The Genetic Opera is a 2008 horror-rock opera musical film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. In the not too distant future, an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. it is revealed that Shilo's father has been poisoning her with the "medicine," which causes her to exhibit the symptoms of her vague illness; she is completely healthy when not taking it. In truth, Rotti (who killed Shilos mother for rejecting him and used it to bind Nathan to him as the Repo Man) wants to make Shilo the head of the company. Its the classic example of trying to please everyone, and in the process, pleasing nobody. Repo Out from the night, from the mist, steps the figure. The Genetic Opera 2008 R 1 h 38 m IMDb RATING 6.4 /10 25K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 2:13 8 Videos 84 Photos Horror Musical Sci-Fi A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. Repo! Bousman would hang on to direct the second, third and fourth Saw films before handing it off to David Hackl, and although he loved working on the movies, there was always another pet project that he wanted to launch: a horror-musical set in a dystopian future based on a play he staged in both New York and Los Angeles. An early expository scene shows that the Repo Men don't all wear Nathan's black vinyl surgeon's outfit. But yes, our original plan for a release in April was pushed until November. Nathan does confess his sins and gets Shilo's forgiveness just before dying. Their ages are never given, but Nivek Ogre (Pavi) was 46 during filming while Bill Mosley (Luigi) was, It's heavily implied that Blind Mag is also part of this. Back to movie details. Mag decides she would rather not see any more, and gouges her own eyes out at the opera. For example, if, in the editing process of a normal film (normal meaning, not Repo! Repo! Also, the Repo men. On one such visit, she runs into GraveRobber (Terrance Zdunich), who is digging up bodies to make Zydrate. Lungs and livers and bladders and hearts You'll always save a bundle when you buy our GeneCo parts! Out of the 8 principal parts cast, 6 were names that were on our original dream list. The Genetic Opera, however this film doesn't rival The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The 2005 New York production opened on July 29th, 2005, and played its final show on August 27th, 2005.[1]. You can find the official site at http://www.repo-opera.com. Repo! The Genetic Opera was what we were looking for and it came during the height of horrors revamp following the bleak period of the 90s. After being pushed back from an April release, the highly anticipated movie musical Repo! Shilo Wallace: [Graverobber whistles Blind Mag's song] Hey! Out of the tragedy|a savior emerges: GeneCo|a biotech company that offers organ transplants for a price. The Genetic Opera is full of it. Rocky Horrors roots seem to be driven by the sexual revolution of the 60s and 70s. Not only because everyone is singing, but because each of the characters is physically transformed to fit into this bizarre world of Repo. A bunch of back peddling followed, and then the conversation shifted to comments like, oh, well, Paris is still the worst thing in the clip. is a really creative movie that yanked on the strings of my black heart. To clarify, Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith made the basic Myspace profiles for all the characters, and then chose fans to maintain them. AP: "Like Amber's legs! It's written and composed by Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith, and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (of Saw II, III and IV fame). I think that when Lionsgate set that original April release date, they were assuming that Repos post could be handled in the same way as the saw films, which they also distribute i.e. Nivek Ogre (Pavi Largo) and Bill Moseley (Luigi Largo) would create a backstory of their characters for each of their scenes together. Repo! Just confirm how you got your ticket. The Genetic Opera's soundtrack, overseen by producer and X Japan drummer Yoshiki Hayashi, became available on September 30th, 2008, and the film was given a limited release of ten theatres by Lionsgate Films on November 7, 2008. The Genetic Opera came out, I was 15 and at my heaviest goth phase. Clients who default on payments will be hunted down by Repomen: skilled assassins contracted by GeneCo to recover organs, usually killing the clients in the process. Panic erupts and scientists feverishly make plans for a massive organ harvest. I would love to see Repo brought to the stage again, but I think that this will all depend on how the movie performs. But on stage, you expect a big aria to end in several moments of applause before going back into the story. and the Those songs include "Can't Get It Up If The Girl Is Breathing" and "Needle Through A Bug", both were cut for pacing reasons. As the creators gave the fans insight to their respective characters and are yet to debunk anything, many consider it to be as good as canon. Songs like "21st Century Cure," "Zydrate Anatomy," "Legal Assassin" and "Night Surgeon" are extravagant, heavy tracks that encompass the theme of the film and have a biting edge. And the generally evil Largo children inherit their father's fortune without showing any signs of having changed, save that Amber seems to have toughened up a bit. The songs are catchy, upbeat rock musical songs with clear dialogue which decently explains the backstory to Repo! AP: Start a new life on the Off-World Colonies! It's a gory, dystopian