Also, a Movie Review

The young Misses Ether and I watched the 1984 cult classic Repo Man last night. (And then this article appeared on Crooks & Liars today. Coincidence? I think not. It's like this: You'll be thinking about, say, a plate of shrimp. And then someone will say the word "plate" or "shrimp." Or "plate of shrimp." Is that a coincidence?)

I last saw this movie back when my hair was ultra short and moussed. In other words, a long time ago. I remembered it being bizarre and funny. Guess what? It is bizarre and funny! Emilio Estevez plays Otto, a kid at loose ends who falls in with a seedy "repo man" (played by one of my favorite actors, Harry Dean Stanton.) There is so much to enjoy in this movie! There is a ridiculous car chase scene between rival repo men, àla Road Warrior. There are the punks turned convenience store robbers. There is the nerdy Kevin -- whose character had to have been the model for Napolean Dynamite. (I'm putting that nicely. Napolean Dynamite was an obvious rip-off.) There are the old stoner parents of Otto, who have become followers of Pat Robertson. And the junkyard philosopher, Miller.

It was produced by the only Monkee with any talent, Mike Nesmith. (No slight intended against any monkeys here, just Monkees. And it's another ... non-coincidence! This is starting to weird me out a little.)

If you haven't seen this, it's a fun flick.

(And another excellent movie from the same era ... Tapeheads, starring a very young Tim Robbins and John Cusack. I HIGHLY recommend it.)

There. I've provided you with everything but the popcorn.