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:

Multiple Homicide | Violence | Stabbing | Brutality | Extreme Violence

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
Elizabeth Daily	...	Candy (as EG Daily)
Tom Towles	...	George Wydell
Michael Berryman	...	Clevon
Kelvin Brown	...	Bubba
P.J. Soles	...	Susan
Deborah Van Valkenburgh	...	Casey
Ginger Lynn Allen	...	Fanny
Jossara Jinaro	...	Maria Gomez
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 Orr	...	Jamie
Glenn Taranto	...	Anchorman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rosario Dawson	...	Nurse Marcia (scenes deleted)
Walter Phelan	...	Dr. Satan (scenes deleted)
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)
Nicholas Marino	...	Scared Guy (uncredited)
Steve Railsback	...	Sheriff Ken Dwyer (uncredited)
John H. Tobin	...	News reporter (uncredited)
Robert Trebor	...	Marty Walker (uncredited)

Directed by
Rob Zombie

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

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

Film Editing by
Glenn Garland

Casting by
Monika Mikkelsen

Production Design by
Anthony Tremblay

Art Direction by
T.K. Kirkpatrick

Set Decoration by
Lisa Tong

Costume Design by
Yasmine Abraham

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

Production Management
Rosemary Lara	....	production manager: Lions Gate Films
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
Marco Black	....	first assistant director
Vernon Davidson	....	second second assistant director
Steve Lonano	....	second second assistant director (day player)

Art Department
Robert W. Anderson	....	property master
Treven Bedwell	....	lead man
David P. Bonanno	....	storyboard artist
Gary Clark	....	painter
Craig Diantonio	....	painter
John David Diersing	....	propmaker
Kevin Diersing	....	propmaker
Michael Diersing	....	construction coordinator
Kevin Foos	....	propmaker
Ursula Glaviano	....	art department assistant
Rob Henning	....	set dresser
David Keir	....	propmaker
Eric LaBonte	....	set dresser
Linda Larmon	....	construction medic
Eddie Lozano	....	painter
Heather Mages	....	set dresser
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
Mark Villalobos	....	set dresser
Michael Wohlers	....	plasterer

Sound Department
Mike Anderson	....	cable person
Mike Anderson	....	utility sound
Barney Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Patrick Cyccone Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound editor
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stacey Michaels	....	adr mixer
Joe Michalski	....	boom operator
Nick Neutra	....	foley supervisor
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
Buck Robinson	....	sound mixer
John Rotondi	....	sound engineer
Scott Sanders	....	sound designer
Christopher Sidor	....	sound recordist
Geordy Sincavage	....	foley mixer
Kevin Zimmerman	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Jamie Grove	....	special effects assistant
Anthony Julio	....	special effects assistant
Mark Maitre	....	special effects assistant
Brian Rae	....	special effects assistant
Ron Rosegard	....	special effects foreman
Wayne Toth	....	special effects makeup
Chris Zega	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Ulysses Argetta	....	digital compositor
Neil Blevins	....	visual effects
David Booth	....	scanning & recording
Stephan Vladimir Bugaj	....	visual effects
John Daro	....	digital intermediate editor
Lyndal Heathwood	....	digital artist
Jason Johnston	....	visual effects
Anne Kurtzman	....	project coordinator
Robert Kurtzman	....	visual effects supervisor
Dave Matherly	....	digital effects artist
Stephen J. Parker	....	technical director
Franklin Purtiman	....	digital effects artist
David Rosenthal	....	digital film I/O supervisor: Fotokem Film & Video
Andrew Sagar	....	digital effects artist
Vincent Toscano	....	digital effects artist
Alan Tuskes	....	digital effects artist
Jun Watanabe	....	digital effects artist
Bill Zahn	....	visual effects

Stunts
Lesley Aletter	....	stunt double: Sheri Moon
John Ashker	....	stunt double
Dana Berry	....	stunts
Joey Box	....	stunt double
Chris Carnel	....	stunt double
Chris Carnel	....	stunt double: Bill Moseley
Mark Chadwick	....	stunt double
Tim Connolly	....	stunts
Christopher Doyle	....	stunt cop (as Chris Doyle)
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem	....	stunt double: P.J. Soles (as Ace Hatem)
Kane Hodder	....	stunt coordinator
Rick McCallum	....	stunt double: Captain Spaulding
Cole S. McKay	....	stunt cop
Roger W. Morrissey	....	stunt double: Matthew McGrory (as Roger Morrissey)
Cheryl Rusa	....	stunt fire safety
Paul E. Short	....	stunt double: William Forsythe
Jim Vickers	....	stunt fire safety
Bobby Waldron	....	stunt performer
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt performer
Cindy Yohnka	....	stunt double: Leslie Easterbrook
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunt cop

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
Stuart Campbell	....	second assistant photographer: "b" camera
George Canady	....	best boy grip
Nathan Crum	....	film loader
David Daniel	....	camera operator
Rick Davidson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Rick Davidson	....	steadicam operator
Steven A. Guerrero	....	dolly grip
Keith A. Jones	....	key second assistant camera
Ty Kinnison	....	electrician
BJ McDonnell	....	grip
Rory Muirhead	....	key assistant camera
Gene Page	....	still photographer
David Palmieri	....	grip
Vince Palomino	....	key grip
Jerome Pondella	....	electrician
William Russell	....	gaffer
Brian Sata	....	rigging grip
David Sireika Jr.	....	rigging grip
Adam Southwick	....	electrician
James Sprattley	....	first assistant photographer: "b" camera
Robert Stillman	....	grip
Phoebe Sudrow	....	first assistant photographer: "c" camera
John Trapman	....	camera operator: Wescam camera

