Repo Man (1984) - Original Theatrical Trailer in HD

"Not just a job, it's an adventure."
Original Theatrical Trailer to the 1984 punk cult classic Repo Man. Starring Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Olivia Barash, and Tracey Walter. Written and directed by Alex Cox.

[@MadMan731]

"The life of a repo man is intense." Love this flick so much.

[@faketreeproductions]

can't believe there's no harry dean stanton in the trailer, he is amazing in this film.

[@idolthreatpodcast2138]

and has staring bill lol

[@oaklandlubber]

He is the repo man!

[@davidsinclair7439]

This was in a simpler time, when they let you discover the best bits of the movie once you paid to go see it, rather than spoil everything in the trailer.

[@NormAppleton]

@@oaklandlubber The Thanos of Repo Men

[@Hernal03]

That's like not showing Bruce Lee in the Enter the Dragon trailer! What were they thinking!

[@dbwindhorst1]

R.I.P., Mike Nesmith. In his final book a few years ago he tells the story about the first screening of RM for the studio suits. A young woman was in attendance who responded to their bewildered silence after the end credits by standing up and shouting, "What is wrong with you people?! THIS IS THE GREATEST THING EVER!"

[@yiasemide]

Love it, thank you. Rest in peace, Michael.

[@cindyrhodes]

And it truly is.

[@NormAppleton]

@@cindyrhodes Ordinary every day fucking people, I hate Em! Let's get a drink.

[@MadMan731]

That woman was 100% right

[@Andraste77]

Just watched this with the commentary by Alex Cox, Mike Nesmith, a couple of other people (casting director, actors, can't remember names) and it was BRILLIANT. They had an amazing conversation going throughout and laughed and giggled, gave some great insights into the film-making process in general, & some great stories about casting and filming. So I recommend to anyone who hasn't seen this to watch it at least twice. Once without commentary, & then again with commentary. You won't be sorry.

[@NoStingersSince1994]

What do you mean by without commentary & then again with commentary?

[@Andraste77]

@@NoStingersSince1994 On the criterion edition of the DVD you can go into the settings and watch the film with running commentary by Nesmith and others, and then take that feature off and watch it as it was released in theaters. When you watch 'with commentary' they often talk over the actors in the scene, so you can miss dialogue if you only watch once with the commentary. So watch it twice, once with, once without.

[@13onethree]

Do you still stand by this statement?

[@Andraste77]

@@13onethree yes

[@Andraste77]

@@13onethree I just searched you tube for "repo man with commentary" and someone's posted it. So you don't even have to bother buying the Criterion edition DVD. Enjoy.

[@oicoholic]

I used to watch this movie over and over again as a kid, bought the soundtrack too and loved it. Got it on dvd recently (about 10 years since the last time i watched it) and I still like it!

[@RandomheadsTV]

Just watched this movie again today... What a great piece of cinematic genius ! It's a film that hasn't aged almost at all and still holds it's value .

[@Echo4Bravo]

Back in 84 I was 13. I saw this movie, I wanted to be a Repo Man. I thought it be cool to use all the lines and catch phrases on the job. Man life would be so intense! Best movie from my youth!

[@zombiegone2073]

Late reply but 7 years later and I'm curious, did you do it?

[@Echo4Bravo]

@@zombiegone2073 I ended up joining the Marines, Did my time and ended up helping out kids with disabilities. With the Special Olympics.

[@something_in_the_radiator1665]

@@Echo4Bravo right on man

[@NormAppleton]

I saw this in a theatre at 18. It changed my life GYPSY DILDO DIPSHIT RODRIGUEZ BROTHERS

[@NormAppleton]

Well the Marine Corps was close. Glad you moved on.

[@austing1066]

This movie was one of the few random VHS cassettes I got from a garage sale when I was young. Too young to even know REPO was an abbreviation let alone most of the movie references. After seeing this trailer 20 years later, I'm excited to watch this again.

[@rockinroller25]

Got into this movie because my dad told me to see it since the band I used to play in played the same style punk rock music. Totally worth seeing!

[@pvtpstr]

"Happens all the time. People just explode. Natural causes."

[@johnsmith-wk2tb]

Why is Harry Stanton not in this trailer?

[@daddy2jake]

Just saw it for the first time in almost 30 years last night. It totally held up, more than a lot of films from the 80's, even the cult classics. I bet the Coen brothers and Tarantino loved it.

[@faulsname8869]

Its such a fantastic movie

[@garethgill1]

Yes!!!

