Review of Repo Man (1984) by John Semley for Slant Magazine — 29 Jan 1997
Pressed, it’s hard to think of five American studio pictures as original as Repo Man. The utter weirdness of Alex Cox’s remarkable debut—a document of L.A.’s hardcore punk scene that’s also an ode to its car culture, a critique of the American middle class, and a kind-of sci-fi comedy about a radioactive Chevy Malibu—would seem to preclude its existence.
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This review of Repo Man (1984) was written by John Semley and published by Slant Magazine on 29 Jan 1997.
Repo Man has generally received very positive reviews.
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