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Dominika Posserén	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joe Diaz	....	costumer (as Joe Diaz Jr.)
Marta Villalobos	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Jenny Cho	....	post-production assistant
Christi Franck	....	post-production assistant
Justin C. Green	....	first assistant editor
Mark McCoy	....	post-production coordinator
John Nicolard	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Bill Schultz	....	digital intermediate executive
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate artist

Music Department
Joel C. High	....	music supervisor
Georgiana Ramsland	....	music editor
Rebecca Rienks	....	music assistant
Tom Rowland	....	music supervisor
Tim Williams	....	orchestrator
Dan Ostermann	....	musician: trombone (uncredited)

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

Other crew
Victor Amesquita	....	production assistant
Zack Atkinson	....	set production assistant
Lillian Awa	....	production assistant
Bree Bailey	....	assistant: Michael Paseornek
Susan Bannout	....	set medic
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Thom Buckley	....	set production assistant
Michael G. Cruz	....	assistant to director
Rory Dauson	....	key assistant location manager
Elizabeth Dixon	....	business affairs coordinator
Chloe Finch	....	daily production assistant
Katrina Francis	....	digital effects intern
Katrina Francis	....	intern
Lawrence Gaba	....	first assistant accountant
Lisa Gooding	....	legal supervisor
Laura Howell	....	publicist
Tom Keniston	....	production auditor (as Thomas F Keniston)
Ryan Krayser	....	production assistant
Nicole Kreuzer	....	lead stand-in
Barrett Loose	....	office production assistant
Connie Marie Lynch	....	set production assistant
Daniel MacArthur	....	production coordinator: Lions Gate Films
Kyle Mann	....	production consultant
George McDowell Agnew	....	location manager
Robert M. Melnik	....	executive vice president of business affairs
Curtis A. Miller	....	director of production: Lions Gate Films
Micha Owens	....	office 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	....	business affairs coordinator
Kelley Sims	....	first assistant accountant
Donna Sloan	....	senior vice president of production: Lions Gate Films
Bernhard Speck	....	production controller: Cinerenta
Sophia Tapia	....	payroll accountant
Ryan Tighe	....	production assistant
Christopher Touchton	....	set production assistant
Brad Vancata	....	visual consultant
Jereme Watt	....	assistant: Michael Ohoven
Jodie Wilson	....	assistant: Rob Zombie

Thanks
Aine Leicht	....	special thanks
Matthew McGrory	....	in loving memory

Production Companies

• Lions Gate Films
• Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG
• Devil's Rejects Inc.
• Firm Films
• Entache Entertainment
• Creep Entertainment International
• Spectacle Entertainment Group

Distributors

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

Special Effects

• Precinct 13 Entertainment (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• FotoKem Film and Video  digital intermediate
• Hip-O Records  soundtrack released by
• Inter Video  computer and video playback
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  publicity
• Kinetic Imageworks  post-production facilities

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:

109 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Sweden:15 (DVD) | New Zealand:R18 | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Japan:R-15 | Portugal:M/18 | Argentina:18 | Italy:VM14 | France:-16 | Germany:18 (nf) (also director's cut) | Netherlands:16 | Canada:R (Ontario) (unrated version) | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-18 | 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:

Sheri Moon Zombie's brother has a cameo as a police officer in the opening shootout scene. He was originally only on the set as a visitor, but director Rob Zombie put him in the scene because he knew how to handle firearms well.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the opening credits, when the waitress is helping Baby in the middle of the road, there is a freeze frame shot that clearly shows the pad where Otis is supposed to stab her in the back.

Quotes:

Roy Sullivan: You spend one second in that pen, and that bull will have his horn up your ass and sticking out your pecker.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Soundtrack:

Saturday Night Special

Zombie Redeems Himself

Let me start off by saying I was very, very disappointed with "House of 1000 Corpses". It was overly-fast-paced to the point where it seemed like the only people who could enjoy it were those with ADD. It was also suffering from a lack of gore and carnage, something rather surprising from the horror aficionado that Mr. Zombie is. On top of that, it was a complete rip-off of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974), which is a much better film anyway. All Zombie did differently was add neon lights.

So, my expectations for "The Devil's Rejects" really weren't very high. But I began hearing reviews from people who saw the film before it was released saying that it was very different and much better than "House". And then I saw the previews, which looked promising. So, my expectations went up just a little. However, I was still pretty weary. I just wasn't sure if I could trust Zombie. But I went into the theater with an open mind. The lights dimmed. And what I saw was the glorious return of the true horror film. Rob Zombie more than redeemed himself with this brutal, funny, and utterly spectacular film. He worked out all the pacing kinks of "House", took away the flashy neon-light look, and replaced them with a gritty, violent masterpiece of terror.

"The Devil's Rejects" follows the three surviving members of the psychotic murderer family from "House of 1000 Corpses", who have been given the nickname "The Devil's Rejects" by the locals. They're on the run from the police, and along the way, they just happen to engage in murder, blasphemy, and sexual abuse. The exploitation fan inside of me rejoiced. In a twisted away, I loved everything I was seeing. And on top of all of this, Rob Zombie managed to put together just about the best mix of snappy dialogue and music I've witnessed since "Pulp Fiction". He even made me dig "Freebird", and I REALLY dislike Lynyrd Skynyrd.

This has been a truly wonderful summer for horror fans. First, the French terror masterpiece, "High Tension", then George A. Romero's excellent return to form, "Land of the Dead", and now, Rob Zombie's truly glorious coming-into-his-own-as-a-filmmaker, "The Devil's Rejects". Let's just hope Lion's Gate has the balls to give him another film.

9/10