and ultimately very moving Black Comedy that never takes itself too seriously. The song with Luigi and his gophers is really a continuation of the song 'Genterns'. In 2002 we felt that we were ready to rent a theatre and debut Repo as a full-length play. Rotti's hand in Marni's death remains a secret and the many mourn him as a hero, while Nathan gets Shilo's forgiveness for controlling and arguably ruining her entire life and is at peace. Rotti dies in the end but his crimes are largely unexposed and unavenged. Blind Mag, an opera singer bound by contract to GeneCo, was a friend of Nathan's now-deceased wife, and is Shilo's godmother. cern about human rights un- Bankman-Fried lied in a bid to make the donations. The film itself is pretty gory for a musical, but the actual horror is in the message of addiction and reliance on plastic surgery and huge financial loans that the cast is able to drive home. The Genetic Opera is known for now. With the exception of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and a few other independent movies, nothing in the realm of film featured a look that I was obsessing over until Repo! Say that you once bought a heart or new corneas, but somehow never managed to square away your debts? Read Under the Knife from the story Genetic Perfection ( Repo! It was mentioned in the Extended Universe that he started using it to hide a speech impediment. Mag in the end. Pavi: My brother and sister should fuck! "Technically, you, There's also an element of an inversion of. Repo! To me, performing a 10-minute opera about a grave-robber in a half-full, hippy-dippy coffee shop, screaming GRAAAAAAAAAAVES at the top of your lungs, takes a lot more courage than going onto a blog under a pseudonym and posting about how much you hate Paris Hilton, for example. Sci-Fi. newsletter. For those who can't keep up with their organ payments, collection is the responsibility of organ repo men, skilled assassins contracted by GeneCo, ordered to recover GeneCo's property by any means necessary. Movie Info. When youre a teenager and looking for a piece of art that connects to how youre feeling, what youre going through or mirrors back the image youre going for, theres no better feeling than actually finding it. Repo! We also get to see the other Repo Men in the background of "Night Surgeon." Also subverted, with Pavi, with the exception of 'Night Surgeon', where his voice starts getting deeper and scratchy when he taunts the (soon to be) repo victim. Of the official Myspaces, a few expanded to Twitter. This movie is about the world in the future how if organs fail they can come in and get a transplant for it even if you can afford it . Honestly, nothing could be more flattering. And you can finance your bones and your kidneys. Based on the 2002 musical of the same name, written and composed by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich, the film stars Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, Bill Moseley, Nivek Ogre and Zdunich. And proudly plays the reveal song throughout. Drink Coke! Welcome to Polygon's 13 Days of Halloween series! Then they cut the scene Thing's You See in a Graveyard into two separate parts and played part 1 after Genetic Repoman. Repo! An early expositionary scene shows that the Repo Men don't all wear Nathan's black vinyl surgeon's outfit, they all wear equally bizarre, but unique outfits. As well, there's a project that was developed that gave GeneCo, Zydrate, the Genetic Opera, the Zydrate Support Network and two anti-GeneCo groups their own Web pages, filled with hilariously in-universe info. is less a horror movie than it is a musical, so naturally its important that the soundtrack reflects that. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. The Genetic Opera is still a memorable viewing experience. One day while filming a scene the set caught on fire. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. He doubles as a legal assassin known as the Repo Man. The film is based on a play written and composed by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich. Her overprotective father, Nathan (Anthony Head), has kept Shilo locked away for most of her life, although she frequently slips away to visit her mothers tomb. (EPILOGUE! Shilo Wallace (Alexa Vega), a 17-year-old, believes she inherited a rare blood disease from her deceased mother. Many of the costumes worn by Amber Sweet and the Support Group Members were Paris Hilton's own clothes. I say this because Repo was never a concept geared toward the mainstream. Had we listened to that audience, we would have cut the scene from the film. The names were changed to Amber Sweet and Luigi Largo. Repo, on the other hand, is inspired by the older, more universal themes that you would find in classic operatic tales. They are Included as deleted scenes on the DVD and Blu-ray. In the stage play, Luigi's name was "Lucci," making the Largo men "Lucci Pavirotti.". Of the official Myspaces, a few expanded to Twitter. The Repo Man has shades of this, especially in "Thankless Job". Darren Lynn Bousman's fiance and assistant appear in the song "Bloodbath". Darren Bousman, on his Formspring account, jokingly wrote that Graverobber is Rocky Horror character Riff Raff's son. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. In addition to financing options, GeneCo reserves the right to implement default remedies, including repossession. In adapting the libretto into a stage play, it was hard because some of our favorite Repo songs were trimmed to the point where they dont necessary function as songs anymore, but more as brief narratives that forward the action or the story. Repo! Marni Wallace's grave reads "Marni Wallace 2011-2040 Beloved wife to Nathan, Mother to Shilo, May her soul rest in peace.". Ogre from Skinny Puppy, for example, who plays Pavi in Repo, wasnt on our initial list, but only because we were being too myopic in our thinking: the original Pavi list was all actors, and didnt include any singers. It could be leukemia blood-based diseases seem like they are the one kind that are still dangerous. This gave the film more of a bigger and dramatic opening. is a well-made movie, objectively, the soundtrack acts as the beating heart to the weird monster that Bousman created. Was originally a stage play located in LA and New York City. switches voices in the same take so he can talk to Shilo. It's based on their play of the same name. Theatres showing it sold out consistently, and between showings at film festivals and clips and music released online, Repo! She stabs out her own eyes rather than have them repo'd on GeneCo's terms. I love it. Check out the opening lines of. The director spent two months self-marketing with very little help from Lionsgate, and even though the film only grossed $147,000, Bousman succeeded in creating a new, iconic horror rock opera that was just as angry and revenge-seeking as he felt at the time: Repo! At the heart of the story is Shilo Wallace, a 17-year-old girl with a rare blood disease. Wed always find it to be a tremendously difficult sell, mainly because Repo is really something that you need to see and hear to totally grasp. Rotti is dying, and the three siblings bicker and fight about who is to take the role as head of GeneCo. And technically he does - shooting Nathan before he dies of his illness. In the mid-21st century, an epidemic of organ failures leads to the rise of GeneCo., a company providing transplants at a great price. Though Rotti is highly praised, but during the. Coming Soon. The entire deal was that Nathan serves as a Repo Man to avoid being framed for Marni's death, which was caused by the medicine Nathan made for her (and poisoned by Rotti, unbeknownst to Nathan. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! It's a gory, dystopian and ultimately very moving Black Comedy that never takes itself too seriously. The Genetic Opera" has several songs that were on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack cut out of the actual movie. Repo just knows what is is. Mag decides she would rather not see any more, and gouges her own eyes out at the opera. Honestly, there's little else to smile about in this world. Ive already received multiple requests by theatre companies throughout the world inquiring about Repos stage rights. A very strange, yet entertaing horror opera. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men. The Genetic Opera Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. : The Beginning". We didnt listen however, and I think we made the right choice because I dont think that most of the audience in attendance at that recruited screening were Repo fans, nor will they ever be fans of Repo, no matter how many changes we made. Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jurassic Park Movies Ranked By Tomatometer, The 5 Most Anticipated Movies of March 2023, The Mandalorian Creators Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni on Grogus Force Training and the Darksabers Significance. switches voices in the same take so he can talk to Shilo. Toy Gold Coins - thrown at Rotti as he sings, Tampons - thrown at Shilo after she collapses and wakes up in a pool of blood at the start of. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants for a price. It's written and composed by Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith, and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (of Saw II, III, IV and Spiral (2021) fame). Just because Pavi sees himself this way and is rich enough to afford "Women of mercenary affection" doesn't mean anyone else agrees. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Darren Smith and I always envisioned a world for Repo that was bigger than what could be done on stage, especially considering the limited funds that we had to produce all of Repos stage plays. The Genetic Opera is a fairly eccentric musical, but considering the horror aspects of the film, what do you expect? That said, while I think there is value in listening to the opinion of your audience Darren Smith and I always polled audiences from Repos staged performances I think that a test screening, particularly for a movie like Repo, is a bad idea. Theatres showing it sold out consistently, and between showings at film festivals and clips and music released online, Repo! The Genetic Opera was a stage musical created in 2002 by Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith which would later become the basis for a short film and a cult movie. GeneCo, run by Rotti Largo (Paul Sorvino) and his three children, is happy to give out loans to pay for the surgeries, but if you miss a payment, the Repo Man (Anthony Head) is sent to your house and either takes back the organ that you had transplanted or mutilates you. Shilo gains her freedom but is now totally alone with no means of taking care of herself. Also, the portraits of Marni that fill the Wallace home. The repossession clause is a killer, however. It's a gory, dystopian and ultimately very moving Black Comedy that never takes itself too seriously. Interestingly, the outfits they wear are actually