck John Wayne! Tell us his name you little pussy!

― detoxyDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 6 January 2006 22:44 (7 years ago) Permalink

JOHN WAYNE WAS A FAG...

THE HELL HE WAS!

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 6 January 2006 22:50 (7 years ago) Permalink

ha "motherfuck a john wayne"

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 6 January 2006 22:51 (7 years ago) Permalink

"The more you drive, the dumber you get."

― no bones, Friday, 6 January 2006 23:45 (7 years ago) Permalink

Er.

"The more you drive, the less intelligent you are."

― Chris F. (servoret), Saturday, 7 January 2006 11:12 (7 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

"He was too, you boys."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 10 February 2007 21:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

Ever since JBR compared me to Parnell somewhere else, I feel like I should say "Not - at - alllll" as appropriate.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 10 February 2007 21:25 (6 years ago) Permalink

"Miller, you do a lot of acid? Back in the 60's?"
"He has risen!"
"Fuck you, guy"
The repo wives!

This is one of those rare films, like Spinal Tap, where all the dialogue is funny in context.

"Hey kid, you wanna earn $10?"
"Fuck you, queer"

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Saturday, 10 February 2007 21:41 (6 years ago) Permalink

such a great film. i'm going to buy it on dvd one of these days... the commentary and interviews are priceless.

― the louvin spoonful (get bent), Saturday, 10 February 2007 21:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

One of Rodney Bingenheimer's many films too. Like Rock and Roll High School.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 10 February 2007 21:46 (6 years ago) Permalink

Miller: A lot o' people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a bunch o' unconnected incidents 'n things. They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice o' coincidence that lays on top o' everything. Give you an example; show you what I mean: suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' shrimp. Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either. It's all part of a cosmic unconciousness.
Otto: You eat a lot of acid, Miller, back in the hippie days?
Miller: I'll give you another instance: you know how everybody's into weirdness right now?...

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 10 February 2007 21:50 (6 years ago) Permalink

i like how after the "plate of shrimp" speech there's a scene outside a restaurant and there's a sign in the window that faintly reads "plate of shrimp."

― the louvin spoonful (get bent), Saturday, 10 February 2007 21:54 (6 years ago) Permalink

Some of the best dialogue is least quoted -- it's all the flatly stated mundane/bizarre shit that the agents and guys in hazmat suits tell each other throughout the film. Admittedly a lot of it is buried a bit in the mix but when you start catching it more...

"Look."

"Booth's setting him on fire."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 10 February 2007 22:05 (6 years ago) Permalink

"Come on you popsicles."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 10 February 2007 22:06 (6 years ago) Permalink

There's also the whole 'without Repo Man no Pulp Fiction argument' that I've heard in various ways.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 10 February 2007 22:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

i need to watch pulp fiction again. i loved it when it first came out (i saw it at least twice in the theater and a couple more times on video/tv), but it became responsible for so many of the '90s worst cultural indulgences that i just couldn't even stand hearing its name anymore. it's been years since i last saw it.

― the louvin spoonful (get bent), Saturday, 10 February 2007 22:17 (6 years ago) Permalink

"Put it on a plate, son. You'll enjoy it more."

"Couldn't enjoy it any more, Mom. Mm, mm, mmm."

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Sunday, 11 February 2007 03:51 (6 years ago) Permalink

I'd seen this movie at least a dozen times before I noticed that all the repo men were named after beer. Bud. Miller. Lite. Oly.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Sunday, 11 February 2007 03:52 (6 years ago) Permalink

I liked being reminded in the commentary that they approached Gene Scott to play the preacher.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 11 February 2007 03:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

During my fevered episodes this morning, I had a dream around 4 am that a really tall guy with long blond locks looking like he's in his late 20s, with three day face stubble wants me to join him for a meal at one of the casino/hotel restaurants. I'm not really interested in him, but he's so nice and friendly I go anyway.

I have no appetite or I already ate, so I said I'll just have this drink and keep you company while you eat. Next thing I know, we're sitting at a booth that looks like the Grande sumthinernuther at the Venetian in Vegas, and he has already finished eating because there's a PLATE OF SHRIMP that's half eaten in between stacks of other half-cleared plates at the table.

I awoke soon after and thought of Repo Man because of the plate of shrimp reference.

― Melinda Mess-injure (Melinda Mess-injure), Sunday, 11 February 2007 06:45 (6 years ago) Permalink

Ra-di-a-tion. Yes, indeed. You hear the most outrageous lies about it. Half-baked goggle-box do-gooders telling everybody it's bad for you. Pernicious nonsense! Everybody could stand a hundred chest X-rays a year!

-- J. Frank Parnell

― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 February 2007 07:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

I liked being reminded in the commentary that they approached Gene Scott to play the preacher.

sweet jesus, that would've been the greatest great thing ever to happen ever.

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Sunday, 11 February 2007 10:11 (6 years ago) Permalink

xp: They ought to have them, too.

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Sunday, 11 February 2007 10:12 (6 years ago) Permalink

Love this movie. I especially loved the reaction of the last friend that I made watch it, who started out hesitant. "What is this? This is stupid. Why are you making me watch this?" And then around the time of the "I blame society" speech she said something like, "This is the best movie I've ever seen." Cut to me, with a smirk of self-satisfaction on my face.

