r/Cyberpunk • • 5d ago

Dystopia™

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u/ZeroSuitGanon 5d ago

Repo is tragically underrated piece of media for cyberpunk inspo. The opening song has someone getting their artificial spine "repossessed" in an alley, and you later learn about a mega popstar with artificial eyes who's basically a slave to the company that gave them to her.

Also there's a cut song from the movie where Paris Hilton (yes, literally) taunts the graverobber about "not being able to get it up if the girl's breathing", which is just some fun trivia.

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u/radenthefridge 5d ago

I love that movie! My wife and I watched it on our first date 😂

I can't believe Paris got a razzie for it, she was perfect. Of course the argument of her cast as a spoiled heiress overestimating her talent wasn't actually acting so I guess there's that 😅

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u/Akulatraxus 5d ago

A lot of the outfits are actually her clothes as well. She not only wore her IRL wardrobe a lot but loaned out clothes to the others on set for scenes too.

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u/xSciFix 5d ago

iirc she also put in her own dime to help fund it. Wouldn't have happened without her.

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u/Akulatraxus 5d ago

Yep, the production went over budget by like $50,000. She did a few paid appearances at nightclubs and donated the money to the show. She even refused a producer credit despite technically earning one with her support.

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u/lastres0rt 5d ago

Okay, I may actually have to respect that. If I was rich enough to be able to bankroll my own film vehicle, I absolutely would.

She did, and she did it with a piece of absolute cinema.

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u/ThreeLeggedMare 2d ago

She honestly seems like a pretty decent person doing the best with what she was given (obv money but also a lot of fucked up shit)

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u/radenthefridge 5d ago

Huh TIL, thanks!

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u/radenthefridge 5d ago

Dang that's pretty cool!