The Devil's Rejects (2005)

Director:

Rob Zombie

Writers (WGA):

Rob Zombie (characters)
Rob Zombie (written by)

Release Date:

22 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Hell doesn't want them. Hell doesn't need them. Hell doesn't love them. This world rejects them.

Plot:

In Ruggsville, Texas, the police under the command of Sheriff John Quincy Wydell attack the house of the sadistic serial killers Firefly family (a.k.a...

Plot Keywords:

Female Killer | Bloody | Shower | Stab | Disturbing

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Sid Haig	...	Captain Spaulding / James Cutter
Bill Moseley	...	Otis B. Driftwood
Sheri Moon Zombie	...	Baby Firefly / Vera-Ellen
William Forsythe	...	Sheriff John Quincy Wydell
Ken Foree	...	Charlie Altamont
Matthew McGrory	...	Tiny
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Mother Firefly
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Roy Sullivan
Priscilla Barnes	...	Gloria Sullivan
Dave Sheridan	...	Officer Ray Dobson
Kate Norby	...	Wendy Banjo
Lew Temple	...	Adam Banjo
Danny Trejo	...	Rondo
Dallas Page	...	Billy Ray Snapper (as Diamond Dallas Page)
Brian Posehn	...	Jimmy

Also Known As:

House of 1000 Corpses 2 (USA) (working title)
House of 2,000 Corpses (USA) (working title)
TDR - The Devil's Rejects (Germany)
The Devil's Rejects: House of 1000 Corpses 2 (USA) (working title)
Casa del diavolo, La (Italy) [it]
Rejeitados Pelo Diabo (Brazil) [pt]
Renegados del diablo, Los (Spain) [es]
Sarka kai aima (Greece) [el]
Vahset çetesi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Violencia diabólica (Argentina) (video title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for sadistic violence, strong sexual content, language and drug use.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Sweden:15 (DVD) | France:-16 | Italy:VM14 | Germany:18 (nf) (also director's cut) | New Zealand:R18 | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Japan:R-15 | Argentina:18 | Canada:R (Ontario) (unrated version) | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-18 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Ireland:18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

Around one hundred digital effects shots appear in the film, mostly to create gore. The scenes involving objects coming into direct contact with skin (like throat slitting, people getting shot in the head or neck, or stabbings) were created digitally. The violence that didn't involve direct skin contact (like people getting shot in areas covered by clothing) were achieved practically. Rob Zombie originally intended to create all of the special effects using only techniques available in the 1970s, but time constraints prevented this.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Chevrolet K5 Blazer that Wydell Drives is an '86 Model, but according to surroundings and other tell tale signs, the movie takes place in 1978. This can be proven when Officer Ray Mentions that Groucho Marx and Elvis Presley "died last year".

Quotes:

[Wydell shoots Baby in the leg]
Sheriff John Wydell: Oh man! I could hear that bone shatter all the way from here!

Movie Connections:

References Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Soundtrack:

Rock On

Zombie's tribute to Texas Chainsaw Massacre saga

In "The house of 1000 Corpses" Rob Zombie introduced us an adorable family of psychos so influenced by Leatehrface and company. It was kind o an teenage-horror B-movie with touches of the trash culture. Now, if in "The house..." the victims were what the movie was about in "The devil's rejects" the protagonists are the executioners, that lovely family with the sexy Sheri Moon (Zombie's wife) in the lead fields.

So we learn new torture techniques, the blood gets up to our ankles, and the number of "f***" by second might have established a new Guinness record.

Is there any difference between "The house..." and "The devil's..". Well, it looks like Rob has learn a coup,e of things about filming in these years. He does not moves the camera like a madman anymore and there are not 1000 frames/second. Also, the soundtrack is full of the best southern rock.

Funny and loutish. Anyway, a movie that ends with Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free bird" can not be that bad!!

*My rate: 6/10