The Devil's Rejects (2005)

Director:

Rob Zombie

Writers (WGA):

Rob Zombie (written by)
Rob Zombie (characters)

Release Date:

22 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

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:

Sheriff | Captain | Murder | Revenge | Bounty Hunter

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Sid Haig	...	Captain Spaulding
Bill Moseley	...	Otis
Sheri Moon Zombie	...	Baby
William Forsythe	...	Sheriff 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
Elizabeth Daily	...	Candy (as EG Daily)
Tom Towles	...	George Wydell
Michael Berryman	...	Clevon
P.J. Soles	...	Susan
Deborah Van Valkenburgh	...	Casey
Ginger Lynn Allen	...	Fanny
Jossara Jinaro	...	Maria
Chris Ellis	...	Coggs
Mary Woronov	...	Abbie
Daniel Roebuck	...	Morris Green
Duane Whitaker	...	Dr. Bankhead
Michael 'Red Bone' Alcott	...	Darrell
Juanita Guzman	...	Ruth
Sean Moran	...	Turk Murphy (as Sean Murphy)
Jordan Del Spina	...	Jamie (as Jordan Orr)
Kelvin Brown	...	Bubba
Glenn Taranto	...	Anchorman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Bellesfield	...	Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Richard Epcar	...	Documentary Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jessica Helmer	...	Otis' Victim (uncredited)
Kane Hodder	...	Officer with Gas Mask on Left (uncredited)
Tyler Mane	...	Rufus (uncredited)
Steve Railsback	...	Sheriff Ken Dwyer (uncredited)
Alex Revan	...	The Guardian (uncredited)
John H. Tobin	...	News Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Trebor	...	Marty Walker (uncredited)

Directed by
Rob Zombie

Writing credits (WGA)
Rob Zombie		(written by)
Rob Zombie		(characters)

Produced by
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Michael Burns	....	executive producer
Mike Elliott	....	producer
Ali Forman	....	associate producer
Andy Gould	....	producer
Marco Mehlitz	....	producer
Brent Morris	....	co-producer
Michael Ohoven	....	producer
Guy Oseary	....	executive producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Julie Yorn	....	executive producer
Rob Zombie	....	producer

Original Music by
Tyler Bates
Terry Reid
Rob Zombie

Cinematography by
Phil Parmet		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Glenn Garland

Casting by
Monika Mikkelsen

Production Design by
Anthony Tremblay

Art Direction by
T.K. Kirkpatrick		(as Timothy T.K. Kirkpatrick)

Set Decoration by
Lisa Tong		(as Lisa G. Tong)
Ron Karkoska		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Yasmine Abraham

Makeup Department
Michelle Garbin	....	makeup artist
Luis García	....	second makeup artist (as Luis Garcia)
Cathrine A. Marcotte	....	second hair stylist (as Catherine Marcotte)
Douglas Noe	....	makeup artist
Maria Sandoval	....	hair stylist
Wayne Toth	....	special effects makeup

Production Management
Rosemary Lara	....	manager of production: Lions Gate Entertainment
Curtis A. Miller	....	supervisor of production: Lions Gate Entertainment
Brent Morris	....	unit production manager
Robert Ortiz	....	production supervisor
Carl Pedregal	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Altieri	....	second second assistant director
Ty Arnold	....	second assistant director
Marco Black	....	first assistant director
Vernon Davidson	....	second second assistant director (as Vernon A. Davidson)
Steve Lonano	....	second second assistant director (day player)

