Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: REPO MAN
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- Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2022
- I tackle the 1984 cult classic "Repo Man" starring Emilio Estevez!
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It's 4 AM, do you know where your car is?
Hey man, I really like your channel. Keep it up!
I hope it’s still in front of my home 🥺
in my dreams of course
On top of me 😂
@@stephenison5703 May I top you?
Repo Man is in a special class with the likes of “Big Trouble In Little China,” “They Live,” and “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension.” It is definitely one of the most quotable movies from the 80’s. Love this movie!
Yup...along with Suburbia, Night of the Comet, Weird Science, Commando...and Remo Williams!
wherever you go,.. There you are.
@@Firebrand1967 only unlike those movies, good.
Don't compare this garbage to Big Trouble in Little China. That movie is a classic , while this movie is lame af. Hell , there isn't even a hot chick or Asians in repo man. How can you have a good movie without hot chicks or Asians? Every single good movie has atleast one of the two , but the best movies have both.
@@Firebrand1967 Suburbia came out in like 1997.
The generic food was not just symbolic, but was a thing in the early 80’s. Coming out of the inflation and stagflation of the late 70’s it was not uncommon to see unbranded generic food in the stores in the early 80’s as a way to cut the price.
I’m a Boomer, and I remember seeing generic canned goods on grocery shelves. The idea didn’t catch on, as I recall.
I wonder if they'll make a comeback
@@sleepykitty8918 It does feel like we are living through the late 70's again.
@@RenlangRen The current administration makes me long for Jimmy Carter.
@@fromthecheapseats7126 I never thought I would see that days that made me wish for President Carter's administration, but the current one does.
The life of a Repo Man is always intense!
Come on lets go get a drink
Repo man's got all night!
Nice Starcraft 2 reference, TheGaijinsidider.
Say you're thinking about a plate of shrimp.
I can't hear you, I'm using the scrambler!
I remember my dad enthusiastically recommending this to my brother and I as teenagers, oddly enough, when it would have been a relatively recent release. I remember not really "getting it", but in retrospect, I appreciate the effort. For a guy raised on a farm in the 50s, he had pretty good taste in movies.
Heck that would make me respect anyone from the 50s who grew up on a farm. Your dad had taste sir, your dad had damn good taste.
The 80's Napoleon Dynamite is actually Zander Schloss, bass player for the Circle Jerks. He also plays "that wiener kid" in Straight to Hell.
Whoa
Just Another Broken Heart for Snake
Straight to Hell was a big disappointment. Cox floundered the notoriety he got from Repo Man. I liked Walker but nobody else seemed to.
@@nuckygulliver9607 I keep meaning to see Walker. I enjoyed Straight to Hell, but it is a big mess and most of my enjoyment comes from spotting cameos or finding other film references in it.
Oh yeah! Someone that acts dorky all the time, wears big glasses, and with big teeth always showing even in the rest position! Good observation!
This movie always fills me with a strange sense of fascination, the ending gives an air of enigma that nothing else ever has, the score, the visuals, the tone.. it's just something utterly perfect.
Apparently they intended a different ending but ran out of money!
I was waiting for the "John Wayne was a British cigarette" line, and you delivered.
Thank you Brandon.
The HELL he was!!
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 He was too, you boys. I installed two way mirrors at his pad in Brentwood and he come to the door in a dress.
Are we such a pussified nation?
@@MarcColten-us2plThat's what your mom says.
A real stranger in the alps moment.
Love how in the thumbnail, even when reduced to a skeleton, Brandon's hair still remains.
There are some things even the strongest radiation can't destroy!
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It was an integral part of my 80's Blockbuster renting history. Along with "They Live" and "Return of the Living Dead" 👍👍
but way more rewatchable that the others. SO many hidden Easter eggs hidden in this flick
I just bought a previously viewed copy of it. Or as I used to like to call them, previously screwed.
One of my favorite Sci Fi Comedy movies that no one seems to talk about. Roger Ebert gave this film a four star rating, calling it the perfect blend of Sci Fi, comedy and punk rock.
He actually gave this 3 stars and not 4 fyi.
@@mst3k3000
Siskel and Ebert sucked.
@@mst3k3000 OK
Haha, not that I don't agree, but like Ebert would know
Nobody cares what Roger Ebert thought.
Yes I most definitely remember watching this movie on HBO when I was young and the scene where the cop get vaporized, leaving nothing but his boots has always stuck with me. Not to mention it was on the cover of the VHS tape.
A great movie, and you've made me want to go watch it for about the fifth time.
"Let's go do some crimes!"
"Yeah, let's get sushi and not pay!"
