Repo Man (1984)

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Daughters of the Dust

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Daughters of the Dust." A film that portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Winner of Cinematography at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

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Studio: Universal Pictures Studio: Universal Pictures

Rating: R

Release Date: Mar 2, 1984

Running Time: 92 mins.

Running Time: 94 mins. (AMPAS)

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Olivia Barash, Tracey Walter, Sy Richardson, Jennifer Balgobin, Richard Foronjy, Del Zamora, Fox Harris, Vonetta McGee

director: Alex Cox

A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA and a most wanted '64 Chevy.

PETER RELIC - January 23, 2006

When punk rock exploded in the U.K., young British director Alex Cox was trapped in California. Furious at having missed out on punk's crucial moment in his homeland, Cox did the next best thing: He made Repo Man. One giant nihilism-smothered sickly grin, the film depicts an otherworldly Los Angeles subculture in the time of Reagan and nuclear fear. Tan and snotty Emilio Estevez plays Otto, who, fired from his job and dumped by his girl, wanders the streets until he's recruited into the life of…