Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: REPO MAN

I tackle the 1984 cult classic "Repo Man" starring Emilio Estevez!
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  • @TheBrandonTenold
    @TheBrandonTenold Жыл бұрын

    It's 4 AM, do you know where your car is?

  • @andrewhall7176

    @andrewhall7176

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey man, I really like your channel. Keep it up!

  • @craigsewell8692

    @craigsewell8692

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope it’s still in front of my home 🥺

  • @synthnation9857

    @synthnation9857

    Жыл бұрын

    in my dreams of course

  • @stephenison5703

    @stephenison5703

    Жыл бұрын

    On top of me 😂

  • @andrewhall7176

    @andrewhall7176

    Жыл бұрын

    @@stephenison5703 May I top you?

  • @jamielandis4308
    @jamielandis4308 Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @Firebrand1967

    @Firebrand1967

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup...along with Suburbia, Night of the Comet, Weird Science, Commando...and Remo Williams!

  • @dr.decker3623

    @dr.decker3623

    Жыл бұрын

    wherever you go,.. There you are.

  • @dr.decker3623

    @dr.decker3623

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Firebrand1967 only unlike those movies, good.

  • @JusticeforLiberty

    @JusticeforLiberty

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @artcs

    @artcs

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Firebrand1967 Suburbia came out in like 1997.

  • @RenlangRen
    @RenlangRen Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @christopherjohnson2422

    @christopherjohnson2422

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m a Boomer, and I remember seeing generic canned goods on grocery shelves. The idea didn’t catch on, as I recall.

  • @sleepykitty8918

    @sleepykitty8918

    Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if they'll make a comeback

  • @RenlangRen

    @RenlangRen

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sleepykitty8918 It does feel like we are living through the late 70's again.

  • @fromthecheapseats7126

    @fromthecheapseats7126

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RenlangRen The current administration makes me long for Jimmy Carter.

  • @RenlangRen

    @RenlangRen

    Жыл бұрын

    @@fromthecheapseats7126 I never thought I would see that days that made me wish for President Carter's administration, but the current one does.

  • @MadMadNomad
    @MadMadNomad Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @JohnDoe-wq5eu

    @JohnDoe-wq5eu

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @TheGaijinsider
    @TheGaijinsider Жыл бұрын

    The life of a Repo Man is always intense!

  • @brianlarsen9952

    @brianlarsen9952

    Жыл бұрын

    Come on lets go get a drink

  • @dr.burtgummerfan439

    @dr.burtgummerfan439

    Жыл бұрын

    Repo man's got all night!

  • @tureytayno3154

    @tureytayno3154

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice Starcraft 2 reference, TheGaijinsidider.

  • @Dude_Slick

    @Dude_Slick

    Жыл бұрын

    Say you're thinking about a plate of shrimp.

  • @SlapthePissouttayew

    @SlapthePissouttayew

    Жыл бұрын

    I can't hear you, I'm using the scrambler!

  • @poxyclypse
    @poxyclypse Жыл бұрын

    I was waiting for the "John Wayne was a British cigarette" line, and you delivered. Thank you Brandon.

  • @dr.burtgummerfan439

    @dr.burtgummerfan439

    Жыл бұрын

    The HELL he was!!

  • @SlapthePissouttayew

    @SlapthePissouttayew

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @MarcColten-us2pl

    @MarcColten-us2pl

    Жыл бұрын

    Are we such a pussified nation?

  • @poxyclypse

    @poxyclypse

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MarcColten-us2plThat's what your mom says.

  • @dansmith1661

    @dansmith1661

    Жыл бұрын

    A real stranger in the alps moment.

  • @dr.decker3623
    @dr.decker3623 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @gazbot9000

    @gazbot9000

    5 ай бұрын

    Apparently they intended a different ending but ran out of money!

  • @thejudgmentalcat
    @thejudgmentalcat Жыл бұрын

    It was an integral part of my 80's Blockbuster renting history. Along with "They Live" and "Return of the Living Dead" 👍👍

  • @TheXanUser

    @TheXanUser

    Жыл бұрын

    but way more rewatchable that the others. SO many hidden Easter eggs hidden in this flick

  • @1pcfred

    @1pcfred

    Жыл бұрын

    I just bought a previously viewed copy of it. Or as I used to like to call them, previously screwed.

