The Devil's Rejects (2005)
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A group of psychopathic fugitives faces off against a determined sheriff in a gritty, road-movie style confrontation.
The story
In May 1978, a large posse of state troopers launches a search and destroy mission against the Firefly family, a group responsible for numerous homicides and disappearances. During the confrontation, the family members Otis, Baby, and Captain Spaulding manage to escape the authorities. They flee to a run-down motel, where they encounter a musical group and begin a violent spree. As they move through the landscape, they are pursued by the law and a pair of amoral bounty hunters. The film follows the escalating tension between the psychopathic fugitives and the law enforcement officers attempting to bring them to justice.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Following a shootout with state troopers in 1978, the Firefly family members Otis, Baby, and Captain Spaulding flee to the Kahiki Palms motel. While there, they take a musical group hostage and engage in acts of violence. Meanwhile, the sheriff, John Quincey Wydell, enlists the help of the 'Unholy Two' bounty hunters to track them down. After a series of violent encounters and a confrontation at a brothel, Wydell captures the Fireflys and takes them to their home. He subjects them to brutal torture, mirroring the methods they used on their victims. After a chaotic sequence involving a fire and a rescue attempt by Charlie Altamont, the surviving Fireflys escape in a car. In the final scene, as they face a police barricade, Otis gives his companions weapons and they drive into the blockade, where they are shot multiple times as the scene fades to black.
- First release year
- 2005
- Runtime (minutes)
- 109
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English; Spanish
- Directors
- Rob Zombie
- Writers
- Rob Zombie · writer
- Cast and characters
- Sid Haig · Captain Spaulding / "Cutter"; Bill Moseley · Otis Driftwood; Sheri Moon Zombie · Vera-Ellen "Baby" Firefly; William Forsythe · Sheriff John Quincey Wydell; Ken Foree · Charlie Altamont; Matthew McGrory · Tiny Firefly; Leslie Easterbrook · Mother Firefly
- Genres
- black comedy; horror
- Themes
- violence; retribution
- Tone and mood
- violent; gritty
- Premise and plot tags
- road movie; western; serial killer
- Franchise connections
- Firefly
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, though it was generally considered an improvement over its predecessor.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 54% · scale: percentage · review count: 135; Metacritic · score: 53 · scale: 100 · review count: 32
- Production trivia
- The film went through the MPAA eight times before receiving an NC-17 rating.; The film was selected by Quentin Tarantino for his list of the "Top 20 Best Films of the 21st Century" in 2025.
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