It's 4 a.m., do you know where your car is?
Ready to get blotto with Otto? A special collector's edition of Repo Man on DVD is set to debut on Jan. 24. That's right, the Emilio Estevez punk rocker masterpiece from 1984. The new version will offer audio commentaries and some scenes missing from the original release.
What part of the movie do 80s fans appreciate most? The snappy dialogue ("Look at 'em, ordinary people, I hate 'em.") or the punked-out soundtrack (Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies...)?
Two quick tastes of trivia:
-- The repo men are named after beers: Bud, Lite, Miller, Oly.
-- The company that makes the tree-shaped air fresheners seen in every vehicle was actually a sponsor of the movie.
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Posted by: Chase Squires | January 09, 2006 at 01:12 PM
---Bud: Look at 'em, ordinary F****** people, I hate 'em..---Let's go do some crimes!...---Punk: Society made me the way I am. Otto: Bull***! you're a white suburban punk!
Posted by: taf_edge | January 09, 2006 at 01:33 PM
"A repo man spends his life getting into tense situations". "The more you drive, the less intelligent you are." " Since time is short and you may lie, I'm going to have to torture you. But I want you to know, it isn't personal."Another great line comes after the "let's go do some crimes" line. The answer is "yeah, let's go order sushi and not pay!"Repo Man is full of great lines like that, in that way it's sort of the Fight Club of the 80's. The best trivia about Repo Man is that my favorite Monkee, Mike Nesmith, was the executive producer. Can't go wrong there!Sherrie
Posted by: Sherrie | January 10, 2006 at 01:05 PM
"Repo Man" was playing at the first party I ever went to and got drunk and made out with boys with mohawk haircuts. These punk rock guys handcuffed my friend Laura to a chair and she cried. It was pretty awesome. Except a boy named Blood Clot nearly puked in my mouth.
Posted by: gina vivinetto | January 15, 2006 at 12:24 AM