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @yourstrulyjohnnydollar8775
    @yourstrulyjohnnydollar8775 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @420JackG

    @420JackG

    Жыл бұрын

    Whoa

  • @quintessenceSL

    @quintessenceSL

    Жыл бұрын

    Just Another Broken Heart for Snake

  • @nuckygulliver9607

    @nuckygulliver9607

    Жыл бұрын

    Straight to Hell was a big disappointment. Cox floundered the notoriety he got from Repo Man. I liked Walker but nobody else seemed to.

  • @yourstrulyjohnnydollar8775

    @yourstrulyjohnnydollar8775

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @jondstewart

    @jondstewart

    2 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @davidburke709
    @davidburke709 Жыл бұрын

    "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.

  • @TheGreatAwesome

    @TheGreatAwesome

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @frenchfriedbagel7035

    @frenchfriedbagel7035

    Жыл бұрын

    I quote that to anyone who has a pine tree in their car.

  • @marvinderevage6566

    @marvinderevage6566

    Жыл бұрын

    they used to call it slam dancing

  • @captlazer5509
    @captlazer5509 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @thiscorrosion900

    @thiscorrosion900

    Жыл бұрын

    Hill Street Blues! Dallas!

  • @captlazer5509

    @captlazer5509

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thiscorrosion900 Saturday Night Live!

  • @thiscorrosion900

    @thiscorrosion900

    Жыл бұрын

    @@captlazer5509 Oh no the TV's broken!!

  • @MisterRlGHT

    @MisterRlGHT

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @MisterRlGHT

    @MisterRlGHT

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @mitchelltheawesome1
    @mitchelltheawesome1 Жыл бұрын

    Love how in the thumbnail, even when reduced to a skeleton, Brandon's hair still remains.

  • @TheBrandonTenold

    @TheBrandonTenold

    Жыл бұрын

    There are some things even the strongest radiation can't destroy!

  • @lolajaramillo4620

    @lolajaramillo4620

    Жыл бұрын

    😆

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @mst3k3000

    @mst3k3000

    Жыл бұрын

    He actually gave this 3 stars and not 4 fyi.

  • @mygodisyahweh8634

    @mygodisyahweh8634

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mst3k3000 Siskel and Ebert sucked.

  • @adnauseamxi951

    @adnauseamxi951

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mst3k3000 OK

  • @nospam3327

    @nospam3327

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha, not that I don't agree, but like Ebert would know

  • @thatlittlevoice6354

    @thatlittlevoice6354

    Жыл бұрын

    Nobody cares what Roger Ebert thought.

  • @tentringer4065
    @tentringer4065 Жыл бұрын

    I remember Alex Cox from his cult movie nights show 'Moviedrome' on BBC 2. His choices and introductions were always interesting.

  • @daveb1930

    @daveb1930

    Жыл бұрын

    The man introduced me to Trancers, for which I will be eternally grateful.

  • @edwardburek1717

    @edwardburek1717

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, this movie would be the very type of movie that he'd introduce

  • @stephenwalker2924

    @stephenwalker2924

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes! Cool guy. And he's from my city: Liverpool!

  • @deanrussell2224

    @deanrussell2224

    Жыл бұрын

    @@edwardburek1717 I think it was the first one on moviedrome - had it on vhs for years from that showing

  • @seagull8415

    @seagull8415

    Жыл бұрын

    Aligator, Q the winged serpent, Lair of the white worm, Moviedrome was great!

  • @Duncaster
    @Duncaster Жыл бұрын

    I just bought the Criterion Blu Ray the other day. This is such perfect timing!

  • @mjwbulich

    @mjwbulich

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @birddogcatfrog4977

    @birddogcatfrog4977

    Жыл бұрын

    The lattice of coincidence...

  • @Dynaman21
    @Dynaman21 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice touch with the Repo Man theme.

  • @KarlBunker
    @KarlBunker Жыл бұрын

    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!"

  • @jasonblalock4429
    @jasonblalock4429 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @RLanceHunter

    @RLanceHunter

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @nuckygulliver9607

    @nuckygulliver9607

    Жыл бұрын

    Hunter S Thompson fired him because he lectured him about vegetarianism. Hunter hated Cox after the first meeting.

  • @joeydurant6267

    @joeydurant6267

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

  • @TheXanUser

    @TheXanUser

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nuckygulliver9607 sad, cause it would have been better if alex had been involved.

  • @raefinoh1172

    @raefinoh1172

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@joeydurant6267 god that's really dumb, HST sounds like a total tool there

  • @711ramen
    @711ramen Жыл бұрын

    I always feel this is a Los Angeles movie. It captured a period of time and mood PERFECTLY.

