Repo!… The reason I got into directing.

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This was been a project I had been involved with since 2001.

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It defines the type of movies I want to make and enjoy watching: "the indefinable."

 

REPO! is definitely not for everybody. But screw it… I didn’t make it for everybody. This was a movie I made for people like me…

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There is no way to describe my experiences with REPO! I would have to write a series of 1,000 page novels, and even then, I couldn’t begin do it justice.

 

Make no mistake, REPO! is a passion project. Not just my passion project, but EVERYONE’s passion project who was involved.

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Getting this Rock Opera made was the single hardest thing I have ever done, and most likely will ever do. It was a constant battle of trying to persuade everyone it would work… I felt like I was vouching for someone to the MOB. The majority of my time was spent convincing those who "didn’t get it" that it was the most amazing thing ever.

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Getting REPO! through production however only turned out to be the first battle, in what would soon turn into a MASSIVE WAR.

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Once REPO! was shot and edited, the real conflict began.

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No one knew what the movie was. How do we market it? Who do we sell it to? Almost immediately it was deemed "unmarketable" and I was given a STRAIGHT TO VIDEO stamp on the project. Needless to say, this was devastating.

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For about a week I entered the darkest place of my life. I LOVED REPO!, was so proud of REPO!, and now there was a chance it would be buried, and no one would see it.

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It was at that moment, I knew that I had two options. Sit back, and let the movie fall off into obscurity, or fight for something I truly believed in.

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I have not stopped fighting since.

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I credit the success of what REPO! has become to the amazing fans who have joined the crusade. The REPO! ARMY has proven not only to be a great marketing machine, but also great friends.

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While it was destroyed by mainstream critics, REPO! has managed to find a very loyal, and very dedicated fan base. The movie opened in theaters on November 7, 2008, and still to this day is playing theatrically.

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I got into filmmaking to make movies like REPO! Making this movie was an goal I never thought I would accomplish this soon in my career. I feel blessed that I was fortunate enough to have been involved in something that I see being around for a very long time.

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TESTIFY!

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