House of 1,000 Corpses [Blu-ray]

Director: Rob Zombie

Overview

Taking his cue from such 1970s horror classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and The Hills Have Eyes (1977), animated rocker Rob Zombie goes celluloid with the throwback shocker House of 1000 Corpses. Running low on gas as they travel the highways of America in search of the ultimate roadside attraction, a group of teens pull into Captain Spaulding's (Sid Haig) museum of oddities (which also offers fried chicken and gasoline) only to become obsessed with uncovering the mystery of a legendary local maniac known only as Dr. Satan. When an attractive and mysterious hitchhiker subsequently offers to give the thrill seekers a personal tour of Dr. Satan's old stabbing grounds, a breakdown forces them to take refuge with a group of menacing oddballs as a fearsome storm rages outside. As the evening progresses and the backwoods hosts' Halloween festivities become ever more threatening, the teens soon realize that the legend of Dr. Satan may hold a bit more contemporary weight than any of them had previously thought.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/18/2007
UPC:	0031398218180
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	R
Source:	Lions Gate
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:28:00
Sales rank:	19,811

Special Features

Director commentary; Making-of featurette; Casting footage; Rehearsal footage; Cast and crew interviews; Theatrical trailer; Interactive game: Zombietron

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sid Haig	Capt. Spaulding
Bill Moseley	Otis Driftwood
Chris Hardwick	Jerry Goldsmith
Erin Daniels	Denise Willis
Dennis Fimple	Grampa Hugo
Jennifer Jostyn	Mary Knowles
Rainn Wilson	Bill Hudley
Walton Goggins	Steve Naish
Tom Towles	George Wydell
Matthew McGrory	Tiny
Robert Mukes	Rufus,Rufus
William H. Bassett	Sheriff Huston,Actor
Irwin Keyes	Ravelli
Michael J. Pollard	Stucky
David Reynolds VII	Richard Wick
Chad Bannon	Killer Karl
Karen Black	Mother Firefly,Actor
Jeanne Carmen	Actor
Joe Dobbs III	Gerry Ober
Judith Drake	Skunk Ape Wife
Ken Johnson	Skunk Ape Husband
Gregg Gibbs	Dr. Wolfenstein
Jake McKinnon	The Professor
Irvin Mosley Jr.	Lewis Dover
Walter Phelan	Dr. Satan
Donald Pemrick	Actor
Dean Fronk	Actor
Sheri Moon Zombie	Baby Firefly,Composer
Walton	Actor
Scott Humphrey	Composer
Harrison Young	Don Willis
Johnny Hoops	Mental Patient
Samantha Larsen	Sex slave
Bob Pepper	Tow Truck Driver
Freddy Waff	Mental Patient

Technical Credits

Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie	Screenwriter
Andy Gould	Producer
Guy Oseary	Executive Producer,Producer
Andrew D. Given	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
David Blitstein	Special Effects
M. Kam Cooney	Special Effects
Dean E. Fronk	Casting
Donald Paul Pemrick	Casting
Gregg Brazzel	Stunts
Richard Eberhardt	Special Effects
Susan Cahill	Sound Effects
Joel Hatch	Producer
Robert K. Lambert	Producer
Roy Augenstein	Special Effects
Rick Avery	Stunts

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- House of 1,000 Corpses
1. Be Nice to Clowns
2. Stopping for Gas
3. Murder Ride
4. Visiting or Satan
5. Home Sweet Home
6. Halloween Eve
7. Playing Along
8. It's Showtime
9. Halloween Day
10. Kissing Kids
11. Guessing Game
12. Got Some Company
13. Big Party Tonight
14. Time to Say Goodbye
15. Scared Little Rabbit
16. Breaking Free

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Editorial Reviews

Redneck Americana and slasher-film hysteria abound in the gleeful transgressions of House of 1,000 Corpses, the outrageous B-movie throwback from rock star turned filmmaker Rob Zombie. As required by horror-flick law, the premise is simple: It is October 30, 1977, and two young couples find themselves stranded in a rainstorm and forced to seek help from a bizarre and dangerous backwoods family. The film's title gives it away from there. A shoddy roadside tourist trap (literally) called Captain Spaulding's Museum of Monsters and Madmen points toward a local legend surrounding an Ed Gein-like character, "Dr. Satan," and it's all Texas Chainsaw Massacre from there on out. That is, until the surreal, labyrinthine climax of dungeons, mutants, mad scientists, and satanic rituals. In his feature writing and directing debut, Zombie flaunts his love for schlock by way of music-video tricks (his previous directing experience) that make for a lively, kinetic visual style. The film's flamboyant thespians run the gamut from histrionic to more histrionic, including a spectacularly vamped-up, big-haired Karen Black and B-movie veterans Sid Haig and Bill Mosely. A rather wicked sense of humor ties the movie together, but it's that same sensibility that almost sent the film to its own early grave. Indeed, due to a level of brutality that's rarely seen in an era of teen-friendly Scream knockoffs, Zombie's fright fest spent two years gathering dust on the shelves of two distributors awaiting release. But the wait was worth it: 1,000 Corpses is at once a twisted and heartfelt homage to splatter thrills and chocolate-syrup gore.