"Let's do crimes!" "Yeah, lets's go get sushi and not pay!"
"Find one in every car -you'll see." This is one of my all-time faves and I remember seeing it in the theater when it came out. Thank you, Mike Nesmith!
Oh, and the generic products were actually a thing in the 1970s and early 1980s. And we didn't call it "moshing" back then.
The blue generic lasted till the early 90s IIRC. I used to love the Corn Flakes. They tasted great and were dirt cheap. 49 cents I think. Also, Repo Man helped boost their popularity. New wavers like me would eat it while wearing our black trench coats and listening to PIL Album. But don't call me a new waver. You can't pigeon hole me, man. I got my own style.
I quote that to anyone who has a pine tree in their car.
they used to call it slam dancing
Otto is singing TV Party by Black Flag when he tosses his beer. Such a great soundtrack. It really is the best cult film of the 80's. The casting is spot on.
Hill Street Blues! Dallas!
@@thiscorrosion900 Saturday Night Live!
@@captlazer5509 Oh no the TV's broken!!
Excuse me while I fold my trousers ... but I submit that Repo Man is way too widely remembered and wildly lucrative to qualify; seems to me less of a major cult film than a minor mainstream classic.
UPDATE Just looked up IMDb's Top 50 Movies of 1984: Repo Man is #29, sandwiched between Footloose & Revenge of the Nerds --- sorry, friends, that's pretty damn mainstream.
Very nice touch with the Repo Man theme.
I remember Alex Cox from his cult movie nights show 'Moviedrome' on BBC 2. His choices and introductions were always interesting.
The man introduced me to Trancers, for which I will be eternally grateful.
Yeah, this movie would be the very type of movie that he'd introduce
Yes! Cool guy. And he's from my city: Liverpool!
@@edwardburek1717 I think it was the first one on moviedrome - had it on vhs for years from that showing
Aligator, Q the winged serpent, Lair of the white worm, Moviedrome was great!
It was a Classic in 1984 & still is today, Thanks, Brandon.
I just bought the Criterion Blu Ray the other day. This is such perfect timing!
Was one of my early Blu Ray purchases after getting my first high def big screen TV. After only ever seeing the film in 4:3 on cable and VHS it blew me away how good it looked.
The lattice of coincidence...
Just as an aside, Alex Cox did not actually write the script for the Fear & Loathing movie. Rather, he was attached to an earlier attempt to make the movie that fizzled out. However, some Hollywood writer's guild rules say that the first person to write a script always gets screen credit, even if (as happened here) 100% of what they wrote was rewritten by the time the movie is made.
Yeah, Terry Gilliam did a page-1 rewrite and kept absolutely nothing that Alex Cox did. They had to go to arbitration to decide who got credit for the script. That's where the union has three other members review the drafts (with neither of the writers' names attached) and uses a strict set of rules to decide who get the credits. The WGA rules at the time weren't specifically that the first person to attempt the script gets the credits, but when you do an adaptation the arbitration process *heavily* favors the first writer, because they award a lot of points on things like character names and locations that are going to have first been used by the first writer, even if the entire structure of the story is different in the final script. Gilliam was so frustrated at the way the WGA screwed him here that he quit the union and did a whole special feature on the Criterion Collection release talking about how it was an injustice.
Hunter S Thompson fired him because he lectured him about vegetarianism. Hunter hated Cox after the first meeting.
@@nuckygulliver9607 yeah I have read a lot of the gonzo diaries etc and remember him writing to several people referring to 'some awful jackass' etc... Was he the same person that wanted to animate the whole "there I was, holy shit there I am" sequence? and HST was bone deep offended by the mere suggestion of "making a cartoon" of some of his finest writing
@@nuckygulliver9607 sad, cause it would have been better if alex had been involved.
@@joeydurant6267 god that's really dumb, HST sounds like a total tool there
I always feel this is a Los Angeles movie. It captured a period of time and mood PERFECTLY.
And no movie ever made Los Angeles look like a barren wasteland like this one.
yes. You are hitting on all the good parts. That exchange between Otto & Miller over the burn barrel is epic.
Really glad you covered this. Grew up on this, The Hidden, and Naked Lunch. Those were my dad's 3 favorite movies when I was a kid and it has definitely shaped me as a person
The Hidden is another offbeat classic, loved that movie!
The hidden is a very underrated unknown classic.
Holy shit, your dad had some fantastic taste.
@@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick Both my parents were old punk rockers so there was a lot of cool music and movies around the house growing up!
My dad bought my a VHS copy back in 1996. It instantly became one of my all time favorites. The soundtrack is great, like he said.
