The Devil's Rejects (2005)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Rob Zombie

Writers (WGA):

Rob Zombie (characters)
Rob Zombie (written by)

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 | Revenge | Captain | Murder | Sequel

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)
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		(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
Ron Karkoska		(uncredited)

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
Chris Larsen	....	set dresser (uncredited)

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
Cynthia Merrill	....	foley artist
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	....	Steadicam operator
Rick Davidson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
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
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
Dominika Posserén	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joe Diaz	....	costumer (as Joe Diaz Jr.)
Maeve Guesdon	....	costumer
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
Ronald White	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

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
Liam Hearne	....	assistant post-production accountant
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  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera 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
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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 | 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:

Natasha Lyonne was originally slated to play Candy, but was replaced by Elizabeth Daily.

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:

Mother Firefly: I feel contrite about blowin' his brains out.

Movie Connections:

References Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Soundtrack:

Rocky Mountain Way

Devilish grindhouse nastiness from Rob Zombie!

After his successful fusion of 70's exploitation and pumping rock music for his debut feature 'House of 1000 Corpses', monster rocker turned director Rob Zombie has decided to put on a different tone for the sequel. Gone is the hardcore horror of the first, and in it's place, Zombie has installed a road movie grindhouse style; and once again, he's done modern horror fans proud! It's amazing just how much like a 70's flick this film is, and it's obvious that the director, and the entire cast, had a really great time making this film. In House of 1000 Corpses, it was clear that a first time director was on board, due to the amount of trickery and the way that every scene was populated to the max with fine details. Zombie is much restrained with this picture; and while he still dishes up lots of eye candy, this time round it never feels like he'd doing it for the sake of it. He's also opted not to use his own music in the film. While I liked the songs that Zombie made for House of 1000 Corpses, I much prefer the 70's soundtrack that he's given the movie this time - and with such songs as Joe Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way" and Lynard Skynard's "Free Bird" on there, how could anyone not?

The plot follows on from the original film with a shoot out on the deranged family's home. This sequence gives you a good idea of what you're in for with the film, as Zombie overwhelms his audience with an uncountable number of gunshots - after seeing this intro, you know that you're not in for an 'easy' viewing! We then follow the two survivors of the massacre, Otis and Baby, who meet up with their father; Captain Spaulding and the three then go on a wayward killing spree across the country. Hot on their tails is vigilante copper Sheriff Wydell, who isn't going to let the death of his brother go without punishment! The Devil's Rejects is really all about it's characters, and the central three - Otis, Baby and Captain Spaulding - could be in any film and it would be interesting. All three characters light up the screen every second they're on it, and it's great to see these guys enjoying themselves. The duo of Sid Haig (Spider Baby) and Bill Moseley (TCM 2, Army of Darkness) return as Spaulding and Otis, while Zombie's wife; the very sexy Sherri Moon, once again steps into the role of 'Baby'. Zombie has also recruited a host of horror movie stars to populate his film with, including Danny Trejo (From Dusk Till Dawn), Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead) and Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes).

Despite the fact that none of the actors are 'A' list stars, they all do amazingly well in their roles. The acting is wholly realistic, and it feels like you're watching real people as opposed to actors at times. The violence in the movie is relentless and hardcore, which is sure to please everyone that wants to see it. There's far too many dumbed down horror movies of late; but this certainly isn't one of them! This film is also very funny, and even though a lot of the action is nasty and deprived - it's very easy to see humour in it. Zombie fuses this hilarity with extreme violence and, exactly what Zombie's stance on actual violence is, is never really clear. He just presents the atrocities and it's hard not to enjoy it. In that way, Zombie makes voyeurs out of his audience and, the fact that Zombie spends a lot of the movie building up his characters ensures that, despite their evils, we care for them towards the end. Speaking of the ending...what an ending! Lynard Skynard's "Free Bird" works brilliantly with the action that goes with it, and it's definitely one of the best endings I've seen in recent years. On the whole; this film is not for everyone, but if you like your violence thick and fast - you're in for a treat indeed!