Art Department
Robert W. Anderson	....	property master (as Robert N. Anderson)
Scott M. Anderson	....	assistant property master (as Scott Andersen)
Treven Bedwell	....	lead person
David P. Bonanno	....	visual consultant (as David Bonanno)
Holly Brand	....	set dresser
Gary Clark	....	paint foreperson
Roderick Curry	....	labor foreperson
Richard Day	....	art department assistant (as Richard J. Day Jr.)
Todd Devane	....	on-set dresser
Eric Diamond	....	art department assistant
Craig Diantonio	....	painter (as Craig L. Diantonio)
John David Diersing	....	propmaker
Kevin Diersing	....	propmaker
Michael Diersing	....	construction coordinator (as Michael F. Diersing)
Kevin Foos	....	propmaker
Ursula Glaviano	....	art department assistant
Rob Henning	....	set dresser
David Keir	....	propmaker
Eric LaBonte	....	set dresser (as Eric Labonte)
Linda Larmon	....	construction medic
Chris Larsen	....	set dresser
Eddie Lozano	....	painter
Heather Mages	....	set dresser
Douglas R. Miller	....	plaster gang boss (as Doug Miller)
Jon Reynolds	....	graphic artist
Mark Richardson	....	props
Abigail Sheiner	....	art department coordinator
Jeff Shewbert	....	propmaker foreperson
Lindsey Sjoberg	....	art department assistant
Robin Spoon	....	painter
Robin Spoon	....	stand-by painter
Brad Vancata	....	visual consultant
Mark Villalobos	....	set dresser
Thomas White	....	propmaker (as Thomas A. White)
Michael Wohlers	....	plasterer

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	sound mixing technician
Mike Anderson	....	cable person (as Michael S. Anderson)
Barney Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Patrick Cabral	....	foley artist
Patrick Cyccone Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound editor (as Richard Dawn)
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cynthia Merrill	....	foley artist
Stacey Michaels	....	adr mixer
Joe Michalski	....	boom operator (as R. Joe Michalski)
Nick Neutra	....	foley supervisor
Bill Ritter	....	mix engineer
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
Buck Robinson	....	sound mixer
John Rotondi	....	mix engineer
Scott Sanders	....	sound designer
Christopher Sidor	....	sound mixing technician
Geordy Sincavage	....	foley mixer
Kevin Zimmerman	....	assistant sound editor (as Kevin A. Zimmerman)

Special Effects by
Jason Dodd	....	special effects welder
Jamie Grove	....	special effects assistant
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects coordinator (as John Hartigan)
Anthony Julio	....	special effects assistant
Mark Maitre	....	special effects assistant
Frank L. Pope	....	pyrotechnic coordinator
Brian Rae	....	special effects assistant
Ron Rosegard	....	special effects technician
Paul Sokol	....	special effects technician
Chris Walkowiak	....	special effects foreman (as Christopher Walkowiak)
Chris Zega	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Siddhartha Abbazi	....	dustbuster: Fotokem Digital Film Services (as Siddartha Abbazi)
Victor Amesquita	....	production assistant: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Ulysses Argetta	....	animator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Ulysses Argetta	....	compositing: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Neil Blevins	....	animator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Neil Blevins	....	compositing: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
David Booth	....	scanning & recording: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Stephan Vladimir Bugaj	....	animator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Stephan Vladimir Bugaj	....	compositing: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Jerry Callaghan	....	scanning & recording: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Jay Cox	....	dustbuster: Fotokem Digital Film Services
John Daro	....	digital intermediate editor: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Katrina Francis	....	intern: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Michael L. Griffin	....	lineup: Fotokem Digital Film Services (as Mike Griffin)
Lyndal Heathwood	....	animator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Lyndal Heathwood	....	compositing: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Jason Johnston	....	animator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Jason Johnston	....	compositing: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Anne Kurtzman	....	project coordinator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Robert Kurtzman	....	visual effects supervisor
Rick Lopez	....	scanning & recording: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Dave Matherly	....	key animator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc. (as David Matherly)
Dave Matherly	....	key compositor: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc. (as David Matherly)
Les Meek	....	scanning & recording: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Stephen J. Parker	....	animator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc. (as Steve Parker)
Stephen J. Parker	....	compositing: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc. (as Steve Parker)
Jose Parra	....	dustbusting manager: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Mike Piascik	....	lineup: Fotokem Digital Film Services (as Mike Piasik)
Franklin Purtiman	....	animator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc. (as Frank Purtiman)
Franklin Purtiman	....	compositing: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc. (as Frank Purtiman)
David Rosenthal	....	I/O supervisor: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Andrew Sagar	....	animator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Andrew Sagar	....	compositing: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
John Santos	....	motion graphics: "Breaking News" logo
René Simen	....	dustbuster: Fotokem Digital Film Services (as Rene Simen)
James Torrefranca	....	systems support: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Vincent Toscano	....	animator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Vincent Toscano	....	compositing: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Kristen D. Trattner	....	digital intermediate editor: Fotokem Digital Film Services (as Kristen Trattner)
Alan Tuskes	....	animator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc. (as Al Tuskes)
Alan Tuskes	....	compositing: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc. (as Al Tuskes)
Les Vary	....	scanning & recording: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Jun Watanabe	....	dustbuster: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Bill Zahn	....	animator: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Bill Zahn	....	compositing: Precinct 13 Entertainment, Inc.
Luis Zuniga	....	lineup: Fotokem Digital Film Services (as Luiz Zuniga)

