The Cast & Crew of ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’ Sing Its Praises!

‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’ tells the story of an epidemic of organ failures, where organ transplants are financed by GeneCo, a company that sends out murderous Repo Men to reclaim body parts from patients who miss payments.

“I wanted the ‘what-the-fuck’ factor,† director Darren Lynn Bousman laughs.

“It was a five-year battle to make this,† says Bousman, who essentially bartered his success in helming three ‘Saw’ sequels to see this passion project come to life. “The idea to do something different was invigorating,† he says.

Being different can be a curse in Hollywood, where new ideas are eschewed in favor of familiar formulas. The talents behind  ‘Repo!’ hope being different is a blessing.

‘Repo!’ was created by Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith and looks like it might become heir apparent to ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’. Cast and crew recently attended a screening of that cult classic to do some word-of-mouth marketing.  Ã‚           Ã‚  

“We beseeched the ‘Rocky Horror’ people,† says Bill Moseley, one of the film’s lead actors. “Please, come see our movie.†

‘Repo!’ opens on November 7 in eight theaters and without a big budget marketing campaign, so this film needs all the support it can get.

“Fans have taken it upon themselves to market the movie,† says Bousman. “The hope is†¦ we show everyone there’s an audience for this.†

“Everyone likes music,† Terrance Zdunich rationalizes.

The ‘Repo!’ co-creator even sees a link to the popularity of recent comic book adaptations. “Superhero movies are operatic archetypes,† he says. “Our dream is that it latches on.†

“People are experiencing it they way we want them to,† says Darren Smith, co-creator and composer. “In the theater, people are clapping and singing along.†

“So many movies are the same thing,† laments actress Paris Hilton, “it’s an experience.†

Nivek Ogre, a musician best known as the frontman to Skinny Puppy, thinks that the film’s dense music tableau is a blessing.

“It requires repeated viewings,† says Ogre. “It appeals to my counterculture audience.†

‘Repo!’ not only appeals to the rock ‘n’ roll crowd but also features British favorite, Sarah Brightman.

“I think she’s incredible,† says Hilton, “an icon. Nobody could have played Blind Mag like she did.†

But don’t just take an heiress’s opinion, go see the movie and find out for yourself.

  

Repo! The Genetic Opera is in select theaters Now.

  

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