Repo! revels in its own campy weirdness, and that’s what makes it work. The music is definitely rooted in rock ‘n’ roll and opera, featuring a cameo by Joan Jett and singing by soprano Sarah Brightman. The world of Repo! is full of interesting details. Directed by Saw franchise veteran Darren Lynn Bousman, Repo! is low-budget but clearly made with a lot of love. The movie is based on a stage play by Terrance Zdunich (who stars as the drug-dealing Graverobber) and Darren Smith. Fans of the film became so dedicated that they started doing midnight showings, complete with shadow-casts in the tradition of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It’s a trashy, violent, strange little film that flopped at the box office but developed a cult following. The acting is uneven, the singing even more so. The plot is convoluted and twisting and melodramatic. Repo! The Genetic Opera is absolutely bizarre. That one, starring Jude Law, doesn’t have rock songs about rebellion, comic-book transitions, or Paris Hilton in lingerie. In order to protect his sick daughter, Nathan kills strangers and takes their organs back.Īnother movie about repo men coming after organs, Repo Men, came out two years later. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) stars as Nathan, a repo man trapped in a contract with painkiller magnate Rotti Largo ( Paul Sorvino). Repo! is set in a dystopian near-future where surgery is the height of fashion and illness requiring transplants are rampant. Repo! The Genetic Opera is a musical about a man who retrieves organs from people who have missed their payments on said organs. Strap yourself in and expect the unexpected, because this week’s Weird Watch is Repo! The Genetic Opera! (Last time: Oz – A Rock ‘n’ Roll Road Movie) Here at Fandom, we like to go hunting for some offbeat and off-the-wall films and television shows that might just become your own secret treasures. For every Star Wars, there is The Black Hole. Part of the joy of being a fan is finding odd and obscure gems that you end up falling in love with.
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