Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Theatrical Release: 04/11/2003(USA
Release Date: 09/18/2007
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DD-EX
Run Time: 88 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Gore
Distributor/Studio: Lionsgate
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.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
;)