  • @jondstewart

    @jondstewart

    2 ай бұрын

    And no movie ever made Los Angeles look like a barren wasteland like this one.

  • @BlackMetalChauvinist
    @BlackMetalChauvinist Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @pssthpok

    @pssthpok

    Жыл бұрын

    The Hidden is another offbeat classic, loved that movie!

  • @RecoveredRaunchyRebel

    @RecoveredRaunchyRebel

    Жыл бұрын

    The hidden is a very underrated unknown classic.

  • @theoneandonlymichaelmccormick

    @theoneandonlymichaelmccormick

    3 ай бұрын

    Holy shit, your dad had some fantastic taste.

  • @BlackMetalChauvinist

    @BlackMetalChauvinist

    3 ай бұрын

    @@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick Both my parents were old punk rockers so there was a lot of cool music and movies around the house growing up!

  • @invisibledooley
    @invisibledooley Жыл бұрын

    "Let's do crimes!" "Yeah, lets's go get sushi and not pay!"

  • @paulmcdonald4232
    @paulmcdonald4232 Жыл бұрын

    It was a Classic in 1984 & still is today, Thanks, Brandon.

  • @TheOriginalCaptainTrips
    @TheOriginalCaptainTrips Жыл бұрын

    yes. You are hitting on all the good parts. That exchange between Otto & Miller over the burn barrel is epic.

  • @whoson8501
    @whoson8501 Жыл бұрын

    It's always a great morning when we get a upload. Thanks for the years of entertainment Brandon. You're a huge inspiration.

  • @frozenlightfilms
    @frozenlightfilms Жыл бұрын

    I love Repo Man. Saw in a theater when it came out. Classic.

  • @dzilla2099
    @dzilla2099 Жыл бұрын

    This was one of my father’s favorite movies & he’s right the soundtrack is great

  • @jphasson
    @jphasson Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @M2Mil7er
    @M2Mil7er Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @pathevermore3683
    @pathevermore3683 Жыл бұрын

    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!!!

  • @gunfighterzero
    @gunfighterzero Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @bumbleguppy

    @bumbleguppy

    Жыл бұрын

    we called it "Beer beer"

  • @Hogscraper
    @Hogscraper Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @robertstuart480
    @robertstuart480 Жыл бұрын

    I dig this movie. And Emilio Estevez has always been one of my favorite actors.

  • @evilbob840
    @evilbob840 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @dr.burtgummerfan439

    @dr.burtgummerfan439

    Жыл бұрын

    Plate-o-shrimp.😎👍

  • @evilbob840

    @evilbob840

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dr.burtgummerfan439 "You see this [tree car freshener]? You find one in every car."

  • @bumbleguppy

    @bumbleguppy

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @SlapthePissouttayew

    @SlapthePissouttayew

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bumbleguppy Awwww! Dookie wookie burnt his wittle hand!

  • @joevaughn9241
    @joevaughn9241 Жыл бұрын

    I'm glad you did this film review. This has been a favorite of mine since the 80s.

  • @harryrabbit2870
    @harryrabbit2870 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @ninfreak727
    @ninfreak727 Жыл бұрын

    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! 😎

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @TheOriginalCaptainTrips
    @TheOriginalCaptainTrips Жыл бұрын

    Another good 80's era punk movie ( my 2nd favorite ) is Suburbia. Released in 1984 & well worth a watch.

  • @simonl1135
    @simonl1135 Жыл бұрын

    Ever since I've seen Repo Man way back I think in early 90s I've always put it into one categor: AWESOME.

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Lukiel666
    @Lukiel666 Жыл бұрын

    Need to see this in a double feature with Remo Williams.

  • @Leo-sd3jt
    @Leo-sd3jt Жыл бұрын

    The TV cut of this had alternate scenes like the parents being covered with cobwebs. Finding it while flipping channels was a bizarre experience.

  • @desertaip9137
    @desertaip9137 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @yogisie
    @yogisie Жыл бұрын

    I bought it sight unseen, because I’ve heard so much about it. Man, it was a fascinating trip with some pretty good commentary.

  • @darkstarZ74
    @darkstarZ74 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @douglasdixon524

    @douglasdixon524

    8 ай бұрын

    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?

  • @darkstarZ74

    @darkstarZ74

    8 ай бұрын

    @@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.