― So weit wie knock-kneed (kenan), Sunday, 11 February 2007 10:34 (6 years ago) Permalink

sweet jesus, that would've been the greatest great thing ever to happen ever.

This is only slightly topped by the fact that they had a chance to talk to Muhammad Ali and his people about having him appear at the end of the film with the preacher and rabbis and the like, in order to show that not even Muhammad Ali could approach the car!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 11 February 2007 14:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

haha... okay, must buy the dvd.

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Sunday, 11 February 2007 14:53 (6 years ago) Permalink

8 months pass...

"Hey, what the fuck are you doing with our car?"

"Your car? Are you sure? This looks like my car. Are there pecan pies in the back?"

"Not any more. We ate them."

― omar little, Monday, 22 October 2007 19:49 (5 years ago) Permalink

I still havent listened to that CD. :-(

― stevienixed, Monday, 22 October 2007 20:10 (5 years ago) Permalink

neither have i. i always forget about it, being buried in that tin box.

― omar little, Monday, 22 October 2007 22:37 (5 years ago) Permalink

the cd that is

― omar little, Monday, 22 October 2007 22:38 (5 years ago) Permalink

You also have that tin box edition? I cherish it. The CD might be lost though. Not sure, should check it. As soon as my daughter can sit down for more than an hour, she's going to HAVE TO WATCH THIS MOVIE.

― stevienixed, Monday, 22 October 2007 22:39 (5 years ago) Permalink

i also have the evil dead 2 tin box! i missed out on the two lane blacktop one, though

― omar little, Monday, 22 October 2007 22:43 (5 years ago) Permalink

Fuck you, Archie! Just for that, you're not in the gang anymore.

― clotpoll, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 06:07 (5 years ago) Permalink

4 months pass...

This was one of my first movies I remember from when I was around three to five years old. I remember liking how much of an adventure it was, though I can't imagine what else I would've picked up from it at the time. This would've been the silly television-censored version, of course.

Seeing it again recently I was struck by how similar the tone of the bizarro world is to the Grand Theft Auto series. The basic plot of car-stealing aside, the off-the-wall characterizations of people - from the way some people are either infinitely selfish and conniving or these otiose zombies - and the non-stop parody of mass culture struck me as being very similar to the games. There isn't really a classically sympathetic character in the movie or the games.

The radio station commercials Otto listens to at one point also sound like those hilarious pseudostations that appear in GTA.

― Cunga, Saturday, 29 March 2008 06:54 (5 years ago) Permalink

You like music, listen to this. I was into these dudes before anyone. Wanted me to be their manager. I called bullshit on that. Managing a pop group is no job for a man.

― latebloomer, Saturday, 29 March 2008 07:02 (5 years ago) Permalink

I don't want no commies in my car. No Christians either.

― latebloomer, Saturday, 29 March 2008 07:04 (5 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

Always intense.

When a boat owner defaults on his loan, the bank hires Jeff Henderson to seize its property. The former Army detective tracks the boat down in a backyard or a marina or a garage and hauls it to his storage area and later auctions it off. After nearly 20 years in the repossession business, Mr. Henderson has never been busier.
“I used to take the weak ones,” he said. “Now I’m taking the whole herd.”
...
Mr. Henderson, 48, is repossessing nearly a boat a day, most from the Great Lakes area but a few farther afield. He is looking for a man from the Bronx named Rocko, who told the bank his 34-foot cruiser was at a marina that does not exist. He is trying to get a Michigan woman to tell him where to find her husband’s pontoon boat.
The bigger the boat, the harder to hide. A few miles from Mr. Henderson’s office is a house that, even in depressed Michigan, would sell for a million dollars. Tied up on the canal in back, just visible from the street, is a 40-foot Silverton yacht. As Mr. Henderson surveyed the area the other day, something nagged at his memory.
Finally he remembered: “I’ve taken this boat before.” Owners of repossessed boats have a few weeks to redeem them, and this fellow had availed himself of the opportunity. Now, a few years later, he was in trouble again. Mr. Henderson shrugged. “I took it before, I’ll take it again. After I take it a few more times, he’ll be eligible for a Christmas card. One guy, I took his boat four times.”

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 18:35 (5 years ago) Permalink

i'm lookin for ROCKO

― moonship journey to baja, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 18:40 (5 years ago) Permalink

has you seen em?

― moonship journey to baja, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 18:40 (5 years ago) Permalink

Some days we're all looking for Rocko.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 18:42 (5 years ago) Permalink

I think this is my favorite movie of all time.

― contenderizer, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 18:59 (5 years ago) Permalink

I will have to watch this again. Tonight maybe. Thinking about it, it never stops amazing me (yes, I am literally amazed!) not just how funny it is, but how fragile, because it could have been so wrong and so bad in so many ways, and yet there's not one misstep. It's some kind of goddamn miracle.

― kenan, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 19:10 (5 years ago) Permalink

Hard to top this, but the boat repo man has movie-concept legs.

― Pete Scholtes, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 07:03 (5 years ago) Permalink

think what costner could do with the concept

― latebloomer, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 07:20 (5 years ago) Permalink

Best damn boat on the lot.

