
The world premiere of
Repo! The Genetic Opera was held at the
Fantasia Festival in Montreal yesterday (July 18).
Repo is a musical/horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II-IV) and featuring Alexa Vega, Anthony Stewart Head, Sarah Brightman, Paul Sorvino, Paris Hilton, Bill Moseley, Terrance Zdunich and Nivek Ogre.
The movie is set in a future were organ failure has become a worldwide epidemic. Geneco, a biotech company, launches an organ-financing program (similar to a car loan). But those who don't keep up with their payments see their organs repossessed... [
Trailer]
There was a Q&A after the movie. Present were:
- Darren Lynn Bousman, director
- Darren Smith, writer/songwriter
- Terrance Zdunich, writer/songwriter/actor
- Daniel J. Heffner, producer
- Bill Moseley, actor
- Alexa Vega, actress
( Pictures and summary of the Q&A )My impressions, cliff notes version: pretty awesome movie. Great soundtrack, great cast (even Paris was surprisingly good), fantastic art direction. And it's a pretty original concept, which is nice to see nowadays amongst all the sequels and remakes.
The movie comes out November 7 and the soundtrack will be available in September. There's already a 7-track demo available on iTunes and a few tracks on
Repo's MySpace.
Is it going to be a cult movie? The potential is definitely there, but I get the feeling it'll fly under the radar. Unfortunately it will come out as a limited release, so some people will have to wait for the DVD, but if you have a chance to see it on a movie theater, do so. There are a few shots in there that deserve to be seen in a big screen.
Source: Q&A summary from me, pictures from
Fantasia.