  • @KevinTheStranger
    @KevinTheStranger Жыл бұрын

    Now you need to do the other Repo, the Genetic Opera, for something really weird

  • @fletchkeilman2205
    @fletchkeilman2205 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @Belgand

    @Belgand

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @fletchkeilman2205

    @fletchkeilman2205

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @RenlangRen
    @RenlangRen Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @TheJohnnyCalifornia
    @TheJohnnyCalifornia Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @BulletTooth504

    @BulletTooth504

    Жыл бұрын

    That was Don Johnson in A Boy and his Dog, not Emilio Estevez.

  • @TheJohnnyCalifornia

    @TheJohnnyCalifornia

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BulletTooth504 Ah man, those guys are so similar back then. Thanks! 😄

  • @jondstewart

    @jondstewart

    2 ай бұрын

    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. 😊

  • @kyleshiflet9952
    @kyleshiflet9952 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @MisterRlGHT

    @MisterRlGHT

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @HappySunshineDay

    @HappySunshineDay

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MisterRlGHT Thanks so much! Gonna go look for Dig! now!

  • @MisterRlGHT

    @MisterRlGHT

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @frankgesuele6298

    @frankgesuele6298

    Жыл бұрын

    He was also an FBI agent in The Godfather II.

  • @MisterRlGHT

    @MisterRlGHT

    Жыл бұрын

    @@frankgesuele6298 That's a long way from top-billed actor and even farther from title character .

  • @ve2vfd
    @ve2vfd Жыл бұрын

    "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)

  • @desertaip9137

    @desertaip9137

    Жыл бұрын

    The blue and white "Beer" was actually not bad.

  • @quintessenceSL

    @quintessenceSL

    Жыл бұрын

    There was a black and white label "BEER", supposedly misfires from Rainier Brewing. Not just broke college students, but people with discriminating tastes.

  • @dr.burtgummerfan439

    @dr.burtgummerfan439

    Жыл бұрын

    My favorite one is the "FOOD".

  • @markschurer1874
    @markschurer1874 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @luiscardenas7146
    @luiscardenas7146 Жыл бұрын

    Bro, this was the movie for me back in the day. Thank you!

  • @rubberneckinc.8937
    @rubberneckinc.8937 Жыл бұрын

    Hey WTF? This is an actual classic. Nice work as always

  • @White_devil1980
    @White_devil1980 Жыл бұрын

    Repo man is definitely a great classic film ❤

  • @bobbyrice
    @bobbyrice Жыл бұрын

    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".

  • @heyseed1673
    @heyseed1673 Жыл бұрын

    YES, been waiting ages for you to do this one!

  • @JOSH-lw2jv
    @JOSH-lw2jv Жыл бұрын

    13:21-13:24 You just gotta love the once constant use of the Dirty Harry .44 Magnum SFX.

  • @brianoconnell6459
    @brianoconnell6459 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @TheOriginalCaptainTrips
    @TheOriginalCaptainTrips Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @LuckyPunkProd
    @LuckyPunkProd Жыл бұрын

    My dad introduced me to this one when I was a kid. It's still one of my favorites.

  • @rogermorris9696
    @rogermorris9696 Жыл бұрын

    Having just saw The Monkees movie Head, the fact Michael Nesmith produced this movie is not that strange at all

  • @dr.burtgummerfan439

    @dr.burtgummerfan439

    Жыл бұрын

    And Timerider as well.

  • @christopherjohnson2422

    @christopherjohnson2422

    Жыл бұрын

    I recall Nesmith’s short-lived comedy series “Elephant Parts.” A lot of blackouts, somewhat like “Laugh-In” but a lot quirkier.

  • @henrykujawa4427

    @henrykujawa4427

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @bryanjacobsen5005
    @bryanjacobsen5005 Жыл бұрын

    To this day people look at me like I'm crazy when I suddenly blurt out "plate, or shrimp, or plate of shrimp"!

  • @DanDeLeoninthefield

    @DanDeLeoninthefield

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you do a lot of acid back in the hippy days?

  • @sergiogonzalez1295
    @sergiogonzalez1295 Жыл бұрын

    I love this movie. One of the few films I picked up the limited edition steel box for it.

  • @JW666
    @JW666 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Carl-R
    @Carl-R Жыл бұрын

    Repo Man is one of my favorite movies, great video.

  • @toyfreaks
    @toyfreaks Жыл бұрын

    OMG "Let's go get sushi... and not pay." Now that's punk rock!