Stunts
Lesley Aletter	....	stunt double: 'Baby'
John Ashker	....	stunt double: 'Roy Sullivan'
Dana Berry	....	stunt actor: Cheerleader
Joey Box	....	stunt double: 'Otis'
Chris Carnel	....	stunt double: 'Otis'
Mark Chadwick	....	stunt double: 'Adam Banjo'
Tim Connolly	....	stunt actor: Deputy
Christopher Doyle	....	stunt actor: Deputy (as Chris Doyle)
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem	....	stunt double: 'Susan' (as Ace Hatem)
Kane Hodder	....	stunt coordinator
Rick McCallum	....	stunt double: 'Captain Spaulding'
Cole S. McKay	....	stunt actor: Deputy (as Cole McKay)
Roger W. Morrissey	....	stunt double: 'Tiny' (as Roger Morrissey)
Cheryl Rusa	....	stunt fire safety: #2
Paul E. Short	....	stunt double: 'Wydell' (as Paul Short)
Jim Vickers	....	stunt fire safety: #1
Bobby Waldron	....	stunt actor: Deputy
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt actor: Deputy (as Gary Wayton)
Cindy Yohnka	....	stunt double: 'Mother Firefly'
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunt actor: Deputy

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Arasheben	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Robert Baird	....	second assistant photographer: "c" camera
Ben Bowling	....	electrician
Jeremy Brussell	....	dolly grip operator (as Jeremy L. Brussell)
Jeremy Brussell	....	grip (as Jeremy L. Brussell)
Stuart Campbell	....	second assistant photographer: "b" camera
George Canady	....	assistant first company grip (as George C. Canaday)
Nathan Crum	....	film loader
David Daniel	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as David V. Daniel)
Rick Davidson	....	Steadicam operator
Rick Davidson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Anthony J. Gonzalez	....	assistant first company rigging grip (as Anthony Gonzalez)
Chris Gordon	....	dolly grip operator
Chris Gordon	....	grip
Steven A. Guerrero	....	dolly grip operator (as Steven Guerrero)
Steven A. Guerrero	....	grip (as Steven Guerrero)
Sam Hamilton	....	first company rigging grip
Chris Hayes	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Keith A. Jones	....	second assistant photographer: "a" camera
Ty Kinnison	....	electrician
BJ McDonnell	....	dolly grip (as B.J. McDonnell)
BJ McDonnell	....	grip (as B.J. McDonnell)
Rory Muirhead	....	first assistant photographer: "a" camera
Derek Page	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Gene Page	....	still photographer
David Palmieri	....	dolly grip
David Palmieri	....	grip
Vince Palomino	....	first company grip (as Vincent Palamino)
Jerome Pondella	....	electrician (as Jerome D. Pondella)
William Russell	....	chief lighting technician
Brian Sata	....	rigging grip
David Sireika Jr.	....	rigging grip (as David Sireika)
Adam Southwick	....	electrician
James Sprattley	....	first assistant photographer: "b" camera
Gary Stark	....	electrician
Robert Stillman	....	grip
Phoebe Sudrow	....	first assistant photographer: "c" camera
John Trapman	....	camera operator: Wescam camera

