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Repo the Genetic Opera (Blu-ray)
 
From the Producers of Saw.
 
 
Features: Widescreen, English, Subtitled, Spanish
 
In the not-so-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants...for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession...and hunted by the Repo man!
 
"Stunning and original."  Bloody-Disgusting.com
"...an instant cult classic..."  Joseph McCabe, FearNet
"...guaranteed to attain [cult status]..."  Michael Gingold, Fangoria
"Stunningly original...a mind-blowing experience!"  Paul Fischer, Dark Horizons
"Piles on the glam-rock spectacle and coal-black comedy..."  Sean O'Neal, The Onion A.V. Club

 


Editor's Note

Begun in 2002 as a Los Angeles stage production by writers Darren Smith and Terrence Zdunich, REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA was designed as a gory, comedic Grand Guignol to appeal more to club goers than fans of musical theater. One fan, aspiring director Darren Lynn Bousman, who has since worked on the SAW franchise, vowed to one day direct a film version of the show. Six years (and five SAW films) later, he has made good on his promise with a bizarre, gory, and unique piece of work that is as sure to entertain as it is to polarize its audience. In the year 2056, following an epidemic of human organ failure, the GeneCo Corporation--owned by the mafia-like Largo family--grows and installs new organs on a massive scale. The business, though, necessitates the employment of repo men to reclaim the organs from clients who miss their payments. Repo man and single father Nathan Wallace (Anthony Head, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) keeps his job a secret from his terminally ill daughter, Shilo (Alexa Vega), doing it only to pay for her costly medication. Nathan also has a secret history with GeneCo patriarch Rotti Largo (Paul Sorvino)---and their connection is about to become public knowledge on the night of a concert from popular singer--and GeneCo client--Blind Mag (Sarah Brightman).

Compellingly strange, REPO! resembles a comic book-influenced goth dinner theater production set within a dystopian video game. Musically, the score concentrates more on libretto-like sung dialogue than memorable tunes (save Vega's pop-punk "Sixteen" and Brightman's chilling "Chromaggia"), but the cast appears to be having a blast. Skinny Puppy's Nivek Ogre lends some underground cred as the most twisted member of the Largo clan, but Brightman gives the comically bloody proceedings true legitimacy. A surprising casting choice, she's an almost regal presence, and her goosebump-inducing soprano soars stratospherically above this fun cult film in-the-making.

 

Features
Audio Commentary With Director Darren Lynn Bousman & Actors Bill Moseley, Alexa Vega, & Ogre
Audio Commentary With Director Darren Lynn Bousman, Co-Creators Darren Smith & Terrance Zdunich, & Music Producer Joseph Bishara
Audio: English DTS HD 7.1 Surround Sound
Deleted Scenes With Optional Audio Commentary By Paris Hilton & Director Darren Lynn Bousman
Featurette: From Stage To Screen
Interactive Menus
Original Theatrical Trailer
Poster Gallery
Scene Selection
Select Scene Audio Commentary With Paris Hilton & Director Darren Lynn Bousman
Subtitles: English, Spanish
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound
Video Sing-Alongs
Webisode Featurettes
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Lions Gate
Release Date: 1/20/2009
Running Time: 97 minutes
Original Release Date: 2008
Catalog ID: 24737
UPC: 00031398106418
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Video: Color

Aspect Ratio
Widescreen  1.78:1

 
Cast & Crew
Anthony Head
Paul Sorvino
Sarah Brightman
Paris Hilton
Bill Moseley
Alexa Vega
Terrance Zdunich
Ogre
Mark Burg - Producer
Terrance Zdunich - Music
Darren Smith - Screenwriter
Daniel Jason Heffner - Producer
Oren Koules - Producer
Terrance Zdunich - Screenwriter
Darren Smith - Music
Joseph White - Director of Photography
Carl Mazzocone - Producer
Darren Lynn Bousman - Director

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