So, this is different.
Sep. 28th, 2008 08:19 amBrowsing the trailers at Apple, I found, um. This.
It is an alt-rock opera about a dystopian future where organ donations are failing at an alarming rate. A company called GeneCo has found a biotech solution--but it comes with a steep price. If you miss a payment, they send out a repo man to get the organ back.
All-singing, all-dancing, forced-organ-removal alt-rock opera. And, as one might expect, there is an exclamation point in the title - REPO! The Genetic Opera.
But all of that? Only leads up to *the cast*.
Anthony Stewart Head as Nathan Wallace, a loving father leading a double life as The Repo Man.
Alexa Vega, whom some of you might remember as the daughter in Spy Kids, as his sweet daughter Shilo, who has a rare blood disease and is kept in the house at all times by Nathan.
Sarah Brightman as Blind Mag (an opera singer, natch), who was a friend of Nathan's deceased wife and is godmother to Shilo -- also next on Nathan's repo list.
Paul Sorvino as Ritto Largo, head of GeneCo.
Nivek Ogre, from the band Skinny Puppy, as Pavi Largo, one of Largo's sons.
Bill Moseley, a staple of horror films, as Luigi Largo, the other of Largo's sons.
Paris Hilton as Amber Sweet, Largo's daughter.
There are fifty-seven songs in the movie, with titles that range from “Needle Through A Bug” to “We Started This Op'ra Shit!” to “Tonight We Are Betrayed” to “Depraved Heart Murder at Sanitarium Square” to “Who Ordered Pizza?”
So, this is different.