Walker and Repo Man

hankhank at ccwf.cc.utexas.edu hankhank at ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
Fri Apr 18 12:24:36 CDT 1997


On Fri, 18 Apr 1997 LBernier at tribune.com wrote:
>      Best line from the movie (IMHO, bien sur) (and I'm quoting from 
>      memory, so apologies in advance if not quite correct)
>      
>      Dying punk rocker:  "It was society that made me do it!"
>      Estevez:  "Bullshit!  You're just another middle-class white suburban 
>      punk, just like me!"
>      
>      Jean, former middle-class white suburban punk, circa 1982.  

Yes. The ending lines are pretty memorable, too. The radioactive car
will let in only this oldtimer who hasn't previously been able to drive,
and he invites Estevez to join him. The car takes off and they start
zigzagging in space {quoting from my memory, too, correct me if etc.):

Emilio: "This is intense!"
Oldtimer: "The work of a repo man is always intense!"


Heikki




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