Nathan's outfits from different iterations of Repo. Produced and directed by the creative team behind the SAW franchise. Read more > There are 72 articles, maintained by 1 active contributors, with a total of 1,793 edits. Also subverted, with Pavi, with the exception of 'Night Surgeon', where his voice starts getting deeper and scratchy when he taunts the (soon to be) repo victim. Various props are waved about or thrown during the show. Out of the tragedy, GeneCo, a multi-billion dollar biotech company, emerges. Plus, throughout Repos development I think that both Darren Smith and I were more influenced by film than theatre. Regal Welcome to the Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) Movie Reviews. The Genetic Opera is a 2008 rock opera/cult film. If you've enjoyed the Saw films, then you'll most likely going to enjoy this film. The theatrical version of "Repo! Repo! They are discovered by Repomen and forced to flee. It's also an actual opera: nearly every line of dialogue is sung, and the story is one continuous musical number. That's Blind Mag's song. Coming Soon. Repo is singing from beginning to end, with no spoken dialogue; 2.) In the mid-21st century, an epidemic of organ failures leads to the rise of GeneCo., a company providing transplants at a great price. Confused yet? The Genetic Opera Wiki! In fact, if the only relevant reference point for Repo is a legendary film experience that happened only once, and happened over 3 decades ago, then I think we achieved what we set out to do with Repo: something groundbreaking. Pray he never comes knocking at your door. The Repo Man has shades of this, especially in "Thankless Job". )", Shilo: "Why are my genetics such a bitch?". The video that Shilo (Alexa PenaVega) watches when she gets to the "Genetic Opera" was actually edited by Kevin Greutert, who edited the "Saw" films. Looking at the cult status it has built for itself, I wasnt the only one who felt like that, and soon there was a mass of teenagers and adults who had found what they were looking for during their era. Rotti's terminal illness, too, although with the cough, baldness (chemo?) And through this wake, a market erected "The movie appeals to the fringe, it appeals to the goth-y outside-the-box [crowd], the gay crowd, the theater crowd," Bousman said. See production, box office & company info, Depraved Heart Murder At Sanitarium Square, Cinespace Film Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In a movie thats all singing, if you cut a line of dialogue it may effect an entire musical stanza. He then said something on the lines of, "that's canon now.". Each character brings something important to the story, and it's hard not to become emotionally invested in a few of them. Repo! he killed Marni out of jealousy, but has Nathan believing that. Brought to you by the WTH? Nathan dies, Shilo is now free from her captivity. Well, this trope is a bit subverted. She has been kept locked up and protected in her house, where she is guarded from the outside world by her father, Nathan Wallace. While Shilo struggles with her wish to leave the house and experience the outside world, Nathan struggles with his secret job as a Repo Man, and more specifically, his next target, a woman named Blind Mag. The Genetic Opera is a 2008 American rock opera [4] horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. (The early concept, the mini-opera, the stage play, etc.). Those who miss their payments become targets of . As such, Repos libretto always read sort of like a screenplay. Repo! Is It Any Good? Please enter a valid email and try again. The Genetic Opera is a 2008 musical film, written and composed by Terrance Zdunich and. The Genetic Opera streaming: where to watch online? The Genetic Opera. They exist on their own and each track is so enticing that the soundtrack sticks with you far after the movie ends. and the doctor's "it's spreading rapidly" implies that it might be lung cancer. her mother is revealed to have been murdered and her father has been faking her illness to protect her from the. Then, Zdunich and Smith had founded The Galler, a two-person performance troupe that specialized in 10-minute operas. They are Included as deleted scenes on the DVD and Blu-ray. However, the interviews and similar interactions are entirely fan-written. It was also great that we pretty much ended up with the cast that we set out to get. Between Oct. 19 and Oct. 31, Polygon will publish 13 opinion pieces about different films, shows and specials that exemplify what Halloween means to us. Repo! Probably has to do with the fact that he's the show's, Ditto for the Largo brothers. This was due to a number of reasons the main one being that the film took longer to complete than expected. As well, there's a project that was developed that gave. The Genetic Opera is a 2008 musical film, written and composed by Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith, and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (of Saw 2, 3 and 4 . There were a few changes made following Repos early test screening, but most of the changes were problems with the movie that we were already aware of. manipulate her brothers into backing her when she takes over GeneCo. In 2008 Terrance Zdunich rose to fame as the fan-favored GraveRobber in the science fiction horror film Repo! Many people believe the song 'Largo's Little Helpers' is the song with Luigi and his gophers but in reality it is a GeneCo advertisement featuring Orphans talking about Rotti Largo. But, disappointed with his own children, Rotti takes