Alex Cox introduced the world to the sci-fi/action/comedy REPO MAN in 1984. 25 years later, he has followed it up with REPO CHICK.
Despite the similar title and scenarios, Cox insists it is not a sequel: “It’s entirely a freestanding film about a very wealthy young woman who finds meaning stealing from the middle class and the poor. You wouldn’t need to see Repo Man to make sense of it. It’s another comedy about the economic crisis. And how the crisis has intensified so much in this round.”
The film had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival last year and is now finally making its way to the States. Industrial Entertainment will release the film in New York City at the IFC Center on January 14 and in Los Angeles at the Downtown Independent on January 21. It will then hit DVD and Blu-ray on February 8th via CAV. Here is the plot:
Spoiled rich girl Pixxi De La Chasse has been disinherited by her family due to her numerous arrests for bad driving, her failure to get a job and her overall lack of some semblance of a responsible life. When her car gets repossessed, Pixxi ends up getting hired by repo men Arizona Gray and Aguas, and she soon becomes the best repo chick around with the help of her entourage – punk girl confidante, model-looks bodyguard and flaming stylist.
While she’s on the hunt for some antique railroad cars which carry a million-dollar bounty reward (also being sought out by a secret government agency!), a clueless Pixxi ends up on a wacky train ride which is actually a plot by a terrorist organization. If their demands for the criminalization of golf are not met, then the train (whose caboose is carrying long-missing growler bombs from the Soviet Communist era!) is headed straight for downtown Los Angeles. It’s up to Pixxi De La Chasse to save LA!
The movie was shot almost entirely on a sound stage against a green screen with visual effects by Phil Tippett (STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK). It stars Jaclyn Jonet, Miguel Sandoval, Rosanna Arquette (below), and Chloe Webb.
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