House of 1000 Corpses

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Cast

Sid Haig
as Capt. Spaulding

Bill Moseley
as Otis Driftwood

Chris Hardwick
as Jerry Goldsmith

Erin Daniels
as Denise Willis

Dennis Fimple
as Grampa Hugo

Jennifer Jostyn
as Mary Knowles

Rainn Wilson
as Bill Hudley

Walton Goggins
as Steve Naish

Tom Towles
as George Wydell

Matthew McGrory
as Tiny

Robert Mukes
as Rufus

William H. Bassett
as Sheriff Huston

Robert Allen Mukes
as Rufus

Irwin Keyes
as Ravelli

Harrison Young
as Don Willis

Michael J. Pollard
as Stucky

Chad Bannon
as Killer Karl

Karen Black
as Mother Firefly

Sheri Moon Zombie
as Baby Firefly

Jeanne Carmen

Joe Dobbs III
as Gerry Ober

Joe Dobbs
as Gerry Ober

Judith Drake
as Skunk Ape Wife

Ken Johnson
as Skunk Ape Husband

Gregg Gibbs
as Dr. Wolfenstein

Jake McKinnon
as The Professor

Irvin Mosley Jr.
as Lewis Dover

Walter Phelan
as Dr. Satan

David Reynolds VII
as Richard Wick

Donald Paul Pemrick

Dean E. Fronk

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• Jun 11, 2015

  Zombie is one of the most innovative, exciting and provocative horror filmmakers in the industry today and House of 1000 Corpses is not meant to be thoughtful or genius in any way, it is meant to be the kind of film that is taken with a pinch of salt, a blood-soaked, southern fried homage to everything that inspires Zombie as an artist. The film features a sadistic serial killing family and reads of their exploits during a rainy halloween night as they unleash pure villainy against an annoying troupe of american teens. The things that happen get more and more fucked up as the film progresses and its really quite a ride. The acting is corny as hell, even from horror veteran Karen Black and to be honest I'm not sure if the bad acting is intended or not, but it bodes well with the cheesy parts of the script and low budget sets. It's a good film definitely.
  Harry W Super Reviewer
• Nov 08, 2013

  As an auteur Rob Zombie has established himself as a macabre force to be reckoned with; a wild card in the horror genre whose ambiguous morals challenge the codes and conventions of modern Hollywood cinema. His debut feature "House of 1000 Corpses" encapsulates perfectly his positioning as a maverick and opens up a door into a depraved and brutal world. Set in the 70s and based on the exploitation films of the same time, the story follows four travelling writers Bill Hudley (Rainn Wilson), Stucky (Michael J. Pollard), Denise and Mary (Erin Daniels and Jennifer Jostyn) who are rescued by a family of sadistic serial killers whilst stuck in the rain; initially unknowing of their saviours evil intents, the group soon become subjected to a series of increasingly horrific torture. Although the premise is the same as numerous other films' 'The House of 1000 corpses' sets itself apart with it's uncontrollable style and blunt force. Despite being told through the eyes of it's heroes, the real stars of the story are its villains 'The Firefly family', with Otis B. Driftwood (Bill Moseley) and Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie) in particular being the main points of attraction. It is apparent throughout the extent of the film that Zombie is in love with his deranged creations, giving them ample opportunities to spout their morally astray ideologies in nightmarish and often heavily sexualised montages made up of gothic imagery and visions of death ("Whatever you need to do, you do it. There is no wrong. If someone needs to be killed, you kill 'em. That's the way"). Such use of narrative fragmentation would appear un-immersive if not for the film's sporadic, maniacal and unpredictable editing, which often uses effects such as split screen and archive style footage to unrelentingly draw audience's into its dark world. Where the film falters however is with its ambition, causing the unpredictable to become predictable, an example of this is the way in which Zombie frequently fills viewers with hope for their protagonists only to take it away, and, although effective the first two or so times, this gimmick quickly becomes overused and is outwardly tiresome by the end of the film. As well as this HO1C fails where many other modern horrors do, in its climax, which is overlong and descends into an unbridled sense of absurdity and un-believability. Verdict: A master class in technical and tonal horror, House of 1000 Corpses is let down by the pitfalls of most modern horror.
  

  Cameron S Super Reviewer
• Oct 22, 2012

  An interesting and goofy movie that left me laughing more than it did shaking in fear. I think this has to do mainly with the adolescent way the film was shot.
  Jason 123 D Super Reviewer
• Jun 15, 2012

  For me at least, I find it hard for me to go into any form of detail about this film without first talking about the director. I am something of a mediocre fan of Rob Zombie. I mean, I like his music well enough and as an artist, I have respect for him. With my first two Zombie films I saw were his Halloween films, I got it that he loves paying tribute to the horror films that inspired him like he did with the lyrics to his music. What makes this film different from the Halloween films is how he handles the material he was given. Now, this is by no means a great film. In fact, as a film itself it is mediocre. Yeah, it has a great cult following, but as someone that knows what Zombie was going for, and what this film tried to do, I will not say it is great. But it is BEYOND fun to watch. With Zombie, if you have seen his music videos, the direction is not any way, shape, or form better than what you have already seen. But what makes this film great is how he has the film laid out. Taking ideas from directors, he never tries to improve the horror genre. In fact, he seems to want to create a hour and a half love letter to the obscure, low, disgusting horror films that you only hear about via horror geeks. The purpose is simple: wipe out the way horror films have been created as (soft core porn) and return them to the grotesque, evil, and just plain sadistic way horror (mainly slasher films) was meant to be. But what makes me love this film to watch is how funny the dialogue is. From the get go, it is shown that if you are looking for sophisticated characters, those that you can attach yourself to and see different angles to, then you have the wrong film. This movie gives each character one personality and it is either annoying or fun. As to which one is which, well, just look at who lives and dies. With this, the acting is not all that great, and should not have been great. In this type of film, great acting would kind of kill the overall feel that it was trying to achieve. This is Zombieâ(TM)s directorial debut, and as such, he does have one main problem: LOTS of dropped ideas. Part of the plot of this film is to have a character known as Dr. Satan and his exploits. You only see him once in the entire film and his appearance is something of a buzz kill. Then you have the murderous family parts, the cops parts, and all of this that is later replaced with attention being focused on the gore shots. Okay Zombie, as a film critic, here is some advice: only keep the subplots that will work and develop them. I know I said that this was just a fun film and one to not take seriously, but with huge plot holes that donâ(TM)t go anywhere, plot devices that really serve no purpose, it kills the film for me. But the best thing, and the part that redeems this film, is just the dialogue. I know I kind of already touched on this topic, but I just canâ(TM)t love the words in this film enough. Mainly with the Firefly family, the dialogue just goes and destroys every stereotype imaginable for a backwashed family in the middle of no where. Now, why I love this is due to how natural it flows from the actors. Mainly with Bill Moseley (known for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Repo! The Genetic Opera, and The Devilâ(TM)s Carnival) and how he allows his character to take over. It is truly hysterical. In the end, this is how a typical debut for a director should be: try everything you want, just be prepared to have the film hated. However, given the giant cult fan base this film has, that is not really the case. But for me, I am kind of in the middle with this film. The cinema snob in me wants to bash this film, calling it trash. The film geek in me wants to love this film for how funny it is, how much it pays tribute to films I love, and just the chance to see the great Rob Zombie make a movie. With this film, I am going with my film geek side. Now, am I saying go out and watch this film? Only if you can handle a LOT of gore and weird images. If you can handle it, make sure you have some fried chicken ready and sit back for one interesting and loving film.
  

  Zach B Super Reviewer

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