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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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 Posted - 03/24/2006 : 18:47:54
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I was shocked and chagrined to learn that a fb.netter who will not be named has never heard of or seen the most awesome movie Repo Man.
As an attempt to rectify a wrong and to get us talking on the movie that I can accurately say I watched at least 50 times, here are some links:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087995
http://users.erols.com/bobcan/repo/repoman.htm
Some photos:
Some quotes:
"A repo man spends his life getting into tense situations."
"The life of a repo man is always intense."
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you are."
"Put your seatbelt on, boy. I don't ride with anybody 'less they wear their seatbelt. It's one of my rules."
"Look at 'em -- ordinary fucking people. I hate 'em."
The soundtrack has some great songs, the first of which is Iggy doing the title track, which Frank went on to cover. Black Flag's "TV Party" and Suicidal Tendencies' "Institutionalized" and the Circle Jerks doing "Coup d'etat" and "When the shit hits the fan." Oh and The Plugz doing Secret Agent Man in Spanish.
I like to think the movie's appeal is timeless but maybe I'm just stuck in my happy mid-80s college days.
floop, your thoughts on Alex Cox*, please?
(*produced and wrote Repo Man, which was his debut, then he made Sid and Nancy)
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 03/24/2006 : 23:26:36
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"Let's go get a drink."
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 03/25/2006 : 00:24:30
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I saw it once, a good few years ago. I can't remember it, exactly. I'd like to see it again-I believe it's recently been given the special edition DVD treatment!
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 03/25/2006 : 02:09:16
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To be fair, I had never ever heard of that movie until Frank mentioned it a few years ago. I'm not sure it was ever released outside the US of A.
And yeah, it's an awesome movie.
Denis
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
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Posted - 03/25/2006 : 02:34:53
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Apparently RM was never released in France.
Btw, Alex Cox also wrote, produced and directed "Straight to Hell", starring Joe Strummer, the Pogues, Elvis Costello, Jim Jarmusch, Dennis Hopper and Grace Jones. I've never seen it, but its soundtrack (which was recently re-issued with a bunch of bonus tracks) is a monument.
  
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 03/25/2006 : 09:59:54
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Originally posted by kathryn
floop, your thoughts on Alex Cox*, please?
i don't know that much about him other than that he did REPO MAN and SID AND NANCY. he kind of slipped in to obscurity after that.
i remember hearing somewhere that there was going to be a REPO MAN re-make, by the same director.
now i'm going to have to watch the film again
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 03/25/2006 : 10:02:29
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i thought you'd regale us with hollywood-insider gossip of hissy fits thrown by the cult director or at least embarrassing tales of underage hookers.
you disappointment sometimes, floop.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 03/25/2006 : 10:07:25
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you dissapoint consistently
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2006 : 10:07:41
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you are stalking again
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 03/25/2006 : 17:17:55
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Courney Love duets with Alex Cox!
 
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 03/27/2006 : 18:31:58
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I watched Straight to Hell recently and was very into the first half of the film and completely lost interest the second half. Twas a shame, especially since Jim Jarmusch had a cameo in the second half.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 15:59:52
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Floop, I didn't think I could love you any more than I already do.
Otto and revenge in the same sentence.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 07/09/2006 : 15:45:55
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saw this last night in the Hollywood Cemetary, which screens films of people buried there
spoooky
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 12/06/2006 : 03:20:00
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Last week I bought the REPO MAN soundtrack. I had forgotten how good that was. Not a bad song on it, and the last instrumental track sounds so much like Surf Epic. No wonder Frank lists this record as one of his faves. So I've been yelling "We're gonna have a TV party tonight - ALRIGHT!" for the last 3 days.
Denis
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 12/06/2006 : 06:16:01
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The Repo Man soundtrack is probably in my top 20 albums. Also, I do recall Frank mentioning the album in some interview circa 1999. I'm SURE he is very familiar with it. Not only because he's covered "Repo Man", but it also seems like a very Frank sorta record, with all the classic 80s punk + Iggy + the Mexican flavor of some of it.
As for Alex Cox, he made a Mexican movie called Highway Patrolman in the 90s and has done some film writing. He contributed to a lengthy 1995 article in Film Comment magazine about Mexican cinema. He's also part of the commentary track on the DVD of Once Upon a Time in the West. |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 12/06/2006 : 06:34:29
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Couldn't find the interview you're talking about (although I do remember it) but I found this quote from our Man:
http://www.dailysouthtown.com/entertainment/sanders/113638,1SSA1-27.article
<<But not surprisingly, the real thing that keeps Black going and in our consciousness, he says, is "the buffets."
"We had a nice one yesterday. We went to Paula Deen's restaurant for lunch. Lots of black-eyed peas and collard greens."
Really?
"Truth be told, it isn't the buffets. Nowadays, I am, of course, older. I have to try to be a good boy. But (living life as a musician is) addictive and it's fun. I like to get up on stage, and even a lot of the logistical stuff can be fun.
"It's fun to even get into at its worst. Then I can get into the poetics of the cinderblock hotel and the fluorescent lights and the urban landscape. As a post-punk person, that's what you do. You chuck at whatever seems it would be a scene from 'Repo Man.'">>
Denis
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 12/06/2006 : 06:42:35
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The article I remember was something from the British press (NME or Melody Maker maybe) and it was about Frank answering questions about his favorite records. "What's your favorite record to drive to?", "What record would you like to have played at your funeral?"... questions like that.
The albums I remember Frank mentioning were Singles Going Steady by the Buzzcocks, The Beatles' White Album, and the Repo Man soundtrack. There were more, but I don't remember what they were. Probably the usual Stones and Dylan stuff he mentions a lot. |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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The "Repo Man" Appreciation Thread