This was one of my father’s favorite movies & he’s right the soundtrack is great
It's always a great morning when we get a upload. Thanks for the years of entertainment Brandon. You're a huge inspiration.
I love Repo Man. Saw in a theater when it came out. Classic.
I was a teenager when Repo Man came out, my friends and I used to quote it all the time. It has a blue ray release in the Criterion collection now, and it is still awesome.
Plate-o-shrimp.😎👍
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 "You see this [tree car freshener]? You find one in every car."
Let's get sushi...and not pay!
@@bumbleguppy Awwww! Dookie wookie burnt his wittle hand!
I picked this up at the library having zero clue what it was when I was a kid. Definitely one of those movies that you later understand exactly why it became a cult classic.
Need to see this in a double feature with Remo Williams.
Holy Mother Of What The Son of a.... this is the movie i have been searching for since the late 80's!!!! i remember the shoes and the flying car, but i could never find the movie they belonged to. this is like the last childhood mystery solved for me!!!
I was a repo man when movie came out, we use to quote it all the time lol. The unmarked generic food was everywhere back then, they didnt create it for the movie.that beer was 2 bucks for a six pack and man it was terrible lol
we called it "Beer beer"
I dig this movie. And Emilio Estevez has always been one of my favorite actors.
Cox also hosted cult movie seasons on the BBC in the UK in the '80s and '90s called 'Videodrome' where I first saw Coppola's 'Rumblefish' (Mickey Rourke, Matt Dillon, Nic Cage, Dennis Hopper, Diane Lane) which is one of my favourite films ever. He was a bit like our Joe Bob Briggs but not strictly schlock.
If I had to list my 10 favorite films, this one would be on the list. I saw this movie in a theater and had probably one of the best laughs of my life.
I'm glad you did this film review. This has been a favorite of mine since the 80s.
I've never seen this film but I NEED to see it now. Also, nice use of the Repo Man's WWF entrance music during the title card...that was pretty damn cool! 😎
"hand me a BEER branded beer" You just got a smile from every Canadian who was once a broke college student drinking "BEER Beer" :) (Beer from the No Name brand discount store, a yellow can with BEER written on it)
The blue and white "Beer" was actually not bad.
There was a black and white label "BEER", supposedly misfires from Rainier Brewing.
Not just broke college students, but people with discriminating tastes.
My favorite one is the "FOOD".
Another good 80's era punk movie ( my 2nd favorite ) is Suburbia. Released in 1984 & well worth a watch.
Ever since I've seen Repo Man way back I think in early 90s I've always put it into one categor: AWESOME.
The movie implied that the scientist who had the car was stealing a neutron bomb, and that was what was in the trunk, but it is also purposely vague.
It is undoubtedly a cult classic from the 80’s.
The TV cut of this had alternate scenes like the parents being covered with cobwebs. Finding it while flipping channels was a bizarre experience.
Those grocery store products aren't props made for the movie. In the early 80s there was a trend for "generic" products following on the generic medicine thing. Same great product, made in the same factory, without the name brand. As a way to save money. It was the precursor of the store brands like Kirkland or Great America are now. The blue and white products were carried by the Ralph's grocery stores, Stater Brother's version had plain brown wrapping and black text.
All this plan product placement reminds me of the 1980s in my hometown the grocery store Kroger's. They had a generic brand of products called Kroger Cost Cutting and everything was packaged in yellow.
Now you need to do the other Repo, the Genetic Opera, for something really weird
Yeah that scene of vaporizing the cop had the same special effect skeleton radioactive vaporation that you saw in that one definitely not a cold war movie The Day After.
When they released this movie to UHF channels in the 90s in the US they dubbed over the swear words and one of the more over used words became "meadow farmer" which made the TV version even funnier.
That's funny as hell and interesting because when Emilio's movie "The Breakfast Club" was put on tv there must have been 30 or 40 "flip yous" in the movie. Also, have you spoken to Lieutenant Doolittle recently or is he on another mission?
@@douglasdixon524 I emailed him about 10 years ago to see if he was interested in doing illustrations for a kids book I was working on but he was busy at the time. He lives in India and is an artist. No more surfing or H bombing for now. Too old I guess.
Harry Dean Stanton is the greatest cult actors of all time when I see him in a movie I know it's gonna be a fun movie
Can't believe this spoiler-rich factoid fest impersonating a movie review overlooked mentioning that Repo Man is one of only ... what. one? two? maybe three (at the outside?) movies in cinematic history to feature Harry Dean Stanton as title character & top-billed star. Sheesh, that alone is worth the price of admission.
