''Repo Jake'' is a 1990 American action film directed by Joseph Merhi and starring

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, Dana Bentley, Steve Hansbourgh, Paul Hayes, Walter Cox, Steve Wilcox, and

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Plot

Jake Baxter, an ex-

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and a former racer, moves from

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, to earn money as a repo man, hoping to make at least $60,000 in three months in order to pay off his lot that is to be repossessed. He stops a thief from stealing the purse of Jenny, an aspiring actress, and the two have dinner. Working for a repo company managed by a man named Bulldog, Jake meets his co-workers, who include Jam, Lippy, Blondie, Amos, Waldo, and Skidmark. Jake repossesses several cars, and even a helicopter, and watches drag racing live with his co-workers. Also at the drag race is King, a crime lord working for Mr. Kovar, who warns King not to waste his loaned money betting on races. Blondie develops a car to be used in the drag racing tournaments, and finds that Jake excels at driving it. One night, Blondie attempts to repossess a car owned by King, and King and one of his associates assault him. While on a

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set during a suggestive

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, Jake knocks out King and his partner, takes King's keys, and repossesses his car. Jake has dinner with Jenny, and tells her that he originally quit racing after his wife passed away from illness while he raced in and won a

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for the

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. When Jenny leaves to get more beer, Jake finds her hanging by a noose over a milk crate, and King warns him that he and Jenny will face consequences if Jake loses the upcoming drag race. The milk crate is kicked away, and Jake saves Jenny from hanging. In the racing tournament, Jake purposefully stops the car, losing the race. After Bulldog berates Jake for losing the race, and therefore causing him to lose a bet, King and his associate confront Jake and Jenny with firearms. Jake's co-workers arrive in time to fight King and his partner, followed by the arrival of Mr. Kovar, who has King shot and killed for continuing to bet on races. The co-workers then have a party, and after giving the keys to the race car back to Blondie, Jake leaves with Jenny.

Cast

as Jake Baxter * Dana Bentley as Jenny * Steve Hansbourgh as Jam * Paul Hayes as Bulldog * Walter Cox as Lippy * Steve Wilcox as Blondie *

as King *

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as Amos * Joe Garcia as Skidmark * James Hurd as Leon * Leslie Horan as Lea * Stacey Christine as Lin * Andrew Reilly as Mr. Kovar * Delores Nascar as Krott * Jim Williams as Porn Director * Bonnie Paine as R.V. Girl

Home media

The film was released on VHS by

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in January 1995. The film was released on

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in an 8-film combo pack by

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on March 5, 2013, along with ''

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'', ''Heist'', '' The Big Man: Crossing the Line'', ''

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'', ''Last Man Standing'', ''Men with Guns'', and ''Maximum Force''.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0340312
''Repo Jake''
on

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1990 films 1990 action films American action films American auto racing films Films about automobiles Films set in Los Angeles Films shot in Los Angeles Films directed by Joseph Merhi 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language action films