Film

Repo Man 1984

Directed by Alex Cox

  • Comedy, Science Fiction
  • 92 min
  • R

It’s 4 a.m. Do you know where your car is?

A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.

ComedyScience Fictionpolicecapitalismdark comedypunk rocksatiresurrealismalienradioactivityeconomyufoconspiracyconsumerism

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