The Movie: Repo Man (1984)
What Is It?: Glue-sniffing
cult classic from director Alex Cox and producer Mike Nesmith in which Harry
Dean Stanton mentors punk Emilio Estevez in the ways of repossessing cars. They
do some drugs, tussle with a few aliens, and eat cans of “food” to a
soundtrack of Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, and
other snappy favorites.
Why Today?: On
this day in 1984, the film premiers
at the Venice Film Festival.
