Movie connections for
Repo Man (1984) More at IMDbPro »

References

The War of the Worlds (1953)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
"The Flintstones" (1960)
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)
"Gilligan's Island" (1964)
Easy Rider (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
"NFL Monday Night Football" (1970)
 -  Mentioned in the Black Flag song "TV Party"
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
 -  Scene where Archie shakes the wino's hand under a bridge is inspired by ACO.
"The Jeffersons" (1975)
 -  Mentioned in the Black Flag song "TV Party"
"Saturday Night Live" (1975)
 -  Mentioned in the Black Flag song "TV Party"
"Dallas" (1978)
 -  Mentioned in the Black Flag song "TV Party"
Grease (1978)
 -  (a) car chase in L.A. wash/aqueduct; (b) older model car lifts off ground and flies away in final scene
"Vega$" (1978)
 -  Mentioned in the Black Flag song "TV Party"
Apocalypse Now (1979)
"That's Incredible!" (1980)
 -  Mentioned in the Black Flag song "TV Party"
"Fridays" (1980)
 -  Mentioned in the Black Flag song "TV Party"
Chariots of Fire (1981)
The Beast Within (1982)
10 to Midnight (1983)
Staying Alive (1983)

Referenced in

Wisdom (1986)
They Live (1988)
Men at Work (1990)
Slacker (1991)
Nadja (1994)
Twister (1996)
"The Simpsons: The Canine Mutiny (#8.20)" (1997)
 -  The design of the Repo Depot is based on the repossession agency building in the movie.
Frogs for Snakes (1998)
Dark City (1998)
 -  Both contain sequences in a hospital where Dr Lee and Dr Benway (from Naked Lunch) are summoned.
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
"The King of Queens: Depo Man (#4.11)" (2001)
 -  title reference
"Futurama: Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV (#5.15)" (2003)
 -  The song "TV Party" by Black Flag is sung by the Futurama characters in the same style as Emilio Estevez's character in Repo Man.
"Law & Order: Nowhere Man (#14.19)" (2004)
 -  Green says the film is a classic.
"Veronica Mars: Like a Virgin (#1.8)" (2004)
 -  Veronica mentions this movie.
Forty Years of Fuck (2005) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
"Charmed: Repo Manor (#8.13)" (2006)
 -  The title is a reference to the title of the movie.
RePossessed (2006) (V)
 -  This is a retrospective documentary with the original filmmakers.
Southland Tales (2006)
 -  The scene involving a levitating Ice Cream Truck is a reference to the final scene in Repo Man.
From Dogma to Dogville: Don't Try This at Home (2006)
 -  mentioned by name
"Pasila: Vasikka (#1.1)" (2007)
 -  Character name "Repomies" is a homage to this film.
"Gossip Girl: The Ex-Files (#2.4)" (2008)
 -  Rufus is a fan of Harry Dean Stanton, and says he is going to see this film

Features

Elephant Parts (1981) (V)

Featured in

The Celluloid Closet (1995)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
 -  Excerpts appear in the film.
Forty Years of Fuck (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown

Spoofs

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
 -  in final scene, close up of Otto's eyes darting back and forth as car flies over L.A., with city lights reflected on window glass; spoofs "Beyond the Infinite" scene in "2001"

Spoofed in

Kamillions (1989)

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