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16. Repo Man

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 12:06 AM

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Repo Man is a 1984 American science fiction black comedy film written and directed by Alex Cox in his directorial debut. It stars Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez, with Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash, Sy Richardson, Vonetta McGee, Fox Harris, and Dick Rude among the supporting cast. Set in Los Angeles, the plot concerns a young punk rocker (Estevez) who is recruited by a car repossession agency and gets caught up in the pursuit of a mysterious Chevrolet Malibu that might be connected to extraterrestrials.

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Do you have a favorite "little-known" movie? [View all] red dog 1 Aug 15 OP

The Cobbler essaynnc Aug 15 #1

Putney Swope leftieNanner Aug 15 #2

I used to get all the news via the drum. JustABozoOnThisBus Friday #196

Rancho Deluxe dpibel Aug 15 #3

I just bought the DVD of that at the Goodwill last Thursday. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 16 #104

The Red Tent. Sneederbunk Aug 15 #4

I had no idea this bamagal62 Aug 16 #24

Same here! Now to find it. nt yellowdogintexas Aug 17 #166

Ruthless People - 1986 DUgosh Aug 15 #5

I love wrong numbers! JoseBalow Aug 16 #17

Keeping Mum Raven123 Aug 15 #6

we have this. We got the DVD because of Maggie Smith and Rowan Atkinson. It is a lovely movie nt yellowdogintexas Aug 17 #167

Yes, three of them... Enter stage left Aug 15 #7

Hidden Figures doesn't fit in this thread. Jeebo Aug 16 #41

Sorry, I didn't know that. We don't have cable or watch much TV. Enter stage left Aug 16 #75

So? Many don't have/watch cable. brush Aug 16 #83

I'd never heard of it, but I don't stream anything or have access to cable television. Harker Aug 17 #152

"Hidden Figures" for sure. It's hidden history of NASA, early space flight and three genius Black women. brush Aug 16 #82

Local Hero FalloutShelter Aug 15 #8

Absolutely love "Local Hero." Paladin Aug 16 #56

Me too. FalloutShelter Aug 16 #58

There should be a word that is defined as 'nostalgia for a place you've never been to'. Rustynaerduwell Aug 16 #69

The German word is fernweh... FalloutShelter Aug 16 #70

Count on the Germans to come up with such a useful word. Paladin Aug 17 #150

Burt Lancaster really excellent, Everyrthing about this movie I like!!! NowsTheTime Aug 17 #148

Not to mention Peter Capaldi... FalloutShelter Aug 17 #149

Happy Texas is a good movie. I'd say "Garden State" and "Logan Lucky" underpants Aug 15 #9

Brazil by Terry Gilliam. LastDemocratInSC Aug 15 #10

Agree. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 16 #106

Mystery Train Alsteen Aug 15 #11

Love Mystery Train OrwellwasRight Aug 16 #30

Tie: Sibling Rivalry and Blast from the Past. mobeau69 Aug 15 #12

Saving Grace and The Nephew. ms liberty Aug 15 #13

OMG! Saving Grace with Tom Conti about the reluctant Pope! no_hypocrisy Aug 16 #38

No, I'm referring to a film with Brenda Blethyn and Colin Ferguson from 2000. ms liberty Aug 16 #71

OK, got it. I posted my Saving Grace in a sequential post. no_hypocrisy Aug 16 #74

Saving Grace -- MUST SEE!!! no_hypocrisy Aug 16 #49

No, I am referring to the 2000 comedy with Brenda Blethyn and Colin Ferguson ms liberty Aug 16 #73

I just adore that movie Easterncedar Aug 16 #89

A Boy and His Dog, 1975 rickyhall Aug 15 #14

recommended to me by a friend - just loved it rurallib Aug 16 #53

The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) KitFox Aug 15 #15

"Thank you God, for letting me have another day." El Supremo Aug 17 #159

Hi El Supremo! So do I ! 😊 KitFox Aug 17 #160

Repo Man DBoon Aug 16 #16

I second Repo Man. callous taoboy Aug 16 #42

Great movie Easterncedar Aug 16 #90

I wouldn't call Repo Man a "little-known' movie red dog 1 Aug 16 #94

Very Good Movie ProfessorGAC Aug 17 #122

"We've got nothing better to do . . . than sit around and have another brew!!" hatrack Aug 17 #176

Little Known Squeaky41 Aug 16 #18

Three: NBachers Aug 16 #19

Great movie. Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft's only movie together was a remake of this. mucifer Aug 16 #55

Four movies LogDog75 Aug 16 #20

Streets of Fire is awesome OrwellwasRight Aug 16 #31

Agree ProfessorGAC Aug 17 #123

Love 'While you Were Sleeping'. genxlib Aug 16 #48

'Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains' Oeditpus Rex Aug 16 #21