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Joe Cappelletti	....	voice casting
Dominika Posserén	....	casting assistant (as Dominica Posseren)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joe Diaz	....	costumer (as Joe Diaz Jr.)
Maeve Guesdon	....	costumer
Hector Morales	....	key costumer (as Héctor Morales-Lozano)
Marta Villalobos	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Jenny Cho	....	post-production assistant
Christi Franck	....	post-production assistant
Justin C. Green	....	assistant editor
Paul Lavoie	....	digital intermediate services coordinator: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Mark McCoy	....	post-production coordinator
John Nicolard	....	digital intermediate supervisor: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Bill Schultz	....	general manager: DFS, Fotokem Digital Film Services
Nate Tufts	....	DFS expediter: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate artist: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Bobby Williams	....	post-production coordinator: Lions Gate Entertainment
Ronald White	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Azam Ali	....	musician: voice FX, Khaki Palms Orchestra
Tyler Bates	....	musician: guitar, Khaki Palms Orchestra
Robert Carranza	....	score recordist
Greg Ellis	....	musician: drums and percussion, Khaki Palms Orchestra
Damon Fox	....	musician: mellotron and farfisa, Khaki Palms Orchestra
Joel C. High	....	music supervisor
Wolfgang Matthes	....	musician: space FX, Khaki Palms Orchestra
Wolfgang Matthes	....	score mixer
Ray McNamara	....	musician: percussion, Khaki Palms Orchestra
Justin Meldal-Johnsen	....	musician: bass FX, Khaki Palms Orchestra
Butch Norton	....	musician: percussion, Khaki Palms Orchestra
Evelyn Paglinawan	....	music business and legal affairs
Georgiana Ramsland	....	music editor
Rebecca Rienks	....	music assistant
Tom Rowland	....	music supervisor
Tiffany Ryan	....	music creative coordinator
Tiffany Ryan	....	music licensing coordinator
Johnny Scaglione	....	musician: bass, Khaki Palms Orchestra
Nan Vernon	....	musician: voice, Khaki Palms Orchestra
Tim Williams	....	conductor
Tim Williams	....	orchestration: brass
Dan Ostermann	....	musician: trombone (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard G. Almo	....	driver
Mark L. Basler	....	driver (as Mark Basler)
Mike Belt	....	driver: mechanic
Cam Correa	....	driver
Angel Desanti	....	transportation co-captain
Samuel J. Fernandez Jr.	....	driver (as Sam Fernandez)
Chris Gallegos	....	driver
Daniel Gordon	....	driver (as Daniel R. Gordon)
Thomas A. Gordon	....	driver
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Chris Haynes	....	driver
Philip Henderson	....	driver (as Phil W. Henderson)
Kirk Huston	....	transportation captain
Alfie Jensen	....	driver
Hugh Kelly	....	transportation
Steve Larson	....	transportation dispatcher
James 'Obee' Oberman	....	driver (as James Oberman)
Adam Pinkstaff	....	driver
John Siedenburg	....	driver
Chris Walden	....	driver
Dave Walden Jr.	....	driver (as David L. Walden II)

