Apparently I’m not the only one who noticed that Repo Men is pretty much just a gigantic ripoff of Darren Bousman’s spectacular money sink, Repo The Genetic Opera, just with more action and less ridiculous musical numbers.
And he’s not at all happy. Bousman launched into a spectacular rant on his MySpace page, portions of which we have here.
Okay, lets get this out – I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT REPO MEN! In fact, I am really let down. All it takes is one viewing of the trailer to see how similar our movies are… The mere name – REPO MEN?!? Yeah – all too familiar.
But that is the exact reason I want you to not bash this movie. Think about what that says for our little opera? We have a bunch of angry bitter fans, ready to spam message board, and preach hate… THAT is not what our REPO is about.
The world is big enough for both of us to exist… So let us EXIST TOGETHER – and instead of talking how pissed and angry we are – just continue to show people whyREPO! THE GENETIC OEPRA is important to you…
THE GENETIC OPERA has been around since the late 90′s – starting as a small stage show – playing at rock clubs. And we will continue to be around until 2056!
Never forget – “WE STARTED THIS OPERA SHIT!”
Now, go have a Happy Holiday!
dlb
Well, it’s clear that Bousman thinks highly of his work despite the fact that Repo was a bomb on an epic scale. Don’t believe me? Behold the numbers. And a link for veracity.
Budget
$8,500,000 (estimated)
Gross
$140,244 (USA) (7 December 2008)
I find myself incredibly eager to find out if Repo Men outpaces Repo The Genetic Opera in box office take. And if it does, I’ll be a bit sad. After all…I liked Repo.
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Rob C said
March 1 2010 @ 3:52 pm
Bomb on an epic scale?! It’s STILL grossing from shadowcasts all around the states.
It’s still selling DVDs as well as still performing on stage.
Hank said
March 3 2010 @ 1:16 pm
Your figures for Repo! only include the 2008 box office stats from IMDB – nothing for business since then. You might recall that The Rocky Horror Picture Show did not exactly do great at the box office when it first came out, but has certainly made well more than its production costs ($1.2M in 1975) since then. Repo! has a similar “cult following” and I agree with Bousman – I am going to see Repo Men next week so I can intelligently compare the two.
Personally, when a friend asked me to go, my reaction was “A musical from the maker of Saw 2? Paris Hilton? You are joking?” and since then I have seen it 3 times at the theater, own the soundtrack and DVD. I have even accused my own doctor of working for Rotti Largo.
As for “ridiculous musical numbers” – get a life! How do you rate “The Music Man” or “Singing in the rain”? Musical numbers that are not performance clips almost always require a suspension of disbelief … it is just part of the territory.
lameo said
March 4 2010 @ 7:47 pm
You forget that Repo only officially screened in ten cities!
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