[@revpgesqredux]

If they understand it

[@57Rye]

The life of a Repo Man is always intense

[@shadow.banned]

You uh, you mind me asking what your profile picture means?

[@GROZNAYA]

s h a d ø w b a n n e d I think it means he really really likes 'pizza' and 'hot dogs'.

[@GoldandAppel]

@@GROZNAYAYEP!

[@Scarabola]

Just ask Franklin

[@something_in_the_radiator1665]

@@GROZNAYA i know that symbol is code. i hope 57rye isn't that kind of person.

[@Turco949]

"Interesting friends you got there, Otto" "Thanks! I made them myself" This movie and High Voltage are two of my favorite 80s guilty pleasures with Emilio Estevez.

[@Geemonster69]

One of my fave cult movies ever with some well known actors. Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez for starters. Definitely one of my fave 80's movies too.

[@Revoluxhumanista19]

FUCKIN cult biotch rott in your hell jajajaja

[@Geemonster69]

Arsedouche!!

[@Revoluxhumanista19]

arse?? dude its ASS comeon english analphabet

[@SandwichGlitch]

@@Revoluxhumanista19 comeon it's come on

[@drugstorecowboy6540]

pablo picasso was never called a asshole! Great movie and Soundtrack...

[@deirdremacmahon8491]

The modern Lovers!

[@firehehe2]

It's funny how a quirky little movie such as Repo Man can make such an impression on me. I used to watch this on a VHS cassette repeatedly. I must have watched it over 100 times. I finally decided to buy a digital copy of it the other day. The box set comes with a digital copy of the soundtrack which is out of print if I am not mistaken. Good stuff. Love, love, love this film!!

[@calumtaylor6777]

I remember this as a kid opening the boot and a bright light thats all i remember

[@texanperry]

What a weird and fantastic movie. It's a classic! "The more you drive, the less intelligent you are."

[@tnekkc]

The way I found this movie was John Vorhees at the Seattle times said it was one of the 10 best movies of the year. It was not easy to find, but I was hooked. I got the sound track.

[@jsmi033]

What a great, great movie. I've probably seen it a couple hundred times since it came out in 84. Damn near got it memorized.

[@WineProneCowboy]

Love that my hometown made it a cameo on the maps.

[@solidsnake58]

I loved Tracey Walter in this film and wish he had more scenes. Also, this trailer really should have have had a clip of Harry Dean Stanton. The man's a legend.

[@ThePorpoisepower]

Tracey's been amazing in so many films... really an unsung hero of hollywood.

[@x1xex]

Saw this in the theaters when I was a 13 year old punk in L.A. The L.A. scene was fucking insane. I was getting into clubs, doing drugs, got sectioned to a youth psychiatric facility where I got a Xanax scrip that I still have to this day, heroin, gangs, 5150 checks, shot people, got shot myself. Thank you for reading my blog.

[@x1xex]

Also, anyone remember a movie called Dubeatio? I'd like to see it again.

[@cristobalv]

with Joan Jett ?

[@rammstone9233]

Did the same in Australia with out the guns. I'm still buying Xanax for $10 each 2mlg. Fucking Doctors don't like prescribing.

[@revbookburn]

This is a classic and must-see!

[@--MOONCAT--]

Here because my spouse’s doctor made the “all I wanted was a Pepsi” reference which we finished, saying “and she wouldn’t give it to me,” and he said we made his day. In ten years no one had finished the quote for him. No one got the reference. Turns out he was quoting Repo Man and we were quoting Suicidal Tendencies. I wondered aloud, “which came first? The chicken or the egg.” Then he had to do a little research and came back to let us know that it was Suicidal Tendencies in 83. But now I’m wondering, was there a connection? (Edit: the song is in the movie) All I know for sure is that it was the best experience we’ve ever had in the ER 😆

[@erilaz7]

You need to check out Brak's hilarious cover version of "Institutionalized" on the Dr. Demento Covered in Punk album!

[@warrenlamar4477]

One of the all time great cult classics!

[@revpgesqredux]

Living alone 21 yrs old in SoCal at the time...

[@gringochucha]

That's got to be one of the best trailers I've ever seen.

[@wilbertmorris5425]

Repo Men full movie free

[@elobiretv]

Hardly, I still have no clue what the movie is about. They were more interested in showing funny clips than to show a little of the damn plot.

[@myradioon]

@@elobiretv "No Explanation. No point in lookin' for one either."

