The Devil's Rejects (2005)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

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

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)

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

Colour:

Colour

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:

Won Most Vile Villain(s) (for The Firefly Family) and Best Horror Movie at The 2006 Scream Awards.

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:

[Wydell prepares to chase Baby with an ax]
Sheriff John Wydell: What's that I smell? I smell RABBIT!

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

I Be's Troubled

Sick, Twisted and Fun

I watched House of 1000 Corpses a couple months ago after I heard about The Devil's Rejects. I thought the style was interesting and the use of music was good, but overall my reaction was a resounding "meh". I thought the best thing he had going in that movie was the Captain Spaulding character, which was extremely underused. I thought the set up for the character was great, but after the first half hour or so, he just kinda disappeared until the last 30 seconds of the movie. I was excited to see that in TDR however, Spaulding, along with Baby and Otis (two of the better characters in House) were going to be the focus of The Devil's Rejects. So how was Rejects? Sick, sick, sick, sick, and twisted, to the point we're I'm almost ashamed to say that I really liked it. Its not a perfect movie, but I think that it was such a big improvement on House, that I was willing to turn a blind eye to its imperfections. While people noted that House seemed like just another Texas Chainsaw Massacre rehash, this has more of the feeling of a road trip comedy (albeit a tad gorier), which is enhanced by the surprisingly well written interactions between the Fireflys. There were parts that felt reminiscent of From Dusk Till Dawn and one bit that seemed almost like it was borrowed from a Roadrunner cartoon (you'll know it when you see it).

In terms of gore, despite my cries of "sick" in the previous paragraph, there wasn't anything I found myself unable to handle, but I did notice some members of the audience walking out at some of the more gruesome moments.

There are a few bits here and there that run a bit long, but for the most part the movie is well paced, and as I said before, although I'm almost ashamed of it, I really enjoyed this movie.