Other crew
Zack Atkinson	....	set production assistant
Lillian Awa	....	set production assistant (as Lillian Keakamai Awa)
Bree Bailey	....	assistant: Michael Paseornek
Theresa Balaszi	....	insurance provider: AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services
Susan Bannout	....	set medic
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Jim Bartoo	....	digital assets manager: Lions Gate Entertainment
Linda Bracero	....	assistant production coordinator
Thom Buckley	....	set production assistant
Richard Cansino	....	adr actor
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr actor
Catherine Choate	....	contract administrator: business & legal affairs: Lions Gate Entertainment
Jason Constantine	....	senior vice president: acquisitions and co-productions, Lions Gate Entertainment
Michael G. Cruz	....	set production assistant (as Michael Cruz)
Rory Dauson	....	assistant location manager
Elizabeth Dixon	....	business affairs coordinator
Richard Epcar	....	adr actor
Chloe Finch	....	daily production assistant
Katrina Francis	....	intern
Lawrence Gaba	....	assistant production auditor
Kathleen Gati	....	adr actor
Lisa Gooding	....	clearance coordinator
Sarah Greenberg	....	executive vice president: publicity, Lions Gate Entertainment
Liam Hearne	....	assistant post-production accountant
John Hegeman	....	president of world wide marketing: Lions Gate Entertainment
Laura Howell	....	unit publicist
Chela Johnson	....	director of marketing: Lions Gate Entertainment
Tom Keniston	....	production auditor (as Thomas F. Keniston)
Brian M. Kingman	....	insurance provider: AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services (as Brian Kingman)
Steve Kramer	....	adr actor
Ryan Krayser	....	set production assistant (as Ryan M. Krayser)
Nicole Kreuzer	....	lead stand-in
Lex Lang	....	adr actor
Barrett Loose	....	office production assistant
Connie Marie Lynch	....	set production assistant
Daniel MacArthur	....	production coordinator: Lions Gate Entertainment (as Daniel Macarthur)
Kyle Mann	....	production consultant
George McDowell Agnew	....	location manager (as George Agnew)
Robert M. Melnik	....	executive vice president of business affairs: Lions Gate Entertainment (as Robert Melnik)
Till Neumann	....	legal advisor: Cinerenta (as Dr. Till Neumann)
Micha Owens	....	office production assistant
Tim Palen	....	executive vice president of marketing: Lions Gate Entertainment
Keith Pickett	....	set production assistant
Emily Rice	....	post-production accountant
Diane Rosenberg	....	production coordinator
Erin M. Royer	....	assistant: Mike Elliott (as Erin Royer)
Sandy Schklair	....	script supervisor
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Amanda Shamis	....	coordinator: business & legal affairs, Lions Gate Entertainment
Conor Chandler Simpson	....	set production assistant (as Conor Simpson)
Kelley Sims	....	first assistant accountant
Donna Sloan	....	senior vice president of production: Lions Gate Entertainment
Bernhard Speck	....	production controller: Cinerenta
Sophia Tapia	....	payroll auditor
Ryan Tighe	....	production assistant
Christopher Touchton	....	set production assistant
Charlyn Ware	....	vice president: business & legal affairs: Lions Gate Entertainment
Jereme Watt	....	assistant: Michael Ohoven
Jodie Wilson	....	assistant: Rob Zombie
Jennifer Yee	....	supervisor of business & legal affairs: Lions Gate Entertainment

Thanks
Blue Öyster Cult	....	acknowledgment
Cheap Trick	....	acknowledgment
Eileen Crowe	....	acknowledgment: for Infinity Media
Elisabeth Ecker	....	acknowledgment: for Cinerenta/Cinelamda
Joe Hobel	....	acknowledgment: for Infinity Media
Laura Ivey	....	acknowledgment: for Infinity Media
Eberhard Kayser	....	acknowledgment: for Cinerenta/Cinelamda
Leanne Lajoie	....	the producers wish to thank
Aine Leicht	....	special thanks
Andrew Mann	....	acknowledgment: for Infinity Media
Kyle Mann	....	acknowledgment: for Infinity Media
Matthew McGrory	....	in loving memory of: [1973 - 2005]
Kerry Rock	....	acknowledgment: for Infinity Media
Bernhard Speck	....	acknowledgment: for Cinerenta/Cinelamda
William Vince	....	acknowledgment: for Infinity Media

Production Companies

• Lions Gate Films (present)
• Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG (present) (as Cinerenta)
• Cinelamda Internationale Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co. 1 Beteiligungs-KG (producer) (as Cinelamda)
• Devil's Rejects Inc. (in association with)
• Entache Entertainment
• Firm Films (in association with)
• Creep Entertainment International
• Spectacle Entertainment Group

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Imagem Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (VHS) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Maple Pictures (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Tiberius Film (2005) (Germany) (all media)

Special Effects

• Precinct 13 Entertainment (visual effects created by)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance provided by
• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Brehm & von Moers  legal advisor: Cinerenta (as Brehm & Moers)
• Buck Owens Enterprises  courtesy of: Buck Owens Ranch Show clip
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cutthroat Studios  the producers wish to thank
• EarCandy  sound editorial by
• Echo Post  additional Avid provided by
• Electric Picture Solutions  Avid and technical support provided by
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services provided by
• Final Word, The  voice casting
• FotoKem Digital Film Services  digital intermediate by (as Fotokem Digital Film Services)
• Halloween Town  the producers wish to thank
• Hip-O Records  soundtrack available on (as Hip-O/UMG Soundtracks)
• Inter Video  computer and video playback
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  publicity
• Kinetic Imageworks  post-production facilities
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Larry Flynt Publications  courtesy of: bathroom art, Hustler Magazine
• Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)  acknowledgment
• Panavision  cameras & lenses
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• Post Creations  foley recorded at
• Rotten Cotton Graphics  the producers wish to thank (as Rotten Cotton T-shirts)
• Todd-AO Hollywood  re-recording services (as Todd-AO Studios Hollywood)
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack available on (as Hip-O/UMG Soundtracks)

