Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

Director:

Darren Lynn Bousman

Writers:

Darren Smith (screenplay) &
Terrance Zdunich (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 November 2008 (Czech Republic)

Genre:

Horror | Musical | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Not Your Parent's Opera

Plot:

A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.

Plot Keywords:

Company | Organ | Repossession | Epidemic | Savior

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Alexa Vega	...	Shilo Wallace
Paul Sorvino	...	Rotti Largo
Anthony Head	...	Nathan / Repo Man (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Sarah Brightman	...	Blind Mag
Paris Hilton	...	Amber Sweet
Bill Moseley	...	Luigi Largo
Nivek Ogre	...	Pavi Largo (as Ogre)
Terrance Zdunich	...	Graverobber
Sarah Power	...	Marni
Jessica Horn	...	Jessica Adams
Branko Lebar	...	Rotti's Chauffeur
Brianna Buckmaster	...	Sherrie Alviso (as Briana Buckmaster)
Anna Kostan	...	Young Mormon Woman
Brad Austin	...	Young Mormon Man
Marty Adams	...	Big Man

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, language, some drug and sexual content.

Runtime:

98 min | USA:150 min (original cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | UK:18 (DVD rating) | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Japan:R-15 | Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Ireland:15 | Singapore:R21

Filming Locations:

Cinespace Film Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Twisted Pictures

Trivia:

There are a total of 58 songs in the film, including instrumentals.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Lugo's henchmen infiltrate Nathan's home to kill him, Nathan stabs two of them. After the second henchman drops, the tool Nathan was holding to kill them is completely clean.

Quotes:

Rotti Largo: I'm Rotti Largo.
Shilo Wallace: I know.
Rotti Largo: I own GeneCo.
Shilo Wallace: Please let me go!

Movie Connections:

Version of Repo! The Genetic Opera (2006)

Soundtrack:

Repo Man

A very cool modern opera that will surely be playing at midnight screenings as a cult classic for years to come

This modern, actually futuristic, opera is unlike anything I've seen. Many of its qualities remind me of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' a film that was never on my list of favorites. This is better simply because it's able to hold together a more plausible and serious story yet still present itself in the aesthetic of a psychedelic musical. It blends brutality with comedy and music very effectively, in fact, there were far more laughs in our theater than anything else. The interactions between the characters as they sing their parts make for great character development and story progression simultaneously. The character's themselves are all well performed, including Paris Hilton (what happens to her needs to be seen, not described). I'm not the type to like weird, cult films but this held my attention. It's definitely worth a viewing, and if you have time to immerse yourself, then it's definitely worth some good applause.