"My Brilliant Career" by Gillian Armstrong applegrove Aug 16 #22

"Benny & Joon," and "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" Bayard Aug 16 #23

Benny and Joon is one I have watched many times Easterncedar Aug 16 #91

Great movies! bamagal62 Aug 16 #99

Love both those movies MorbidButterflyTat Aug 17 #170

After Hours bamagal62 Aug 16 #25

Hard agree. NT OrwellwasRight Aug 16 #32

A great one dpibel Aug 16 #88

Closely Watched Trains LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 16 #26

Big Night ZZenith Aug 16 #27

Love this. OrwellwasRight Aug 16 #33

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society. greatauntoftriplets Aug 16 #28

Cyberworld 3D, markodochartaigh Aug 16 #29

Shooting Fish... Dan Futterman + ultralite001 Aug 16 #34

Twenty Bucks OrwellwasRight Aug 16 #35

Loved the Dao of Steve LearnedHand Aug 16 #103

Bottle Rocket cayugafalls Aug 16 #36

Until the End of the World -- Wim Wenders fierywoman Aug 16 #37

Skidoo. PufPuf23 Aug 16 #39

The Wall, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Millennium Jeebo Aug 16 #40

I saw The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. red dog 1 Aug 16 #95

"The Keep" B.See Aug 16 #43

The Magic Sword (1962) RazorbackExpat Aug 16 #44

The Gods Must Be Crazy Emile Aug 16 #45

One of the funniest movies ever made! ScoutHikerDad Aug 16 #51

Yes! rurallib Aug 16 #54

Love this movie so much! HeartsCanHope Monday #185

Secrets & Lies (Mike Leigh, director) IcyPeas Aug 16 #46

Three in the Attic nonaa Aug 16 #47

Not sure if it qualifies genxlib Aug 16 #50

That one sounds good...I'd like to see it. red dog 1 Aug 16 #96

Repo Man, Goodbye Lenin Chasstev365 Aug 16 #52

"The Commitments" bringing soul to Dublin Ritabert Aug 16 #57

The Commitments is one of my all-time favorites which has gained "cult status." red dog 1 Aug 17 #143

Interesting. Ritabert Aug 17 #145

I Have Three! ScoutHikerDad Aug 16 #59

Quest for Fire is a good one! Emile Aug 16 #72

I liked My Bodyguard & have seen it several times. red dog 1 Aug 17 #144

"The Lives of Others" (2006) Paladin Aug 16 #60

Agreed, it is an outstanding movie 10 Turtle Day Aug 16 #86

Paladin........... Upthevibe Aug 17 #161

I've seen it several times. An astoundingly well-done film. Paladin Aug 17 #164

Two that I have mentioned on other threads mwmisses4289 Aug 16 #61

"Earth Girls are Easy" is fabulous! I need to watch it again. betsuni Aug 17 #138

Into The Night PJMcK Aug 16 #62

I'll have to look these up samplegirl Aug 16 #63

Dead Man Vadergator Aug 16 #64

I've seen it and liked it. red dog 1 Aug 17 #140

Thanks Vadergator Thursday #191

Housewife, 49 KT2000 Aug 16 #65

Melody (1971) Wiz Imp Aug 16 #66

Club Paradise or Best in Show catbyte Aug 16 #67

Best in Show is one of my favorite movies!!! bamagal62 Aug 16 #100

Not a big fan of romances, but I loved 'A Walk in the Clouds', a 1995 film with Keanu Reeves, Rustynaerduwell Aug 16 #68

Scaramouche USAF Brat Aug 16 #76

Robin and Marian The Blue Flower Aug 16 #77

Holiday Affair, starring Janet Leigh, Robert Mitchum and Wendell Corey. Sibelius Fan Aug 16 #78

Love watching this at Christmas. Robert Mitchum was so good in this! HeartsCanHope Monday #186

ERASERHEAD the_liberal_grandpa Aug 16 #79

The creepiest movie ever! Gave me nightmares. Ocelot II Aug 17 #129

"Watch on the Rhine" from 1943 starring Bette Davis and Paul Lukas. Dashiell Hammett screen play based on a... brush Aug 16 #80

2 Come to Mind justaprogressive Aug 16 #81

Brother from another planet cbabe Aug 16 #84

Looks good to me and the price is right (free). red dog 1 Aug 16 #98

I was going to post this one, too. subterranean Aug 17 #175

"A Face in the Crowd " Devilsun Aug 16 #85

Oooooooooooooo GOOD one, Devilsun! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 16 #113

Drowning Mona from 2000 Cloudhopper Aug 16 #87

The Hours WhiteTara Aug 16 #92

Starman with Jeff Bridges. 1984 3catwoman3 Aug 16 #93

I like Jeff Bridges, and I'd like to see Starman. red dog 1 Aug 16 #97

The Bad Seed (1956 version) bamagal62 Aug 16 #101

Gives me shivers, that creepy murderous little girl! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 16 #114