[@riftsalty7562]

@@elobiretv its all apart of the cosmic consciousness

[@jimgalasyn5166]

Released forty years ago today and as relevant as ever.

[@EmoSew1]

Just another reason for 1984 to b my favorite year!

[@JohnMoseley]

If only more movies were like Repo Man.

[@miffedmax]

God I love this movie. Sheer genius, and yeah, the most quotable ever.

[@Hodad3000]

I've watched this movie well over a 100 times since it came out.

[@yhnujmik987]

This was my favorite film for many, many years before being replaced by another, endlessly rewatchable film where the plot matters far less then the wonderful dialog and colorful characters. A film which, coincidently, is also set in Los Angles. Have you guessed which one yet? Its the big lebowski. You could describe the big lebowski as "after a case mistaken identity, a man becomes involved in the search for the kidnapped wife of a millionaire." That's accurate but does a very poor job of describing why people enjoy the movie. Both movies are satires. That's why they are so rewatchable; you stop worrying about what the film is about and where its going and instead just enjoy the ride.

[@bakersakter]

this movie is life changing

[@fulci1986]

One of my all-time favorite films! I can't wait for Criterion's version coming out in April. :)

[@thetooginator153]

I didn’t know Criterion acquired Repo Man, but they made a great choice (they always do!).

[@ThePorpoisepower]

@@thetooginator153 It's great, amazing box.... includes both the theatrical and TV edits.

[@randomeddie]

I love that Michael Nesmith of The Monkees is the Executive Producer.

[@GYoungForever]

R.I.P. Michael Nesmith

[@thewulfone]

Great movie. I get sick and tired of seeing movies full of rich yuppies and shit like that. This was fun and I totally got the satire and I loved what the guy with the burning stick was talking about, near the trash can fire. The plate of shrimp thing was great. I also like how Otto is sitting there with his nerd friend going over all the jobs available, I can definitely relate, especially in the last 10 years. We need more movies like this.

[@NormAppleton]

room to move as a fry cook you could be assistant manager....God

[@Imjustsayin99]

Rodriguez brothers, intense situations, this was a defining moment in film history

[@travisdillon8460]

This is easily in my top five favorite films but this trailer is the shits.

[@capnfoo]

I saw this on DXM, it fit the trip perfectly.

[@errolwaguespack7196]

one of my favorite movies.

[@JangoFett220]

such a brilliant movie, my 2nd favourite movie of 1984

[@amyhuk]

+JangoFett220 let me guess RED DAWN was your first?

[@JangoFett220]

Nope, The Terminator

[@richardkent2014]

+JangoFett220 whats our first cause this is my fav film of 1984 another film i got alex cox to thank for with videodrome

[@robertg5220]

1984 was one of the greatest years in cinema history. Ghostbusters, Repo Man, Terminator, The Bounty, Spinal Tap, Purple Rain, Nightmare on Elm Street, Amadeus, Gremlins, Beverly Hills COp, Shanghai Blues, ,, I'm sure I"m missing more

[@plasticvision]

paris, texas

[@PaulKruskamp]

SO many good lines :)

[@recondoc65]

Recently bought an unused DVD of "Repo Man" at, you guessed it, Waterloo Records, Austin, TX.

[@garethgill1]

This movie, this movie. I just can’t even….

[@eyeseer1]

" What about our relationship?" " Fuck that."

[@PastObsessions]

"Suppose you're thinking about a plate of shrimp, suddenly somebody'll say like, 'plate' or 'shrimp', or 'plate of shrimp' outta the blue, no explanation." LMAO XD

[@ThePorpoisepower]

3 scenes later a restaurant is advertising 'Plate of Shrimp' in the window.

[@MobiusBandwidth]

such a great movie! I think this was the first thing I ever videotaped back in the 80's

[@Elitist20]

Reverend Larry: 'I DO want your money - because GOD wants your money.'

[@markweigel3301]

My Favorite Movie Of All Time

[@bobgrantsbus]

Cracking film first saw on videodrome.

[@davebartosh5]

10 years later....great compilation...well done....see u at the UFO

[@arizonaresident1]

I just watched this movies for the first time since I was a kid when it was new. I don't know if they intended it to be so ridiculous or it just came out that way. The "gang members," Otto's old friends, acted nothing like hardcore tough guys, and the whole "I blame society" thing when they rob the store and get shot just cracks me up. His dying words were "I blame society." Hillarious!