  • @rubenjacobo3919
    @rubenjacobo3919 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @barrymurphy1337

    @barrymurphy1337

    Жыл бұрын

    Good call, that's a great movie

  • @evildoughboy7773
    @evildoughboy7773 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @DarthVader-1701

    @DarthVader-1701

    Жыл бұрын

    Driving an automatic car kills brain cells* Driving a manual transmission car doesn't.

  • @humdrum63
    @humdrum63 Жыл бұрын

    I’m glad you covered this. Watched it last year and I need to watch it again after your review.

  • @Makoto03
    @Makoto03 Жыл бұрын

    I got excited and thought maybe you were finally reviewing 'Repo! Genetic Opera'. But this is good too. :)

  • @transformersrevenge9
    @transformersrevenge9 Жыл бұрын

    Missed opportunity to show John Travolta looking into the glowing briefcase.

  • @stephenwalker2924

    @stephenwalker2924

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes! Or Ralph Meeker in 'Kiss Me Deadly.'

  • @saw2814
    @saw2814 Жыл бұрын

    I can’t believe I never watched this movie. Going to fix that major lapse today.

  • @bigbossman2810
    @bigbossman2810 Жыл бұрын

    I thought in the opening, using the Repo Man's wrestling theme from the WWF was a nice touch.

  • @williamblakehall5566
    @williamblakehall5566 Жыл бұрын

    "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.

  • @trelard
    @trelard Жыл бұрын

    This one is up near the top of my list of cult classics. Still holds up today.

  • @ggoedert
    @ggoedert Жыл бұрын

    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...

  • @sjdrifter72
    @sjdrifter72 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this review. I have the Criterion Collection DVD and tonight I have a movie to watch once I get home from work!

  • @Seanski007
    @Seanski007 Жыл бұрын

    “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.

  • @thrashpondopons8348
    @thrashpondopons8348 Жыл бұрын

    The quintessential 80s Flic!

  • @SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677
    @SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677 Жыл бұрын

    I fucking love this movie. Truly an underrated classic.

  • @antonmarshall9322
    @antonmarshall9322 Жыл бұрын

    CanI just say, as s long time fan of this film, that the sound editing on it is outstanding for its time and budget?

  • @CMDR_Verm
    @CMDR_VermАй бұрын

    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!

  • @theoneandonlymichaelmccormick
    @theoneandonlymichaelmccormick Жыл бұрын

    Easily one of my favorites. It’s just such a breezy watch.

  • @iamjacksselfloathing4857
    @iamjacksselfloathing4857 Жыл бұрын

    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. 🤔😆

  • @jillconner5062

    @jillconner5062

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @iamjacksselfloathing4857

    @iamjacksselfloathing4857

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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! 😆

  • @CoolM006
    @CoolM006 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @mozartreno
    @mozartreno Жыл бұрын

    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!!!

  • @Clay3613
    @Clay3613 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @wimvanderstraeten6521
    @wimvanderstraeten6521 Жыл бұрын

    Cox seems to really like punk rock. He also directed Straight To Hell (1987) with Joe Strummer of The Clash.

  • @jasoncaldwell5627
    @jasoncaldwell5627 Жыл бұрын

    Repo Man remains the very pinnacle of human achievement. It's all been downhill from there.

  • @maxflemington
    @maxflemington Жыл бұрын

    Howdy Tenold ! Long time fan here , just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for having this channel, and doing such a great job with it for your fans, i am not huge on making sure i watch all content from a specific KZread creator but you are a master at your craft sir , thank you from the bottom of my b movie loving heart!

  • @lauravasquez6351
    @lauravasquez6351 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome soundtrack!

  • @tipierr
    @tipierr Жыл бұрын

    oone of my favorite film! and i love the punk rock aesthetic! it's cool you review it!

  • @richardrobbins387
    @richardrobbins387 Жыл бұрын

    2:02 Yes!! Still own the soundtrack on vinyl. It is as diverse as it is Awesome🤘

  • @danthelowblood2653
    @danthelowblood2653 Жыл бұрын

    broooooo ive been chilling in this channel for 8 years waiting for you to do this one

  • @bacht4799
    @bacht4799 Жыл бұрын

    This film is freakin awesome 😎

  • @sully....
    @sully.... Жыл бұрын

    review robot monster!! like so he can see

  • @jasonsantos3037
    @jasonsantos3037 Жыл бұрын

    Yeah repo man deserve that cult classic following. 🚗☢️🔥💀

  • @ZestonN
    @ZestonN Жыл бұрын

    About time you reviewed this movie! This in my book is up there with Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas. One of The Great Cult Classics.