― clotpoll, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 13:21 (5 years ago) Permalink

How much better would Waterworld have been if Costner was a repo man?

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 15:27 (5 years ago) Permalink

You like music, listen to this. I was into these dudes before anyone. Wanted me to be their manager. I called bullshit on that. Managing a pop group is no job for a man.

-- latebloomer, Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:02 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link

I don't want no commies in my car. No Christians either.

-- latebloomer, Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:04 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link

i was just coming here to quote the 2nd but the first is ridiculously classic & im sad i have no memory of it; must be a HDS one though

― deeznuts, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 15:37 (5 years ago) Permalink

the Harry Dean Stanton interview on the DVD is a masterpiece of nihilism.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 16:03 (5 years ago) Permalink

It was Lite who called bullshit on managing a band, nutz.

― Pleasant Plains, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 16:37 (5 years ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

finally saw it. awesome stuff.

2 points worth mention,beside the ones on this thread:

1. Tarantino probably watched it at least 10 times.
2. the photography is excellent (Robby Müller, who also worked with wim weners and jim jarmusch)

― Zeno, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 19:19 (5 years ago) Permalink

Agreed on both.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 19:49 (5 years ago) Permalink

dude, you only saw it NOW? how old are you? i do hope you're about 13 or from another planet. ;-)

― stevienixed, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 19:50 (5 years ago) Permalink

from another planet. or at least another country

― Zeno, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 23:18 (5 years ago) Permalink

― latebloomer, Thursday, 5 June 2008 00:33 (5 years ago) Permalink

5 months pass...

"....you're all repo men!"

"So what if we are?"

*pours beer on floor*

― Brotherhood of Stealing Shit to Sell to Trader Caravans (kingfish), Monday, 1 December 2008 20:36 (4 years ago) Permalink

Um, someone please tell me this is a fucking joke:

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/12/04/repo-man-sequel-starts-filming-next-month/

― Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe, Friday, 5 December 2008 19:00 (4 years ago) Permalink

list repo chick dream soundtrack here

― cool app (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 5 December 2008 19:07 (4 years ago) Permalink

1. MIA - Paper Planes

― cool app (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 5 December 2008 19:07 (4 years ago) Permalink

http://www.waldoshawaiianholiday.com/

― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Friday, 5 December 2008 19:33 (4 years ago) Permalink

"I didn't get fucked and I didn't get kissed/I got so fucking pissed"

Why the title theme is never on any of Iggy's best ofs is one of the great mysteries.

― The Wild Shirtless Lyrics of Mark Farner (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 5 December 2008 20:09 (4 years ago) Permalink

http://www.waldoshawaiianholiday.com/

oh god, the art is so awful.

also somebody stop the sequel, please.

― pierre some sugar henry (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 7 December 2008 13:16 (4 years ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_re_us/repo_violence

Violence between repo men, car owners on the rise

― kingfish, Friday, 27 February 2009 17:28 (4 years ago) Permalink

repo chick is done shooting http://www.alexcox.com/blog.htm

who knew this had started?

― just sayin, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 19:47 (4 years ago) Permalink

3 months pass...

In South America thousands of people go missing every year. Nobody knows where they go. They just like disappear. But if you think about it for a minute, you realize something. There had to be a time when there was no people. Right?

Yeah. I guess.

Well where did all these people come from? hmmm? I'll tell you where. The future. Where did all these people disappear to? hmmm?

The past?

That's right! And how did they get there?

How the fuck do I know?

Flying saucers. Which are really? Yeah you got it. Time machines. I think a lot about this kind of stuff.

― what u arrestin me for, innit (╓abies), Monday, 8 June 2009 04:05 (4 years ago) Permalink

C'mon let's go commit some crimes!

― what u arrestin me for, innit (╓abies), Monday, 8 June 2009 04:05 (4 years ago) Permalink

REPO MANG

― what u arrestin me for, innit (╓abies), Monday, 8 June 2009 11:14 (4 years ago) Permalink

but YOU? !!

(everybody..)

― Mark G, Monday, 8 June 2009 11:19 (4 years ago) Permalink

"YOU'RE ALL RIGHT!!!"

― Mark G, Monday, 8 June 2009 11:24 (4 years ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

Look at 'em, ordinary fucking people, I hate 'em.

just watched coz am so sodding bored. great film

― Great Scott! It's Molecular Man. (Ste), Sunday, 5 July 2009 20:55 (3 years ago) Permalink

6 months pass...

watching for the first time

rules!

― into the young coconuts (gbx), Sunday, 10 January 2010 02:22 (3 years ago) Permalink

i think about it whenever i eat sushi tbh

― jortin shartgent (harbl), Sunday, 10 January 2010 02:24 (3 years ago) Permalink

let's do a crime

― into the young coconuts (gbx), Sunday, 10 January 2010 02:24 (3 years ago) Permalink

lets get sushi . . . and not pay

― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 10 January 2010 02:25 (3 years ago) Permalink

No communists in my car...no christians either!

― no i am not seXy for wanyone else but myself. (kingkongvsgodzilla), Sunday, 10 January 2010 02:26 (3 years ago) Permalink

suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' shrimp. Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either. It's all part of a cosmic unconciousness.

― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 10 January 2010 02:26 (3 years ago) Permalink

Ever been to Utah? Ra-di-a-tion. Yes, indeed. You hear the most outrageous lies about it. Half-baked goggle-box do-gooders telling everybody it's bad for you. Pernicious nonsense. Everybody could stand a hundred chest X-rays a year. They ought to have them, too. When they canceled the project it almost did me in. One day my mind was full to bursting. The next day - nothing. Swept away. But I'll show them. I had a lobotomy in the end.

__________________________

Lobotomy? Isn't that for loonies?

__________________________

Not at all. Friend of mine had one. Designer of the neutron bomb. You ever hear of the neutron bomb? Destroys people -- leaves buildings standing. Fits in a suitcase. It's so small, no one knows it's there until -- BLAMMO. Eyes melt, skin explodes, everybody dead. So immoral, working on the thing can drive you mad. That's what happened to this friend of mine. So he had a lobotomy. Now he's well again.

― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 10 January 2010 02:45 (3 years ago) Permalink

omg how did i make it this far in life w/o this movie

― into the young coconuts (gbx), Sunday, 10 January 2010 02:52 (3 years ago) Permalink

My wife just said the movie is boring. Boring! omg.

― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 10 January 2010 02:53 (3 years ago) Permalink

Put it on a plate, son. You'll enjoy it more.

______________________________

Couldn't enjoy it any more, Mom. Mm, mm, mmm.

― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 10 January 2010 02:53 (3 years ago) Permalink

omg did not realize the everyone-named-after-beer thing

― into the young coconuts (gbx), Sunday, 10 January 2010 03:03 (3 years ago) Permalink

gypsy dildo punks

― Player is killed, but they are resurrected, and the 45 Revolver glow gold (dyao), Sunday, 10 January 2010 05:38 (3 years ago) Permalink

ordinary fucking people... I hate them!

― Player is killed, but they are resurrected, and the 45 Revolver glow gold (dyao), Sunday, 10 January 2010 05:40 (3 years ago) Permalink

Managing a pop group is no job for a man.

― latebloomer, Sunday, 10 January 2010 05:50 (3 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

wauw:

The Wired Repo Man: He’s Not ‘As Seen on TV’

Brian Mason, chief executive of Seven Star Recovery Services, which operates primarily in Orange County, Calif., found a wanted car in MVTRAC’s database while driving on Interstate 5. When his computer matched the plate with the list of wanted vehicles, the ka-ching sound of a vintage cash register rang out. Mr. Mason followed the driver home, where he handed over the car.

― Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ (dyao), Sunday, 28 February 2010 07:53 (3 years ago) Permalink

3 months pass...

man, this movie is a lot more down on punk than I remembered.

― excuse my while I fold my pants (dyao), Saturday, 26 June 2010 11:30 (2 years ago) Permalink

Part of the reason it's so good still! It's like John Waters trashing hippies in the early seventies even though that was his audience.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 26 June 2010 13:02 (2 years ago) Permalink

do you think they give a damn about their bills in russia?

― a detective or a pervert (another al3x), Saturday, 26 June 2010 20:51 (2 years ago) Permalink

no. everything's free there.

― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 26 June 2010 21:52 (2 years ago) Permalink

i totally saw this for the first time like a year or so ago with a few friends, it went about like gbx's reaction above. since then we've made a few other ppl watch it with us and they've all been like 'idk it's pretty alright' so i'm glad there are so many others to validate my stance!

― tru oyster kvlt (arby's), Sunday, 27 June 2010 00:14 (2 years ago) Permalink

i can't imagine anyone feeling ambivalent toward repo man. seems like a love-it-or-hate-it film.

― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 27 June 2010 00:15 (2 years ago) Permalink

i dunno i think if you don't really latch on to the dialogue i could see ppl thinking the movie was just a bunch of meh/kinda weird things that happened.

― tru oyster kvlt (arby's), Sunday, 27 June 2010 00:51 (2 years ago) Permalink

eatin sushi right now tbh

― flapjackin (gbx), Sunday, 27 June 2010 01:32 (2 years ago) Permalink

maybe I won't pay

― flapjackin (gbx), Sunday, 27 June 2010 01:32 (2 years ago) Permalink

Punkrock Emilio = the coolest Emilio imo.

Miller: John Wayne was a fag.
All: The hell he was.
Miller: He was, too, you boys. I installed two-way mirrors in his pad in Brentwood, and he come to the door in a dress.

― VegemiteGrrrl, Sunday, 27 June 2010 02:01 (2 years ago) Permalink

i saw this a few years ago and thought it was OK. i was watching it with friends and there was a lot of talking and drinking, so i really didn't give it the attention it deserved.

gave it another go this past week and i really fucking loved it. so many great little jokes and moments. endlessly quotable, awesome soundtrack, beautiful ending. i foresee this becoming a favorite.

"ah, excuse me while i fold my pants."

― circa1916, Sunday, 4 July 2010 05:35 (2 years ago) Permalink

such a great sense of place too. i don't personally know what 1980's LA was like, but this really feels right.

