Repo Man (1984) the directorial debut of Alex Cox, a pitch dark SF comedy featuring Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton holds up decades later as one of the best and most influential independent films of the 1980s

With its SF elements, satire of politics and consumer culture, fringe characters and memorable dialog, Repo Man would make a great double feature with John Carpenter's They Live which came out 4 years later. Probably Emilio Estevez's best role in movies, and certainly a top tier effort in the filmography of the great Harry Dean Stanton. The film, which was produced by Monkees star Michael Nesmith, had a very limited release, initially playing only in L.A. and Chicago, but thanks to word of mouth rep. and the popularity of its L.A. punk rock soundtrack it went on to play in NYC and beyond becoming one of the best known and regarded cult/independent films of the 1980s. Any fans here? via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3iXQ9bU