Rent Repo! the Genetic Opera (2008)
3.2 of 5 from 71 ratings
1h 34min
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- Synopsis:
- In the not so distant future - an epidemic 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 villainous Repo Men (Anthony Stewart Head). In a world where murder is sanctioned by law and people are addicted to surgery, a sheltered young girl (Alexa Vega) searches for the cure to her own rare disease. As she is sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she learns the truth about her family's mysterious history and witnesses the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera.
- Actors:
- Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head, Alexa Vega, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, Bill Moseley, Nivek Ogre, Terrance Zdunich, Sarah Power, Jessica Horn, Branko Lebar, Briana Buckmaster, Anna Kostan, Brad Austin, Marty Adams, Rebecca Marshall, Egidio Tari, Jake Reardon, J. LaRose, John Joseph Gallagher
- Directors:
- Darren Lynn Bousman
- Writers:
- Darren Smith, Terrance Zdunich
- Studio:
- Lionsgate Films
- Genres:
- Horror, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/03/2009
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- 2 Audio commentaries with cast and crew
- 4 Deleted scenes (with optional commentary)
- 4 Featurettes
- Sing-a-long tracks (with bouncing heart)
- 4 Selected scenes with audio commentary
- GeneCo poster gallery
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Reviews (2) of Repo! the Genetic Opera
If Circus of Horrors did a film this would be it. - Repo! the Genetic Opera review by Darren
Really good film, quite graphic in places but certainly not your average slice and dice type movie. Actually has a proper story line that it concentrates on.
The guy who plays the grave robber in it, I could have sworn he was Dr Haze from Circus of Horrors, however after looking at the credits it isn't him.
If you have ever seen Circus of Horrors and liked their show, you will love this, or if you like the game Bioshock this has a similar story line in places with the grave robber robbing the drug from people the same way that the children rob Eve from the dead people in Bioshock.
Really good enjoyable movie, good music throughout as well keeps it lively and entertaining.
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Bonkers but fun - Repo! the Genetic Opera review by LC
Essentially a melodramatic family drama played out against a backdrop of a dystopian sci-fi horror, where organ trading is the hottest commodity. For some reason everyone is dressed in goth outfits and sings, relentlessly. The music isn't particularly memorable, and after an hour the endless singing does start to wear thin, but it does add to the overall bizarre feel, which is the film's strongest selling point. I'm not sure I'd ever want to watch this again, but I have to admire it's willingness to go full-on bonkers, and for that alone it's entertaining enough.
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