― circa1916, Sunday, 4 July 2010 05:38 (2 years ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

Over-rated. Alex Cox - the indie Micheal Winner (in terms of quality of film only, not table manners etc).
― DavidM, Saturday, 1 September 2001 00:00 (9 years ago) Bookmark

I think I've found the stupidest thing I've ever written on this site. "The indie Michael Winner"??? I don't even. This is an amazing film.

― like an ant to a crumb (DavidM), Thursday, 16 September 2010 14:16 (2 years ago) Permalink

Nine years and fifteen days will change a person.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 September 2010 14:51 (2 years ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

"Enchante."

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 15:41 (2 years ago) Permalink

This is coincidence on the level of the script mechanics -- this fellow came up in discussion on the DVD commentary for the film, which I relistened to last night, and today his obit runs:

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-sam-cohen-20101202,0,7039951.story

It was either Cox or Nesmith talking about how they ended up having lunch with him at some point well after the film was made, and apparently Cohen's two favorite films were Dr. Strangelove and, indeed, Repo Man.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 2 December 2010 01:21 (2 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

It happens sometimes. People just explode.

― difficult listening hour, Sunday, 9 January 2011 17:03 (2 years ago) Permalink

Natural causes.

― Gay for Johnny Moped (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 10 January 2011 08:14 (2 years ago) Permalink

serious stealth poignancy on:

- There had to be a time when there was no people, right? Well, where did all these people come from? I'll tell you where. The future. And where did all these people disappear to?

- The past?

- That's right! And how did they get there?

- How the fuck do I know?

- Flying saucers! Which are also? Time machines!

― difficult listening hour, Monday, 10 January 2011 19:38 (2 years ago) Permalink

Watched this recently for the first time since i was a teenager and was worried it wouldn't hold up but it's still pretty awesome.

― ENBB, Monday, 10 January 2011 19:42 (2 years ago) Permalink

does this movie beat Airplane! for quotability density?

― Philip Nunez, Monday, 10 January 2011 19:45 (2 years ago) Permalink

oh that's tough. Airplane is like every single line quotable. Repo Man definitely up there but I dunno about beating it.

― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 20:02 (2 years ago) Permalink

Thought the revive would be about this:

― C0L1N B..., Monday, 10 January 2011 23:11 (2 years ago) Permalink

wait.

WHAT?

― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 23:24 (2 years ago) Permalink

best to forget that movie exists

― omar little, Monday, 10 January 2011 23:28 (2 years ago) Permalink

Yeah I just googled and got mega bummed out.

― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 23:32 (2 years ago) Permalink

what a terrible tagline.

― difficult listening hour, Monday, 10 January 2011 23:34 (2 years ago) Permalink

There is no such film.

― that's not funny. (unperson), Monday, 10 January 2011 23:37 (2 years ago) Permalink

orly

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379734/

― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 23:38 (2 years ago) Permalink

Oh, I'm aware that it was filmed and physically exists and all that, but as someone who's seen the original literally dozens of times, burned out at least two copies of the soundtrack on cassette, owns the DVD, etc., etc., THERE IS NO SUCH FILM AS "REPO CHICK."

― that's not funny. (unperson), Monday, 10 January 2011 23:47 (2 years ago) Permalink

lol, sorry. Right there with you.

― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 10 January 2011 23:49 (2 years ago) Permalink

this kind of looks amazing, though

― Philip Nunez, Monday, 10 January 2011 23:54 (2 years ago) Permalink

it looks sort of terrifying

― VegemiteGrrrl, Tuesday, 11 January 2011 00:10 (2 years ago) Permalink

I was just singing "Feelin' 7-Up" today and smiling about the movie, and then... this.

― Pete Scholtes, Tuesday, 11 January 2011 04:46 (2 years ago) Permalink

Why so tense, guy?

― I am Woolen Man. The scarf and I are one. (kenan), Tuesday, 11 January 2011 15:36 (2 years ago) Permalink

Leila : "What about our RELATIONSHIP?"
Otto : "Fuck that!"
*Otto boards spaceship-car*

― Satantango! (Matt #2), Tuesday, 11 January 2011 15:57 (2 years ago) Permalink

I'M GLAD I TORTURED YOU

― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 11 January 2011 16:01 (2 years ago) Permalink

Hey buddy, how you doing, huh? Hey, don't you remember me? I was in here yesterday. Listen, I think I left a book o' matches over in your office over there. You wanna go check it out for me, huh?

― omar little, Tuesday, 11 January 2011 18:45 (2 years ago) Permalink

There's a youtube thing on the making of Repo Chick, which was filmed in front of green screens and then most of the scenery was created with miniatures. I forget exactly how Alex Cox comes across in it, but i remember watching and thinking "This seems really haphazardly put together" or something.

― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 12 January 2011 02:29 (2 years ago) Permalink

i just watched the trailer for this ("this" being REPO CHICK) and man it looks like the cutscenes from a 6-CD computer game from 1995.

― difficult listening hour, Sunday, 23 January 2011 16:48 (2 years ago) Permalink

what in the motherfuck

― marios balls in 3d for 3ds (Princess TamTam), Sunday, 23 January 2011 16:54 (2 years ago) Permalink

im almost positive i spotted my beloved cingular umbrella girl in that 'trailer'

― marios balls in 3d for 3ds (Princess TamTam), Sunday, 23 January 2011 16:55 (2 years ago) Permalink

reminds me of art school girls of doom

― marios balls in 3d for 3ds (Princess TamTam), Sunday, 23 January 2011 16:58 (2 years ago) Permalink

Cingular umbrella girl (Angela Sarafyan) is, in fact, in Repo Chick according to IMDB.