[@yosemite-e2v]

I vividly remember seeing this back in early 1985 at the Minor Theater in Arcata - it smelled of clove cigarettes.

[@mistamiller]

still one of my favorite movies... ever

[@badnewswade]

Repo Man is always intense!

[@misterspray7323]

They showed Miller laying out his philosophy and left out the most important part! "It's like there's this lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything." It's 34 years later and I must bring up "The Lattice of Coincidence" at least twice a week. It rules my life. It's really spooky, and it's pretty much meaningless. "Suppose you're thinkin' about a plate of shrimp, and somebody says "Plate", or "Shrimp" or "Plate of Shrimp". Fun fact: In the very next scene a sign in the window behind the Rodriguez Brothers says "Plate of Shrimp $3.95".

[@gggnumber1]

Crap. I've watched this movie more than any other and I never saw that. Coincidence? I wonder if the people that made the film did that?

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

pretty much meaningless indeed

[@Lymbe06]

Mister Spray I know exactly what you mean. It even happened to me with whole sentences, like I was reading this book and my wife was speaking on the phone and she said something like “I wish I’d seen that”, just as I read “I wish I was there to see it”. Same feeling in different circumstances, like two different worlds colliding just for a split second. What does it mean? Probably squat shit because I spent a long time reading books while my wife was present and don’t recall many similar incidents. It’s spooky when it happens tho.

[@myradioon]

I was writing in my journal the other day listening to NPR and two words I was writing in the same paragraph were repeated on the radio seconds after writing them. The second was actually a whole phrase. I don't believe in Magic or God, but I do believe in coincidence.

[@misterspray7323]

@@myradioon I made this comment three years ago and you're replying the day after Mike Nesmith's death was announced. Mike was the executive producer of Repo Man. Oooweeooo!

[@KlunkerRider]

Lets go get sushi, and not pay...

[@stupendousman6194]

Yea lets go do crimes

[@kristineapodaca3173]

I have three children due to this very line.

[@theochambers8090]

@@kristineapodaca3173 ayyyy

[@WFO.]

Every time I see a Christmas tree air freshener I think of this move and have since 1984

[@liverneck2001]

i love that map of route 66

[@mr.kazupremiumfantasy1126]

I like to imagine in a parallel universe Emilio Estevez never made those stupid Mighty Ducks movies and continued to make rad films like this.

[@GoldandAppel]

A remake of Repo Man with OBSCURE SURF MUSIC.

[@JohnDoe-vn1we]

You are a moron

[@WarrenBowman]

John Doe You must drive a lot.

[@Slig1977]

Or Maximum Overdrive

[@joee1213]

Mighty ducks series was awesome!

[@DieselBikeBuilder]

New to the cult, bought the Movie because I recently acquired the "Essex Towing" Tow Truck located only 10 miles from this scene. My truck was built on Olympic Blvd also only blocks from "Pete's Repair" also on Olympic Blvd, "Plate-O-Shrimp" - Anyone? Alex?

[@michaelcolello2735]

Funny how the best component of the film (Harry Dean) is completely MIA from the trailer.

[@175chaunceytovan]

this is better than anchorman 2 but i love both of these movie

[@onigercent]

J'ai vu avec les disque léser grand format j"adore !!

[@christopherharmon2433]

The life of a repo man is always intense.

[@kipptumor]

"Repo man's always INTENSE"!

[@AluaSatubaeva]

it was a golden time of great America

[@mikkalinka9781]

The news clips of guys in haz-mat suits spraying the sidewalks in S. Korea reminded me of this movie. I freakin LOVE this movie!

[@SpotThosePlants]

It's interesting that the tag number on the '64 Malibu, in the beginning of this trailer is different than the one at the end. Zander Schloss seems to have created the Napoleon Dynamite character long before Jon Heder used it. Straight to Hell was another Cox classic and favorite of mine.

[@--MOONCAT--]

Also GBH on the plate in the beginning. A nod to another punk band.

[@allenaubert7515]

I shall not cause harm to any vehicle nor the personal contents thereof, nor through inaction let the personal contents thereof come to harm.

[@peterl.1574]

Late night TV classic. Late great movies on city tv hosted by the late Mark Dailey. Classic.

[@lobowolf9406]

the more you drive the less intelligent you are.

[@NormAppleton]

WOW is that correct

[@CovenantOfLove]

It's all About Cosmic Universalism & Shrimp:. =)

[@CovenantOfLove]

DJ Turner =)

[@MobiusBandwidth]

not the best trailer ever, but a great great film

[@1Pantikian]

My favorite movie! this and Fight Club

[@JoshuaBman]

Trailer of the day!