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)
La casa del diavolo (Italy) [it]
Los renegados del diablo (Spain) [es]
Rejeitados Pelo Diabo (Brazil) [pt]
Sarka kai aima (Greece) [el]
Vahset çetesi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Violencia diabólica (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Vrazji odmetnici (Croatia) [hr]

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

107 min | 109 min (unrated director's cut)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (uncredited)

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R18 | Portugal:M/18 | Iceland:16 | Germany:18 (nf) (also director's cut) | Argentina:18 | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Canada:R (Ontario) (unrated version) | France:-16 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 (DVD) | Italy:VM14 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | UK:18 | USA:R (No. 41454) | 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:

The name Charlie Altamont was inspired by The Rolling Stones documentary Gimme Shelter (1970) - where a Hell's Angels member brutally stabbed a youth to death at Altamont Speedway in Northern California. In the film, Charlie Altamont "gives shelter" to the Firefly family.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mother Firefly is showing Sheriff Wydell the next book from the pile, before she takes it, the book on the table is closed. But when she takes the next one off the pile, it is open.

Quotes:

Otis: I know what I know and I know I don't like that nut sack.

Movie Connections:

References The Shining (1980)

Soundtrack:

To Be Treated Rite

Worth Seeing, But Check Out "House..." First

Rob Zombie took the same characters he created for House of a Thousand Corpses and gave us a higher-budget, flashier, and more commercialized murder-shocker - The Devil's Rejects. This is certainly a prettier and more polished film, with better production values, occasionally brilliant camera-work, and better acting (despite having the same principal cast). The same elements of the original are mostly intact - a psychotic serial killing family, vaguely satanic sadism, comedy, torture and a lot of blood. What's missing are the ambiguities, the darkness and the outright psychosis which appear in "House". And to compensate the audience for the loss of some of the elements which made "House" a good film, Zombie throws in sex - the most over-used plot device in cinematic history. Of course, its not just sex, but sexual violence mixed with torture, blood and nightmares.

In other words, where 'house' was a dark, campy, creepy murder flick, "Rejects" is a light-drenched, raw, fairly (but not entirely) serious murder flick. No problems with the script, the acting, the concept, or even the plot - but, some definite problems with the entertainment value of the film. This just isn't terribly original and drops the idiosyncrasy of "House" for a typical Hollywood approach.

Rejects starts out with a police raid on the house of a thousand corpses. Most of the family escape through a tunnel in their basement (why the police were unable to find this tunnel is a mystery). The police nab the mother, who plays up the satanic expectations of the police interrogating her and infuriates the sheriff (well played by William Forsythe) into an obsessive, vengeful state (his brother had been murdered by the family years ago). The Fireflies leave a trail of terror and murder in their wake and Forsythe follows it, until he is able to set his trap. I won't go any further with the plot outline because I do not want to write a spoiler, but I do want to elaborate on Forsythe's intense performance. His rage and self-righteous wrath blur the boundaries between cops and criminals quite effectively as the story progresses. If you want to know what I mean, you'll have to see the film.

The Firefly family, through most of the film, consist of Otis a lank tall man with long stringy gray hair, Captain Spaulding, an intimidating evil and merciless clown and Baby, Spaulding's daughter, a cute blond particularly fond of torturing her male victims. The characters are more or less consistent with their portrayals in "House", but I have to admit, I think Shari Moon Zombie's Baby was very inconsistent from film to film. In "House" she is completely and utterly insane and fearless - using her shrill psychotic laughter especially well. In 'Rejects', she screams a lot, does a lot of running-away, and is actually fairly rational compared with her sadistic, torture-loving murderous kin.

Finally, I don't think you can really 'get' this film if you haven't seen 'House'. So if you have any reason to want to see it, see "House" first. Some of the behavior of the characters will make little sense to you without their back-story.

Bottom line: Weakly recommended for horror fans.