Has anyone actually seen it?

― ‎$^o$ (/o^)/ (ENBB), Sunday, 23 January 2011 21:11 (2 years ago) Permalink

What does Repo Chick repossess?

― toastmodernist, Sunday, 23 January 2011 23:51 (2 years ago) Permalink

Will to live maybe?

― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 24 January 2011 03:05 (2 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

Going to see this as a Midnight Movie tonight. I've never seen it projected. So excited!!!!!

― Your cousin, Marvin Cobain (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 5 March 2011 01:08 (2 years ago) Permalink

the OP's dn is underrated

― Neu! romancer (dayo), Saturday, 5 March 2011 01:32 (2 years ago) Permalink

xp How'd it play to a big audience? I've certainly never seen it in a theater.

― DSMOS has arrived (kenan), Saturday, 5 March 2011 05:17 (2 years ago) Permalink

I couldn't tell you. There were maybe 12 or so people there besides me. They seemed to like it though. One gag that went over surprisingly well was the Televanglist on the TV in the hospital scenes. ("A very sad unchristian thing just happened..." ).

― Your cousin, Marvin Cobain (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 5 March 2011 16:29 (2 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

I concur

To any producers that follow me: films don't have to be just "Thor" style or "Water For Elephants" style. They can also be "Repo Man" style.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 April 2011 18:26 (2 years ago) Permalink

Repo Chick shot in Ariane's apartment?

― andrew m., Friday, 22 April 2011 19:07 (2 years ago) Permalink

10 months pass...

Quietus interview with Mr. Cox

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 24 February 2012 15:26 (1 year ago) Permalink

I've just read that, it's a good 'un.

― good luck in your pyramid (Neil S), Friday, 24 February 2012 15:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

― omar little, Thursday, 8 March 2012 08:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

why so tense guy

― am0n, Sunday, 29 April 2012 00:27 (1 year ago) Permalink

I saw "Repo Chick". Bleah. It was entertaining but the writing was horrible and the satire was pretty limp, especially compared to the first one. She's nice to look at and that's about it.

Animated gif of Emilio pouring out the beer is so rad.

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 29 April 2012 00:30 (1 year ago) Permalink

your goddamned brother

― CharlieS, Sunday, 29 April 2012 01:54 (1 year ago) Permalink

pernicious nonsense

― Ask The Answer Man (sexyDancer), Sunday, 29 April 2012 03:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

HEY he's taking to you, MAN!

― Ask The Answer Man (sexyDancer), Sunday, 29 April 2012 03:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

I blame society!

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 29 April 2012 03:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

Fuck that!

― Godzilla vs. Rodan Rodannadanna (The Yellow Kid), Sunday, 29 April 2012 04:09 (1 year ago) Permalink

Plate of shrimp.

― DavidM, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 12:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

no one is innocent. proceed.

― their private gesture for bison (difficult listening hour), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 14:50 (1 year ago) Permalink

― am0n, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 14:57 (1 year ago) Permalink

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 15:55 (1 year ago) Permalink

http://www.ctpost.com/default/article/Radioactive-man-Milford-resident-pulled-over-by-3549631.php

― dayo, Sunday, 13 May 2012 11:21 (1 year ago) Permalink

7 months pass...

Holy YES

Jeff Goldsmith ‏@yogoldsmith
Ok wow - actress Olivia Barash said she just did an interview about Repo Man for @criterion - so we have that look forward to!

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 5 January 2013 17:00 (5 months ago) Permalink

criterion is picking this up?? niiiiiiice

― 乒乓, Saturday, 5 January 2013 17:03 (5 months ago) Permalink

― packt like phoebe cates's dad in a chimney (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Saturday, 5 January 2013 17:09 (5 months ago) Permalink

ordinary fuckin people

― 乒乓, Saturday, 5 January 2013 17:15 (5 months ago) Permalink

woop!

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 5 January 2013 17:57 (5 months ago) Permalink

YAY!

― go to party leather (ENBB), Saturday, 5 January 2013 21:05 (5 months ago) Permalink

cinefamily did this as a midnight movie last night. i didn't go, only cuz i'm feeling under the weather.

― gimme some reggae! (get bent), Saturday, 5 January 2013 22:34 (5 months ago) Permalink

We got details:

New high-definition digital restoration, approved by director Alex Cox, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Audio commentary featuring Cox, executive producer Michael Nesmith, casting director Victoria Thomas, and actors Sy Richardson, Zander Schloss, and Del Zamora
Interviews with Cox, Richardson, and Zamora; producers Peter McCarthy and Jonathan Wacks; actors Olivia Barash, Dick Rude, Miguel Sandoval, and Harry Dean Stanton; musicians Keith Morris and Iggy Pop; and Sam Cohen, the inventor of the neutron bomb
Deleted scenes
The complete “cleaned-up” television version of the film, prepared by Cox
Trailers
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Sam McPheeters; an illustrated production history by Cox, with his original comic and film proposal; and a 1987 interview with real-life repo man Mark Lewis

Commentary sounds like the same one from before, but just about everything else is new. Getting the cleaned-up version will be amazing.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 15 January 2013 21:36 (5 months ago) Permalink

exciting!!!

