Moroder’s Rock Opera Postmodern Version Of ‘Metropolis’ Coming To Theaters.

Metropolis is one of my favorite flicks of all time, serving up the source material for countless other favorite things of mine. What I haven’t gotten to do is enjoy the  Moroder ‘version’ of the movie. Back in the day Giorgio Moroder created this monster which  is a 1980’s post-modern disaster or victory depending on your vantage point filled with acid-washes and synth pop rock.

Soon I’ll be able to.

In a fucking theater.

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According to  The Hollywood Reporter, producer Kino Lorber has wrapped a deal that allows them to sell Moroder’s  Metropolis  on Blu-ray and DVD. Which also included a short 20-city theatrical run ahead of the November 15 store date.

The rock  Metropolis  has been kept under wraps from the public, mainly due to music rights issues:

In addition to [Pat] Benatar, Mercury, and [Bonnie] Tyler, Moroder’s version includes songs performed by Billy Squier, Adam Ant, Jon Anderson and others. The version infuriated film purists at the time, who cried foul not only over the music but the incarnations’ shortened running time (82-minute versus the original’s almost 2-hours).

So stoked.