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Saturday, January 10, 2009

"REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA" Coming to DVD 1/20

"One of the most imaginative and spellbinding films to come out in recent memory" --Alternative Film Guide

"Guaranteed to attain [cult status]" – Fangoria.com
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 Selection of 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
"Legal Assassin – A Repo Man on the Edge" featurette
"Zydrate Anatomy – Amber Sweet: Addicted to the Knife" featurette
"Chase the Morning – Blind Mag: The Voice of GeneCo" featurette
Theatrical trailer
*Special features subject to change
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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