PS If you haven't yet, check out the magnificent rock documentary Dig!, wherein the Dandy Warhols realize they've truly achieved success when they spot uninvited Harry Dean Stanton holding court with an acoustic guitar in a side room at their house party.
@@MisterRlGHT Thanks so much! Gonna go look for Dig! now!
@@HappySunshineDay I doubt you'll be disappointed. Used to be a full version on YT -- don't know if it's still here. but it was such low fidelity rip you'd do well to seek out a better copy.
He was also an FBI agent in The Godfather II.
@@frankgesuele6298 That's a long way from top-billed actor and even farther from title character .
I bought it sight unseen, because I’ve heard so much about it. Man, it was a fascinating trip with some pretty good commentary.
Repo man is definitely a great classic film ❤
Alex Cox is a pretty cool guy. He is a huge reason why many old Spaghetti Westerns are currently being reevaluated and enjoying a resurgence in pop culture of sorts, as well as being restored and preserved for further viewing and study. And any movie with FEAR and/or Lee Ving is worth viewing
Interesting. What's his connection to Spaghetti Westerns? I have noticed that Arrow is putting out a lot of them, but I had assumed that there was some Tarantino influence going on there somehow.
@@Belgand well before arrow, he was responsible for many of corbucci's westerns finding proper restoration. Plus he has written on the subject extensively for years, as well as provided extras on tons of early releases, as well as providing original posters, lobby cards, etc. His film after this, Straight To Hell, is an homage to the genre.
Was able to see Repo Man at the Alamo Theater in Denver with Alex Cox doing at Q&A before and after the showing. Was fantastic.
Back in the late 70s, PathMark (a NE chain) introduced a generic food line, where the theme was plain black text on a white label. That's where the generic foodstuffs in Repo Man got its inspiration.
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You just gotta love the once constant use of the Dirty Harry .44 Magnum SFX.
I saw this movie one afternoon in 1985 and all I remember is the scene where the guy fires blanks into a house. I didn't even remember any of that sci-fi weird stuff...just that suddenly Emilio Estevez was now in the "brat pack".
Hey WTF? This is an actual classic. Nice work as always
Emilio Estevez was originally offered to play Bender in Breakfast Club before Judd Nelson was cast & Emilio was cast as Andrew the jock instead, and after watching this movie I think Emilio could have worked as Bender. Also, Dennis Hopper was originally considered for the role of Bud.
OMG "Let's go get sushi... and not pay." Now that's punk rock!
This is unusual quality. You should do some more of Emilio's stellar work like A BOY AND HIS DOG or FREEJACK (which really should have been titled "Deathjack."). There's more to Estevez than MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE.
That was Don Johnson in A Boy and his Dog, not Emilio Estevez.
@@BulletTooth504 Ah man, those guys are so similar back then. Thanks!
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Wow, Freejack! I forgot all about that! It came out in 1991, when there weren’t a lot of good movies out that year. Read up on it; it’s set in 2009. 😊
Bro, this was the movie for me back in the day. Thank you!
To this day people look at me like I'm crazy when I suddenly blurt out "plate, or shrimp, or plate of shrimp"!
Did you do a lot of acid back in the hippy days?
My dad introduced me to this one when I was a kid. It's still one of my favorites.
Missed opportunity to show John Travolta looking into the glowing briefcase.
Yes! Or Ralph Meeker in 'Kiss Me Deadly.'
Having just saw The Monkees movie Head, the fact Michael Nesmith produced this movie is not that strange at all
And Timerider as well.
I recall Nesmith’s short-lived comedy series “Elephant Parts.” A lot of blackouts, somewhat like “Laugh-In” but a lot quirkier.
@@christopherjohnson2422 "Elephant Parts" was the original direct-to-videotape anthology film. "Television Parts" was the later short-lived TV series spin-off. "Television Parts" had quite a few people in it who became HUGE stars later on, but who were unknown at the time, including Whoopie Goldberg & Jay Leno. On the other hand, it also had Martin Mull! He was ALWAYS weird.
Bud, the guy who plays the Joker's sidekick Bob in Tim Burton's Batman, is right. Driving a car does kill brain cells and just like him, I do my best thinking on the bus.
Driving an automatic car kills brain cells* Driving a manual transmission car doesn't.
I love this movie. One of the few films I picked up the limited edition steel box for it.
I can’t believe I never watched this movie. Going to fix that major lapse today.
Fuck yes. Good man. I totally thought you were gonna bag on the movie at the start but you recognize it for the triumph that it is. I was lucky enough to be a teenage punk when this came out so I connected with it immediately & It's for sure in my top 100 of all time.
