Repo man [DVD video]

About a weathered repo man in desolate downtown Los Angeles, and the nihilistic middle-class punk he takes under his wing. The job becomes more than either of them bargained for when they get involved in reclaiming a mysterious, and other worldly, Chevy Malibu with a hefty reward attached to it. Featuring the ultimate early-eighties L.A. punk soundtrack, this grungily hilarious odyssey is a politically trenchant take on President Reagan's domestic and foreign policy.

General Note:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.

Special features: Disc 1: Commentary with director Alex Cox, executive producer Michael Nesmith, casting director Victoria Thomas, and actors Sy Richardson, Zander Schloss, and Del Zamora; Plate o' shrimp (interviews featuring musician Keith Morris and actors Dick Rude, Olivia Barash, and Miguel Sandoval); Iggy Pop (interview); The missing scenes (director Alex Cox, executive producer Michael Nesmith, neutron bomb inventor Sam Cohen, and character J. Frank Parnell watch and discuss deleted scenes); Trailers. Disc 2: Repossessed (roundtable discussion about the making of Repo Man featuring director Alex Cox, producers Peter McCarthy and Jonathan Wacks, and actors Del Zamora, Sy Richardson, and Dick Rude); Harry Zen Stanton (discussion between actor Stanton and producer Peter McCarthy); The TV version (the director's "cleaned-up" television version of the film). Booklet features an essay by critic Sam McPheeters.

Performers:

Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Olivia Barash, Tracey Walter, Sy Richardson, Susan Barnes, Del Zamora, Eddie Velez, Fox Harris, Tom Finnegan, Michael Sandoval, Jennifer Balgobin, Dick Rude, Zander Schloss, Vonetta McGee, Richard Foronjy.

Contents:

Disc 2: Repossessed (roundtable discussion about the making of Repo Man featuring director Alex Cox, producers Peter McCarthy and Jonathan Wacks, and actors Del Zamora, Sy Richardson, and Dick Rude); Harry Zen Stanton (discussion between actor Stanton and producer Peter McCarthy); The TV version (the director's "cleaned-up" television version of the film). Booklet features an essay by critic Sam McPheeters.

Technical Details:

DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) aspect ratio; Dolby digital monaural.

Subject Term:

Repossession -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.

Automobiles -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.

Punk rock music -- Philosophy and aesthetics -- Drama.

Extraterrestrial beings -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Comedy films.

Science fiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.