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 15 January 2013 21:40 (5 months ago) Permalink

GYPSY DILDO PUNKS

― 乒乓, Tuesday, 15 January 2013 21:43 (5 months ago) Permalink

I dug the newsletter clue they did:

― Big Sambola & The Tailspinners (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 15 January 2013 21:44 (5 months ago) Permalink

― christmas candy bar (al leong), Tuesday, 15 January 2013 21:47 (5 months ago) Permalink

Okay I do like that cover a LOT

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 15 January 2013 21:56 (5 months ago) Permalink

That's great and I want it painted on the back of a leather jacket. Which I will send to myself in 1987.

― Yo Leon, what's this all about? (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 04:31 (5 months ago) Permalink

otm

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 04:37 (5 months ago) Permalink

fuck yes

― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 04:37 (5 months ago) Permalink

haven't seen this in ages, never really struck a chord w/ me cept Stanton's lines

― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 13:02 (5 months ago) Permalink

(fine soundtrack obv)

― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 13:03 (5 months ago) Permalink

I dug the newsletter clue they did:
https://i5.createsend1.com/ei/r/84/E1B/230/033419/images/wacky_movie.jpg
― Big Sambola & The Tailspinners (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:44 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

movie box above should arrive in handsome generic movie brand slipcase

― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 13:14 (5 months ago) Permalink

When does this come out? That cover is fantastic

― fiscal cliff huxtable (latebloomer), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 13:22 (5 months ago) Permalink

haven't seen this in ages, never really struck a chord w/ me cept Stanton's lines

― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:02 AM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark

― turds (Hungry4Ass), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 13:30 (5 months ago) Permalink

watched this recently on a pretty poor DVD version, it was notable how much it needed cleaning up. Awesome they've done that!

― Neil S, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 15:32 (5 months ago) Permalink

Yeah, that's something going unremarked -- Robby Müller's cinematography is just stellar, so to see it all cleaned up this way is going to be a beauty. Gets the bright light of the sky around here perfectly.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 15:36 (5 months ago) Permalink

it was pretty much VHS quality IIRC which did add a certain nostalgic something, but yeah it deserves to be able to shine.

― Neil S, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 15:41 (5 months ago) Permalink

it's kinda killing me that I can't remember what theater I saw it in in '84

― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 15:42 (5 months ago) Permalink

The local art theater had this a year or two ago and i had always seen it on VHS at a friend's place etc and it was such a HUGE riot. Yes, the cinematography is beautiful, but the script is brilliant. It's jam-packed with iconic memorable lines. Probably the best cult film of all time imo. Seeing it in the theater was such an incredible experience i don't think i will ever be able to watch another Alex Cox movie cos there is no way they can match up. The stars were aligned with this one.

"Ordinary fucking people."

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 16:08 (5 months ago) Permalink

Walker is pretty wild

― turds (Hungry4Ass), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 16:11 (5 months ago) Permalink

Walker is kind of a bore. Highway Patrolman is pretty good.

― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 16:13 (5 months ago) Permalink

Straight To Hell is fun when you're drunk

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 16:36 (5 months ago) Permalink

If this is the same as the Masters of Cinema UK Blu-ray release that came out a year ago, check out the Harry Zen Stanton extra feature. It's... something.

― DavidM, Saturday, 19 January 2013 20:49 (5 months ago) Permalink

"Ordinary fucking people."

This line turned up in Party Down and I was like, yeah, I think I can handle this show.

― sort of a morgue supplier (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 20 January 2013 10:13 (4 months ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

scored an advance copy of the Criterion relase

omg u guys

it's a little weird at first to see it not looking like a 5-times dubbed vhs copy, which I think I had kind of subconsciously lumped into 'part of its charm'

but all that LA squalor looks so beautiful now lol :) and the final sequence flying over LA was meant for the bluray transfer, it really came up beautifully.

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 12 April 2013 15:34 (2 months ago) Permalink

I want to staple the packaging to a jacket and wear it around

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 12 April 2013 15:36 (2 months ago) Permalink

Yeah, I have a copy of the UK Masters of Cinema blu-ray which I think is the same transfer. It looks fucking great - you could lose yourself in the lines in Harry Dean Stanton's face.

Repo Man's up there with Chinatown as one of the quintessential LA movies. Have we done an "LA movies" thread?

― bizarro gazzara, Friday, 12 April 2013 15:46 (2 months ago) Permalink

We have! And Repo Man's in the OP! Thanks Ned.

