One of the Most Imaginative and Spellbinding Films to Come out in Recent Memory

“One of the most imaginative and spellbinding films to come out in recent memory”

–  Alternative Film Guide

“Guaranteed to attain [cult status]” – Fangoria.com

REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA

Street Date: 1/20/09

Order Date: 12/30/08

DVD SRP: $19.98

Blu-Ray Disc SRP: $29.98

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

From the producers of the Saw franchise and director Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV), based on a screenplay by Darren Smith & Terrance Zdunich from their original stage play, comes the new cult classic Repo! The Genetic Opera. A futuristic tale of horror that modernizes the “rock opera” genre with original music and rich, dark production design, the film features an eclectic cast that includes Anthony Stewart Head, Sarah Brightman, Alexa Vega, Bill Moseley and Paris Hilton. The blend of Moulin Rouge style with The Rocky Horror Picture Show theatrics results in a unique viewing experience that comes to life on DVD and Blu-ray. At the core of this entire project, however, is the music, which is born of many influences. This rock opera boasts an entirely original soundtrack that blends equal parts Goth and punk rock to form an eerie and powerful musical narrative. The DVD contains in-depth special features that include cast and crew audio commentaries and featurettes while the Blu-ray Disc includes those features plus video sing-a-longs, additional featurettes, deleted scenes and a bonus audio commentary with Paris Hilton and director Darren Lynn Bousman.

Repo! The Genetic Opera was an Official Selectionof the Fantasy Film Festival, Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, Atlantic Film Festival, Edmonton Film Festival and Austin Fantastic Film Festival and was hailed by horror fans and critics nationwide. The film was declared “a spirited, absorbing, astounding, thought provoking futuristic fulsome fable” (Horror.com), “fresh, unique and exciting…remarkable” (Bloody-disgusting.com), “an instant cult classic” (Fearnet) and “absolutely mind-blowing on a visionary level” (Horror-Movies.ca).

In the not-so-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failures 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 the villainous Repo Men. In a world where surgery addicts are hooked on painkilling drugs and murder is sanctioned by law, a sheltered young girl searches for the cure to her own rare disease as well as information about her family’s mysterious history. After being sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she is unable to turn back, as all of her questions will be answered at the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera.

*DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

·  Audio commentary with director Darren Lynn Bousman and actors Bill Moseley, Alexa Vega and Ogre

·  Audio commentary with director Darren Lynn Bousman, co-creators Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich and music producer Joseph Bishara

·  “From Stage to Screen” featurette

·  “Legal Assassin – A Repo Man on the Edge” featurette

·  Theatrical trailer

*Special features subject to change

*BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

·  Audio commentary with director Darren Lynn Bousman and actors Bill Moseley, Alexa Vega and Ogre

·  Audio commentary with director Darren Lynn Bousman, co-creators Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich and music producer Joseph Bishara

·  Select scene audio commentary with Paris Hilton and director Darren Lynn Bousman

·  Deleted scenes with audio commentary with Paris Hilton and director Darren Lynn Bousman

·  Video Sing-a-longs

·  “From Stage to Screen” featurette

·  Webisode featurettes

o  “Legal Assassin – A Repo Man on the Edge” featurette

o  “Zydrate Anatomy – Amber Sweet: Addicted to the Knife” featurette

o  “Chase the Morning – Blind Mag: The Voice of GeneCo” featurette

·  Theatrical trailer

*Special features subject to change

CAST

Alexa Vega Spy Kids Movie Trilogy, The Deep End of the Ocean, Twister, Sleepover

Anthony Stewart Head TV’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” BBC’s “Little Britain,” Scoop

Sarah Brightman Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera, World Renowned Opera Singer

Paris Hilton House of Wax, The Hottie & The Nottie, Raising Helen, Wonderland

Ogre Skinny Puppy: Ain’t Dead Yet?, The Doom Generation

Terrance Zdunich Feature Film Debut

with Bill Moseley House of 1000 Corpses, The Devils Rejects, Rob Zombie’s Halloween

and Paul Sorvino Goodfellas, The Cooler, William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, TV’s “Law &

Order”

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 2008

Title Copyright: © 2008 Lions Gate Films Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Type: Theatrical Release

Rating: R for strong bloody violence and gore, language, some drug and sexual content

Genre: Goth Rock Musical

Closed Captioned: English Closed Captioned

Subtitles: DVD: English and Spanish; Blu-ray: English SDH

DVD Format: Widescreen

Blu-ray Disc Format: 1080P High Definition Widescreen

Feature Running Time: 90 minutes

DVD Audio Status: 5.1 Dolby Digital

Blu-ray Disc Audio Status: 7.1 DTS HD Master Audio

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