Product Information
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 keeps his job a secret from his terminally ill daughter, Shilo, doing it only to pay for her costly medication. Nathan also has a secret history with GeneCo patriarch Rotti Largo---and their connection is about to become public knowledge on the night of a concert from popular singer--and GeneCo client--Blind Mag.Product Identifiers
ProducerOren Koules, Carl Mazzocone, Mark Burg, Daniel Jason Heffner
EAN5060052416704
eBay Product ID (ePID)72563563
Product Key Features
ActorSarah Brightman, Bill Moseley, Anthony Head, Paris Hilton, Alexa Vega, Terrance Zdunich, Paul Sorvino
Film/TV TitleRepo! a Genetic Opera
DirectorDarren Lynn Bausman
LanguageEnglish
Run Time94 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2009
FormatDVD
FeaturesTwo Audio Commentaries\Featurettes\Deleted Scenes\Sing-Alongs, Widescreen
GenreMusicals & Broadway, Opera/Operetta, Performing Arts
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerDarren Smith, Terrance Zdunich
Additional InformationBegun 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).<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Compellingly strange, REPO! resembles a comic book-influenced goth dinner theatre 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.
ScreenwriterDarren Smith, Terrance Zdunich
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleRepo! A Genetic Opera
Director of PhotographyJoseph White
Consumer AdviceContains strong gory violence