Lars and the Real Girl. vanlassie Aug 16 #102

Another terrific movie! bamagal62 Aug 17 #118

Quietly perfect and heartwarming some_of_us_are_sane Aug 17 #120

I just finished watching that movie, then found this thread jmbar2 Monday #183

Leningrad Cowboys Go America Sequoia Aug 16 #105

De Duva, The Dove. cachukis Aug 16 #107

De Duva was very funny. Saw it eons ago. yorkster Aug 17 #126

Tank Girl getagrip_already Aug 16 #108

Twelve Monkeys. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 16 #109

Brewster McCloud... Godot51 Aug 16 #110

Magic with Anthony hopkins, Ann Margret, and Burgess Meredith. yellow dahlia Aug 16 #111

"Prince of Players" - Richard Burton, 1955 some_of_us_are_sane Aug 16 #112

"King of Hearts", "Dersu Uzala" Thunderbeast Aug 16 #115

The Man in a Glass Booth ....nt Figarosmom Aug 17 #116

Maximillian Schell was a brilliant actor! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 17 #121

Secret of Roan Inish Coventina Aug 17 #117

Waking Ned Devine Marthe48 Aug 17 #119

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Xavier Breath Aug 17 #124

Xavier Breath............ Upthevibe Aug 17 #162

"A Room with a View" is a wonderful, "little" movie (not long). British,, great cast .... CTyankee Aug 17 #125

Breakfast With Curtis Chemical Bill Aug 17 #127

imdb Chemical Bill Aug 17 #131

Searching for Sugar Man. Wonderful true story with great music. MLAA Aug 17 #128

The Year of Living Dangerously Ocelot II Aug 17 #130

El Topo gordianot Aug 17 #132

Delancey Street Jilly_in_VA Aug 17 #133

Rapture - 1965 film with Patricia Gozzi, yorkster Aug 17 #134

Isle of Dogs Emile Aug 17 #135

Creator and Tapeheads NoNewTexas Aug 17 #136

Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Friday #195

There was a crooked man... 1970 odins folly Aug 17 #137

The Guard bottomofthehill Aug 17 #139

Europa Report Borogove Aug 17 #141

The Apple War, a Swedish (I think) film from the 1970's. haele Aug 17 #142

99 River Street: Auggie Aug 17 #146

You beat me to it. That was my choice too. LoisB Aug 17 #153

Soapdish....All star cast, but little-known, overlooked movie. LeftInTX Aug 17 #147

The Couch Trip NowsTheTime Aug 17 #151

99 River Street and (made for television) The Last Brickmaker in America. LoisB Aug 17 #154

Primer Bok_Tukalo Aug 17 #155

The Straight Story Coloradan4Truth Aug 17 #156

"My Sweet Little Village" Laffy Kat Aug 17 #157

A Boy Ten Feet Tall (Sammy Going South) with Edward G. Robinson 1963-1965 El Supremo Aug 17 #158

I'll never forget "Il Generale Della Rovere." soldierant Aug 17 #163

"Meeting Venus" -- Glenn Close, about a dysfunctional European opera company. betsuni Aug 17 #165

I have a few actually yellowdogintexas Aug 17 #168

Dreamer (2013) red dog 1 Aug 17 #169

Donovan's Reef - John Wayne, Lee Marvin , Dorothy Lamour - Kind of a Rom-com SharonAnn Aug 17 #171

I don't remember the name, but ... Jeebo Aug 17 #172

i have too many to print here,but ill give it a stab AllaN01Bear Aug 17 #173

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension GoCubsGo Aug 17 #174

Neighbors kerouac2 Aug 17 #177

Deal of the Century TimD82 Aug 17 #178

84 Charing Cross Road - 1987 Anne Bancroft And Anthony Hopkins hatrack Aug 17 #179

The book of the same name was so good, I was afraid to watch the movie. HeartsCanHope Tuesday #190

I'm not sure how "known" this movie is MorbidButterflyTat Monday #180

Red Rock West Humboldt Sage Monday #181

Babette's Feast Zackzzzz Monday #182

Malcolm Easterncedar Monday #184

Bachelor Mother with David Niven and Ginger Rogers, great Christmas and New Years movie! HeartsCanHope Monday #187

David Niven was always wonderful. Easterncedar Tuesday #188

There's a scene at a party where David Niven laughs. HeartsCanHope Tuesday #189

Little Murders Doc_Technical Friday #192

Time After Time LogDog75 Friday #193

It sounds worth watching. red dog 1 Friday #194

The Tenant JustABozoOnThisBus Friday #197

Macunaima JustABozoOnThisBus Friday #198