Turns out the metal group White Zombie was just Rob Zombie's first big
idea. His gigs have included art director, P.A., music video director,
animator and horror-comic impresario. His first feature, House of
1000 Corpses was dropped by Universal but eventually picked
up by Lion's Gate Films, which turned a healthy profit on it and
greenlit The Devil's Rejects as a follow-up.
House of 1000 Corpses played like a fond re-imagining
of grisly 1970s horror fare like The Texas Chain Saw
Massacre and Last House on the Left, but
ask Zombie about the sadistic The Devil's Rejects
and he'll tell you it's inspired by a different type of American film -
Bonnie and Clyde, Charly,
Two-Lane Blacktop, and everything Sam Packinpah ever
directed. We asked him to talk about how a 16mm shoot, a tasteful DI, and
about $1 million worth of rock music helped him travel 30 years back in
cinematic time.
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