Great LA films

― bizarro gazzara, Friday, 12 April 2013 15:47 (2 months ago) Permalink

i don't know how I never noticed before but in that first opening scene, when the camera is on the car looking back down the highway you can see the smog line on the horizon

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 12 April 2013 15:51 (2 months ago) Permalink

Alex Cox on the new edition

― Vol. 3: The Life & Times of E. "Boom" Carter (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 12 April 2013 17:15 (2 months ago) Permalink

awesome

especially this:
By the way, the rights to the original screenplay of REPO MAN revert to me in just a few years’ time. If anyone wants to remake the original script, or do a sequel to it, get in touch with me in early 2015…

fkn studio weasels man what a bunch of cwords

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 12 April 2013 17:23 (2 months ago) Permalink

I've never been happier to have a timely backlog of amazon pts

― christmas candy bar (al leong), Friday, 12 April 2013 17:28 (2 months ago) Permalink

We have! And Repo Man's in the OP! Thanks Ned.

Ha, thanks. Yeah, it's a no-brainer, this.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 12 April 2013 17:29 (2 months ago) Permalink

ilxors we should make a pact to hit up Coxy in 2015 with our sequel/remake/lolcats version

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 12 April 2013 17:32 (2 months ago) Permalink

After Repo Chick, im not too sure any revisiting of the Repo Man brand needs to happen ever again.

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 13 April 2013 16:37 (2 months ago) Permalink

I really really want this re-release tho!

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 13 April 2013 16:37 (2 months ago) Permalink

I have the 2003 Universal DVD, but am strongly considering buying this new version (but the 2DVD set, not the Blu-Ray, as I don't own a Blu-Ray player).

― 誤訳侮辱, Saturday, 13 April 2013 17:20 (2 months ago) Permalink

I think the addition of the tv cut alone is worth the repurchase.

― Vol. 3: The Life & Times of E. "Boom" Carter (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 13 April 2013 17:39 (2 months ago) Permalink

Just pre-ordered it from Amazon for $20.

― 誤訳侮辱, Saturday, 13 April 2013 18:57 (2 months ago) Permalink

http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2737-repo-man-packaging

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 20:26 (2 months ago) Permalink

gorgeous and i want it but that single comment still otm

― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 20:28 (2 months ago) Permalink

For once the US Blu-ray packaging is better the the UK's.

― DavidM, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 20:51 (2 months ago) Permalink

lol @ generic packaging, otm

in the commentary Cox said that the only 2 sponsors for the movie were Ralph's supermarkets for the generic food/bevs, and the airfresheners, which is why they're everywhere in the movie :D

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 21:31 (2 months ago) Permalink

Generic "DVD" packaging on matte stock with that mohawked skull + title + Criterion logo in high-gloss spot varnish would have worked.

― Thirty-Six Views of ILX, by Mari3sa (WilliamC), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 21:59 (2 months ago) Permalink

or outer paper sleeve with generic DVD packaging / mohawk skull slides out, is actual cover

― 乒乓, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 22:02 (2 months ago) Permalink

looks great. want. generic packaging would have been fun, but a little too dull for such an antic film. agree with random commenter that generic "disc" is a nice compromise.

― I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Wednesday, 17 April 2013 00:03 (2 months ago) Permalink

or outer paper sleeve with generic DVD packaging / mohawk skull slides out, is actual cover
― 乒乓, Tuesday, April 16, 2013 3:02 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ding

― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Wednesday, 17 April 2013 04:04 (2 months ago) Permalink

Watching it now. The print is fucking pristine. Totally worth it.

― 誤訳侮辱, Thursday, 18 April 2013 03:14 (2 months ago) Permalink

Haven't watched the main feature yet, but have been through most of the extras. One thing I've taken away (and I don't know how I slept on this the first 20-30 times I've seen the movie) is that Olivia Barash (Leila from The United Fruitcake Outlet)was quite the little fox back then.

Leila: What about our relationship?
Otto: What?
Leila: Our relationship!
Otto: Fuck that!
Leila: You SHITHEAD! I'm glad I tortured you!

― Sheela-Tubb-Mann, You Real Know-It-All (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 18 April 2013 03:41 (2 months ago) Permalink

the slaps were unplanned - she says in the interview that that's why emilio was laughing, he had no idea she was gonna do it either time <3

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 18 April 2013 03:43 (2 months ago) Permalink

blu-ray is in my hot little hands as well; waiting to watch it though till I have a suitably sizable group to watch it with. First ever blu ray purchase too.

― HIGH-FIVES TO ALL MY COWORKERS AT THE QBERT SEX SWING (silby), Thursday, 18 April 2013 03:47 (2 months ago) Permalink

I feel like I should buy the Bluray, too, just in case I one day have a player.

― mal chauve-souris piège (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 18 April 2013 04:43 (2 months ago) Permalink

gotta use this PS3 I bought for something

― HIGH-FIVES TO ALL MY COWORKERS AT THE QBERT SEX SWING (silby), Thursday, 18 April 2013 04:52 (2 months ago) Permalink

Hah United Fruitcake Outlet.

"I blame society"

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 18 April 2013 14:38 (2 months ago) Permalink

bought a copy of this today on a whim, and because it was on sale for cheap. a cheap whim. it's beautiful. incredibly well designed on every level. such a great idea to style it in the manner of punk show flyers, photocopied fanzines and underground comics. makes it feel like a tribute to a cultural moment as much as, you know, dvd packaging.

― I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Monday, 22 April 2013 20:57 (1 month ago) Permalink

was so happy when this slotted alphabetically right next to the the rules of the game criterion

― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Monday, 22 April 2013 20:57 (1 month ago) Permalink

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