Repo Man story

movie: Repo Man (1984) · 1984-03-02

Set in Los Angeles, the plot concerns a young punk rock enthusiast who is recruited by a car repossession agency and gets caught up in the pursuit of a mysterious Chevrolet Malibu that might be connected to extraterrestrials.

12 total · 4 major · 8 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
crime major We saw a convenience stores getting held up, and lots of cars being stolen, and various other street crimes being committed.
extraterrestrial being major The story followed several groups of people in their efforts to obtain a Chevy Malibu with the bodies of four aliens in its trunk.
infatuation major Otto and Leila.
mentor and protégé major The experienced repo man Bud took Otto under his wing and taught him the trade.
brother and brother minor The Rodriguez brothers were car thieves.
coping with being tortured minor Agent Rogersz remotely electrocuted Otto in an effort to get him to reveal the location of a certain Chevy Malibu. He didn't know where its whereabouts.
coping with radiation sickness minor J. Frank Parnell slowing succumbed to radiation poisoning.
father and son minor Otto paid a visit to his parents to try and get $1000 from them.
husband and wife minor Otto's hippie parents donated at least $1000 to have Bibles distributed in El Salvador.
life in inner city America minor Otto went for a walk down skid row in inner city Los Angeles.