YES, been waiting ages for you to do this one!
"Generic products," basically store products with very blank minimalist packaging, were very big when this movie came out. I actually enjoyed some of them, like the corn chips, although the spaghetti sauce tasted like French salad dressing.
“The further you drive , you get more stupid you get. That’s why I do my best thinking on the bus”. (Or something like that). This. Movie is one of the reasons I never learnt to drive till my 50’s.
I fucking love this movie. Truly an underrated classic.
Hey Brandon, you should do a movie review on Slaughterhouse five (1972). It’s based on a sci fi anti war book written by Kurt Vonnegut. The movie itself doesn’t seem to get a whole lot of attention, and there is not even any mention of the initial reception of the film. And like a lot of movies on your show, it is definitely a weird movie you should review.
Good call, that's a great movie
Repo Man is one of my favorite movies, great video.
I caught this movie many years ago in a late night spot. It stuck with me for a long time. First I got it on VHS and recently on DVD. It never grows old. Praise be to the followers of Repo Man!
This one is up near the top of my list of cult classics. Still holds up today.
The quintessential 80s Flic!
I’m glad you covered this. Watched it last year and I need to watch it again after your review.
I thought in the opening, using the Repo Man's wrestling theme from the WWF was a nice touch.
A Brando Review of Repo Man! :-D I still remember having my mind blown in the late 80s... It was then I knew that you don't have to fully understand something to like it... Just feel how awesome it is...
Actually the generic labeling was in fact a real trend in the early 80s, Ralph's as shown in the movie being the most infamous.
Repo Man remains the very pinnacle of human achievement.
It's all been downhill from there.
I saw this movie when it first came out in the 80's, I lived in Santa Fe, NM at that time. I also like the reference to Los Alamos which is close to Santa Fe. Also have it on DVD. Love it! I am 72 years old and I still love it! Cheers!!!
Easily one of my favorites. It’s just such a breezy watch.
I was 15 when I first saw this movie, and I thought it was cinematic gold! 😂 Ah, the naiveté of youth, and a mom & pop video rental store. I still remember the sound of the beaded curtain to the room I wasn't allowed to go into until much later in life. Fond memories. 🤔😆
Ah the back room with the beaded curtains. And, Must be 18 sign. I totally forgot about that. Blockbuster didn't have it. Only mom an pop rentals like you said. I went to a DVD rental place back in like 06. And it had a 18 and older room. Last time I saw one.
@@jillconner5062 When Blockbuster opened in my town there was always some guy complaining there was no "Adult" back room for like the first year they were open. I would just chuckle at any guy willing to publicly embarrass themselves like that over p0rn. The guys would leave, frustrated and humiliated, much like most of their relationships ended as well! 😆
In gta vice city stories there is an outfit in the game called repo-man as a reference to this movie. It could also double as a reference to falling down where D-Fens has a similar outfit throughout the movie.
Bless your sublime madness. I love this movie. In fact I worked with Fox Harris in a project called "Dark Romances" where he played basically the same part (He had something else that was deadly in the trunk of his car). A special shout out to Laura Sorrenson, an actress who played one of the repo men's wife. This film is an inspiration that proves a good filmmaker can make anything work. He just has to be trusted. And while I'm at it, a toast to Tracey Walter, Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez. I like to think that at the end, our remaining heroes ran into Danny and Sandy from "Grease".
Awesome soundtrack!
Cox seems to really like punk rock. He also directed Straight To Hell (1987) with Joe Strummer of The Clash.
CanI just say, as s long time fan of this film, that the sound editing on it is outstanding for its time and budget?
I got excited and thought maybe you were finally reviewing 'Repo! Genetic Opera'. But this is good too. :)
oone of my favorite film! and i love the punk rock aesthetic! it's cool you review it!
This film is freakin awesome 😎
2:02 Yes!!
Still own the soundtrack on vinyl. It is as diverse as it is Awesome🤘
I was a repo man back in the 80s. Still got the odd call for a hard to get repo.
review robot monster!! like so he can see
Yo! That blue and white generic product section in the grocery store was EXACTLY what it looked like IN REAL LIFE! Yes, there was beer sold as, simply, "BEER"! This was in California, where they had laws REQUIRING labels such as these. Generic products were all forced to look the same. Alex didn't make these, nor did he draw on some bullshit argument against "consumerism" as is so popular to claim these days. THIS IS HOW IT WAS. Yeah, I was there. I lived this.
Hell yeah, a classic!
Thanks for this review. I have the Criterion Collection DVD and tonight I have a movie to watch once I get home from work!