an interest in Shilo Repo! We werent reliant on The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which while still the queen of horror rock operas, didnt feel like ours. In fact, Bousman told Filmmaker Magazine in 2008 that the film was made specifically with that audience in mind. GeneCo provides organ transplantation for a profit. Nathan does confess his sins and gets Shilo's forgiveness just before dying. Nathan's actually been poisoning Shilo to keep her with him after her mother died. In 2004, director Darren Lynn Bousman sought to ride a wave of horror films focusing on grotesque, boundary pushing imagery with his script for what would become The Desperate. Shot digitally except for flashback sequences, which were shot on 16 mm film. The repossession clause is a killer, however. He did not think she would be capable, and feared media backlash or accusations of stunt casting. The song "I Didn't Know I'd Love You So Much" was originally a lullaby composer Darren Smith sang to his son. Sometimes "cult film" refers to a movie that failed in theaters, but was . newsletter, The Mandalorian season 3 poochied Gina Carano, Marshal Dune was a key player, but controversys keeping her out of the galaxy. Produced by Twisted Pictures, Repo! Darren Lynn Bousman: Voice cameo in the song "Largo's Little Helpers". The fire was caused by leaves on the set that were accidentally blown by an open flame. As the creator, it was great to hear some really big actors singing my music, especially since almost everybody treated the material with reverence. Repo! We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. It went from being a two-person show into a full-length play that Darren. Nathan starts out well, but gets taken down only a couple of minutes in by Luigi Largo and his very large knife. During this time we work-shopped the music and story, keeping what worked and cutting what didnt. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. The date of the film in the present is 2056. No time frame has been given for when production could start on the next movie. Characters Read up on the backstory of Shilo, Nathan, and more! The Largo family consists of GeneCo president Rotti Largo, his daughter Amber Sweet, and his two sons Luigi and Pavi. A good blend of music, horror and plenty of gore make this a must see for horror fans. The Genetic Opera that can be examined to see why it became the cult film that it has: the cast, the ambience and the music. This is a reference to writer Terrance Zdunichs long time friend and writing partner Saar Hendelman. For every market a sub-market grows. They all wear equally bizarre, but unique outfits. 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Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! He insists to the audience it's all part of the show, then drags Shilo and Nathan on stage and tries to force Shilo to kill Nathan. Currently you are able to watch "Repo! Read critic reviews. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Honestly, there's little else to smile about in this world. Review of Repo! It's also an actual opera: nearly every line of dialogue is sung, and the story is one continuous musical number.In the not too distant future, an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. So looking to a mainstream audience to direct what sort of changes needed to be made was a big mistake. Co-writer Terrance Zdunich stated at a 2008 screening afterparty that a young Pavi crafted the accent to hide his speech impediment. has developed a cult following, with some calling it the The Rocky Horror Picture Show of the new millennium. Often times a change made in Repos editing bay would require a substantial musical rewrite, which of course is time-consuming more time consuming than anyone was really prepared for. In the first scene on the cemetery, when Shilo hides behind the gravestone (which she previously captured an insect on), we can see the name Peter Block on the stone for a moment. Brought to you by the What the Hell, Casting Agency?, it stars: Not to be confused with Alex Cox's Cult Classic 1984 comedy Repo Man, or its 2009 spiritual sequel Repo Chick, and definitely not to be confused with the 2010 Jude Law film Repo Men, an entirely distinct movie about organ repossession that's based on the 2009 novel Repossession Mambo. Repo! The Genetic Opera is a brilliantly gory addition to the musical genre, but it doesn't get nearly as much love as it deserves. When traveling through the underground tunnels Alexa PenaVega almost caught her hair on fire due to the many torches around her. And proudly plays the reveal song throughout. Panic erupts and scientists feverishly make plans for a massive organ harvest. The Repo Man becomes much deeper and hoarse when he's on the job. Check the project FAQ In the original script the film began with the character Shilo Wallace going down to her mother's tomb and the first song was 21st Century Cure. He doubles as a legal assassin known as the Repo Man. If we can achieve Rocky Horror status, then I imagine that Repo will be produced, and reproduced, and reproduced again. Neon Blue Glowsticks - waved during Zydrate Anatomy. Shilo Wallace: What are you talking about? The film is based on their 2002 play of the same name. ", "And the mighty fine print hastens the trip to our epilogue. Seventeen year old Shilo gets rebellious punk rock, befitting a teenager trying to grow up. Coming Soon, Regal The idea of stopping-the-show in a film doesnt really work. 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