[@MegaMajestics]

only watched this quite recently, what an odd but brilliant film.

[@scottd.1089]

I owned a tow truck, a yard and two pit bulls because Harry Dean Stanton thought that would be a great idea, too...

[@theeuprise]

R.I.P Harry

[@JakPaybak]

I watched Repo Man again recently. I didn't realize how much Pulp Fiction drew from this.

[@JohnMoseley]

They both draw from Kiss Me Deadly, a great old film if you haven't seen it.

[@thewulfone]

Also the social commentary. It was great. I forgot the social commentary. lol

[@HughDW]

@spamanator666 The Plugz have two of the best songs on the whole of the soundtrack - especially the closing sequence. Top band.

[@jerrypaulwhite]

Nostalgic

[@gpgpgpgp1000]

Killer soundtrack!

[@marcocasas6148]

R.I.P.....life is the enemy MIKE, have a nice trip and thank you for everything !!!!!!!!!

[@87RepoMan]

my fav movie from the 80's ;)))

[@glensmillie5101]

I'm going through trailer after trailer and I'm laughing a whole lot but not much the wiser about the film in general... I love it 😅

[@UTubeIsStillEvil]

Yes, I would pay for a true HD version of this film.

[@ThePorpoisepower]

It was filmed in Super 16... so I think the Criterion Collection Blue Ray is about the best you're going to get.

[@UTubeIsStillEvil]

@@ThePorpoisepower yes, my comment was 9 years ago. I love the Criterion update.

[@ThePorpoisepower]

@@UTubeIsStillEvil I didn't notice how old it was.

[@TheDrumsofDharma]

RIP Harry Dean Stanton. :(

[@jackal59]

@pdxeddie1111 I think what was in the trunk was whatever was in the box in "Kiss Me Deadly." I believe it was later put into a briefcase.

[@drewhunkins7192]

Superb film.

[@MagnaThor]

An adventure... it's an adventure Charlie!!!

[@arthistoreebc]

"I blame it on society"

[@kaeltkottmir]

Joker before its time

[@cheeseboy777]

This movie introduced me to Black Flag. Thank you Repo Man.

[@rammstone9233]

I saw this in 84 in Alice Springs. Got some bud & laughed all the way through. I strived to be like Auto. Pull more cones.

[@trikkerman1]

This movie was low budget to the MAX, and I like It.

[@dagnabbit6187]

winston smith I just didn't get it. I mean I wanted to like it. It was like give it to me . It didn't. Guy Ritchie would have made this a Classic if he had been handed what is basically a good idea for a movie But If Estevez was cast it still might have failed because he is just not that good in it.

[@trashtvinternational]

Why is this film so famous?

[@dagnabbit6187]

frankieinfrance As I said above . I just don't get it. Good idea but poorly executed. Sometimes people try to make something a Cult Classic by heaving praise on it although it is unmerited.Repo Man reminds me of Buckeroo Bonzai or even a film from the 80s called-- I think- King of Hearts . They just don't work. They are not that good.Two films that came about in the 80s that have gained a following and justifiably so. Road House and Three Amigos. There always has been a Classic Movie to be made involving and about Repo Man and it could've (keep in mind this was before the days of Reality Shows) and maybe can be done but this aint it .

[@trikkerman1]

eugene poteet I couldn't even finish watching "Three Amigos" it sucked just as hard as "Spy's like Us" which were both made by John Landis. J. L. also made that crappy movie "beverly hills cop 3."

[@dagnabbit6187]

winston smith Haven't seen Spies like Us. . Okay . I personally thought Three Amigos was a lot of fun and it had some good laughs in it but can I assume we are in agreement on Repo Man ? There was a French movie circa early 80s called La Cage Aux Folles. Another Cult item. I agree with Author Danny Peary when he reviewed it in his book CULT MOVIES . You kept wanting it to hit with waterfalls of laughs but you only got dribbles. The Director said the Actors didn't play their parts well enough but I side with Perry . It was Perry's opinion that the Director is the reason the movie fails. He simply had no skillset for comedy. Did not see the American remake with Gene Hackman and Robin Williams.

[@lisanolan2382]

the soundTRACK of YOUR LIFE GEN X.............

[@bitchykins]

“Now the girls would turn the color of an avocado when he’d drive down the street in his El Dorado…”