House of 1000 Corpses

Director: Rob Zombie Rob Zombie

Overview

Horror-rocker Rob Zombie's directorial debut gets a polished treatment in this DVD release. House of 1000 Corpses has been given a letterboxed transfer at its original widescreen aspect ratio, and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo. In addition to the film, the disc incorporates several bonus features, including an alternate commentary track from director Zombie, several deleted scenes, the film's original theatrical trailer, and another alternate audio track which isolates the film's musical score.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/12/2003
UPC:	0031398842927
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	R
Source:	Lions Gate
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Time:	1:28:00
Sales rank:	2,135

Special Features

Closed Caption; Director commentary; Featurette; Audition footage; Rehearsal footage; Cast and crew interviews; Still gallery; Theatrical trailers; 2.0 stereo music only track; Interactive menus directed by Rob Zombie

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sid Haig	Captain Spaulding
Bill Moseley	Otis
Sheri Moon Zombie	Baby
Karen Black	Mother Firefly
Chris Hardwick	Jerry
Erin Daniels	Denise Willis
Jennifer Jostyn	Mary Knowles
Rainn Wilson	Bill Hudley
Walton Goggins	Steve Naish
Tom Towles	George Wydell
Matthew McGrory	Tiny
Robert Allen Mukes	Rufus
Dennis Fimple	Grampa Hugo
Harrison Young	Don Willis
William H. Bassett	Sheriff Huston
Irwin Keyes	Ravelli
Michael J. Pollard	Stucky
Jeanne Carmen	Actor
Joe Dobbs	Gerry Ober
Chad Bannon	Killer Karl
Judith Drake	Skunk Ape Wife
Gregg Gibbs	Doctor Wolfenstein
Ken Johnson	Skunk Ape Husband
Jake McKinnon	The Professor
Walter Phelan	Doctor Satan
David Reynolds	Richard Wick
Donald Paul Pemrick	Actor
Dean Fronk	Actor

Technical Credits

Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie	Director,Score Composer,Screenwriter
Mustaq Ashrafi	Makeup
Maria Baker	Set Decoration/Design
Marco Black	Asst. Director
Norman Cabrera	Makeup Special Effects
Colin de Rouin	Set Decoration/Design
Michael Deak	Makeup Special Effects
Pete Farrell	Makeup Special Effects
Tom Frisby Fraser	Camera Operator
Amanda Friedland	Costumes/Costume Designer
Dean Fronk	Casting
Gregg Gibbs	Production Designer
Andy Given	Executive Producer,Production Manager
Andy Gould	Producer
Joel Hatch	Associate Producer,Production Manager
Matt Henkelmann	Makeup Special Effects
Kathryn Himoff	Editor
Scott Humpgrey	Score Composer
Scott Humphrey	Score Composer
John Nelson	Asst. Director
Michael Krantz	Art Director
Sean K. Lambert	Editor
Robert K. Lambert	Associate Producer,Editor
Danielle Shilling Lovett	Co-producer
Jake McKinnon	Makeup Special Effects
Bart Mixon	Makeup Special Effects
Guy Oseary	Executive Producer
Donald Paul Pemrick	Casting
Alex Poppas	Cinematographer
Tom Richmond	Cinematographer
Buck Robinson	Sound Mixer
Gilbert Romero	Makeup,Makeup Special Effects
Leslie A. Sebert	Makeup
Lisa K. Sessions	Set Decoration/Design
Ted Smith	Makeup Special Effects
Cedric Summerbell	Makeup Special Effects
Wayne Toth	Makeup Special Effects

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. I Hate Clowns! [6:39]
2. Gas, Food, Murder [6:20]
3. Murder Ride [4:00]
4. Trick or Treat [1:48]
5. Baby on the Road [3:37]
6. Stick 'em on the Wall [3:55]
7. The Crab Nebula [5:19]
8. Give Me a B [3:15]
9. Showtime [5:21]
10. Behold! Fishboy! [4:58]
11. Shit Ten Bricks [7:34]
12. I Remember You [8:52]
13. Who's Your Daddy? [3:55]
14. Run, Rabbit, Run [8:41]
15. The Old Bastard [6:57]
16. I Got Away [7:41]

Menu

Side #1 --
   Play Movie
   Scene Selection
   Special Features
      Making of Featurette
      Behind the Scenes
      Director Commentary
      Tiny Fucked a Stump
      Casting
      Trailers
         Early Teaser Trailer
         Theatrical Trailer
         Radio Spot
      Still Gallery
      Rehearsals
         Bill Moseley & Jennifer Jostyn
         Rainn Wilson, Chris Hardwick & Erin Daniels
         Chris Hardwick & Erin Daniels
      Interviews
         Bill Moseley
         Sid Haig
         Sheri Moon
         Wayne Toth
   Set-Up
      5.1 Surround
      2.0 Dolby Digital
      Music Only Track
      English Subtitles
      Spanish Subtitles
      No Subtitles
      Credits

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.

Barnes & Noble - Gregory Baird

House of 1000 Corpses is a trashy, disturbing, and wild ride through the mind of director
ocker Rob Zombie. Hearkening back to the less glamorous days of horror, the film digs its roots deep in '70s exploitation and thinly-plotted '80s slasher flicks while wearing every influence on its sleeve for all to see. While the framework is familiar, it's Zombie's trademark style that sets this apart from its horror ancestors. Full of garish colors and manic editing, House tends to walk a little too close to the music-video line at many points -- but if you're able to look past those faults (many aren't), you may find yourself giving in to the carnival-like visuals and over-the-top performances littering the film. Bypassing the rule of overpopulating fright flicks with as many hot TV teens as the law allows, here horror-vets Sid Haig, Karen Black, and Bill Moseley reign supreme in Zombie's gaudy thrill-ride. Haig especially stands out as the crazed, clown-faced Captain Spaulding, who after a classic introduction, unfortunately becomes second-tier to the rest of this nasty tale...And nasty it is! While nowhere near the gore-fest that the immense hype billed it as, boosted by its bouts with the MPAA and long delay of release by being dropped by not just one, but two major studios, House of 1000 Corpses still manages to be a loud, fun, and grisly horror outing that, love it or hate it, is 100 percent Rob Zombie. Three years later, the director would come back with the sequel The Devil's Rejects, a vastly superior production that won over many who weren't satisfied with this initial outing.

All Movie Guide - Jeremy Wheeler