1984 seemed a bit early for a retro ’70s movie, but only the post-punks with their newfound cynical self-awareness could influence one of the most hilarious comedies of the ’80s. A neon-green radioactive ooze pervades and perverts Repo Man into absurdity beyond definition, because every character is too stupid to bother to define it. This satire is a mockery of mockery, an exposé of a culture so desperate to make something exciting they completely miss how insane life is already.