This has to be a shining jewel in Alex Cox's canon. The movie itself is relatively simple and the plot is at times very murky, but it delivers big on laughs and is high on the WTFWT (what the f*** was that) scale. Emilio Estevez plays Otto, a punk who has no job, future, and whose girlfriend left him for his best friend. He meets up with Bud (Harry Dean Stanton) who is a repo man. Bud gets Otto into the world of repossession and gives him advice along the way. During this tutelage, an order goes out for a mysterious 64 Chevy Malibu that everyone (the feds, other repo men, and religious fruitcakes) alike is trying to track down. The movie plays on quite a few tongue-in-cheek references to pop culture and modern society while delivering jokes a plenty.
I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the bizarre and really doesn't mind watching a film that has plot points that seem to kind of meander anywhere. For punk fans, look for cameos from the Circle Jerks and the Untouchables. Fans of Alex Cox films also should look out for staple actors Dick Rude, Sy Richardson and Zander Schloss.
I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the bizarre and really doesn't mind watching a film that has plot points that seem to kind of meander anywhere. For punk fans, look for cameos from the Circle Jerks and the Untouchables. Fans of Alex Cox films also should look out for staple actors Dick Rude, Sy Richardson and Zander Schloss.