The Devil's Rejects (2005)

The murderous, backwoods Firefly family takes to the road to escape a vengeful police force which isn't afraid of being as ruthless as their target.

Director:

Rob Zombie

Writers:

Rob Zombie, Rob Zombie (characters)

Stars:

Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie

8 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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. The Devil's Reject) and they arrest mother Firefly, but Otis B. Driftwood and Baby Firefly escape from the siege. Tiny is wandering nearby the house and also escapes. Otis and Baby call their patriarch, the mad clown Captain Spaulding and they schedule to reunite at an isolated motel in the desert. When Otis and Baby arrive, they kidnap two families of singers, using sadism and violence against the harmless persons. Meanwhile, Sheriff Wydell promises to capture and kill the runaways, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, the Deputy George Wydell.

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Plot Keywords:

sheriff | murder | revenge | captain | motel | 

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Taglines:

This summer, go to Hell...

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

22 July 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

House of 1000 Corpses 2

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£323,196 (UK) (5 August 2005)

Gross:

$16,901,126 (USA) (19 August 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Films, Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG, Cinelamda Internationale Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co. 1 Beteiligungs-KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min 109 min (unrated director's cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS (uncredited)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The shoot out at the beginning of the film is very reminiscent of Australian bush-ranger Ned Kelly and his gang's last stand at Glenrowan. The armor, and the scene's presentation, are very similar to other film representations of Ned Kelly's tragic final defense.

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Goofs

When Wendy Banjo escapes the hotel room she knocks on room 2 for help. Earlier they show Jimmy entering room 2 where they were being held.

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Quotes

Candy: What you lookin' at?
Otis B. Driftwood: I'm lookin' at you, mama.
Candy: Yeah, you see something you like?
Otis B. Driftwood: Maybe. I set my standards pretty low, so I'm never disappointed.
Candy: Oh, well I don't disappoint.

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Crazy Credits

The DVD release is altered to include "In Memory of Matthew McGrory" at the end of the film, just before the credits. The theatrical release did not include this, as Matthew McGrory was still alive.

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Connections

References The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

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Soundtracks

"Rocky Mountain Way"
Performed by Joe Walsh
Written by Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Kenneth Passarelli, and Rocke Grace
Published by Songs of Universal, Inc. o/b/o itself and Barn Storm Music, Inc. and Belkin Music
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Great follow up

This movie has some classic ingredients for a great horror movie. Interesting characters, some really vile gore scenes, bad language, unnecessary nudity, and some familiar faces; Leslie Easterbrook (from the Police Academy movies), Ken Foree (the original Dawn Of The Dead), 80's pop singer/actress E.G. Daily and Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes) provide more than enough nostalgia for retro junkies, like myself.

The story isn't overly fast paced but the gore can be thick and pretty relentless and is at times implied rather than shown which I think adds to the experience. I really enjoyed Leslie Easterbrook as Mother Firefly (replacing Karen Black who was in the first movie, House Of 1000 Corpses). She does some wonderful overacting in her scenes, it's a shame she wasn't in it more, same goes for E.G. Daily who plays a sassy hooker. In fact everyone was great in their parts, let's face it this is not Shakespeare - this is a horror movie, I for one demand hammy over the top performances and a bit of camp! I don't want to give anything away but I will say my favourite scenes involved Mother Firefly and the sheriff, and Captain Spaulding and a mother and child. If you enjoyed House Of 1000 Corpses, this is a superior sequel in my mind and you wont be disappointed. If your idea of horror is a glossy PG-13 rated remake you might want to try weaning yourself onto this kind of movie with something a little less extreme.