House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

Director:

Rob Zombie

Writer (WGA):

Rob Zombie (written by)

Release Date:

11 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

The most shocking tale of carnage ever seen.

Plot:

Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.

Plot Keywords:

House | Corpse | Serial Killer | Murder | Roadside Attraction

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Chad Bannon	...	Killer Karl
William Bassett	...	Sheriff Huston (as William H. Bassett)
Karen Black	...	Mother Firefly
Erin Daniels	...	Denise Willis
Joe Dobbs III	...	Gerry Ober
Judith Drake	...	Skunk Ape Wife
Dennis Fimple	...	Grampa Hugo
Gregg Gibbs	...	Dr. Wolfenstein
Walton Goggins	...	Steve Naish
Sid Haig	...	Captain Spaulding
Chris Hardwick	...	Jerry Goldsmith
Ken Johnson	...	Skunk Ape Husband
Jennifer Jostyn	...	Mary Knowles
Irwin Keyes	...	Ravelli
Matthew McGrory	...	Tiny

Also Known As:

1000 cuerpos (Argentina) [es]
A Casa dos 1000 Corpos (Brazil) [pt]
Das Haus der 1000 Leichen (Germany) [de]
House of 1000 Corpses (Finland) [fi]
La casa de los 1000 cadáveres (Spain) [es]
La casa de los 1000 cuerpos (International: Spanish title) [es]
La casa dei 1000 corpi (Italy) [it]
La maison des 1000 morts (France) (DVD title) [fr]
La noche de los 1000 cadaveres (Venezuela) (poster title) [es]
To spiti me ta 1.000 ptomata (Greece) [el]
To spiti me ta hilia ptomata (Greece) (DVD box title) [el]
Tuhande laiba maja (Estonia) [et]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sadistic violence/gore, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

89 min | Argentina:105 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS (uncredited) | DTS (uncredited)

Certification:

Germany:18 (cut) | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (uncut) | Denmark:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R | Chile:14 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (uncut) | Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R (No. 37744) | Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:18A (British Columbia)

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Spectacle Entertainment Group

Trivia:

Dedicated to Dennis Fimple.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mother Firefly pulls the pistol on Lt. Wydell the revolver seems very large, and the hammer has been cocked back. When she fires, the hammer is already down and does not drop. The gun also appears to be a different, smaller weapon when the scene cuts to Wydell being struck and killed.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Announcer: Attention boils and ghouls, it's time for Dr. Wolfenstein's Creature Feature Show.
Dr. Wolfenstein: Ah! The doctor is in! Don't scream, don't move. Stay tuned for channel 68's Halloween Eve movie marathon! I'm your host, your ghost ghost, with the most, Dr. Wolfenstein! I will be with you until the end!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

I Wanna Be Loved By You

Dismal.

Being the type of person who comes to his conclusion after the discussion, not before, I turned to the person who suggested that I watch House of 1000 Corpses with a look of utter bemusement.

I thought I must have missed something. For all I saw was a totally pointless story about four characters being murdered. That's it folks. Nothing else. No reading between the lines, no moment of revelation, no clever twists. Four characters get murdered by Five other characters. End. No suspense, just violence. If you consider violence entertainment, there are numerous websites that will allow you to watch sadistic acts of violence for real. Watch one of the Iraqi hostages being slowly beheaded and then come back and tell me that graphic violence is cool.

Rob Zombie has put himself under the illusion that because he writes music about dark subjects this somehow qualifies him become a film director.

Utter dross.