House of 1000 Corpses
Teenagers on a road‑trip to uncover Texas’s most infamous serial‑killer myths must fight for survival when they fall into the clutches of a twisted, murderous family lurking in the backwoods.
“The most shocking tale of carnage ever seen.”
Synopsis
Two teenage couples travel through the backwoods of Texas in search of urban legends about serial killers, only to become captives of a strange and sadistic rural family of serial killers.
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A crew of 414+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Kathryn HimoffShot by Alex PoppasScored by Scott HumphreyDesigned by Gregg GibbsSound by James P LayCostumes by Amanda FriedlandStunts by Gregg Brazzel
Box Office
2003 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$17.9M
US & Canada: $12.6M — 70% of worldwide · International: $5.3M (30%)
Opening weekend: $3.4M — 27% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $4.6M — 36% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 595 theaters
Versions & cuts
- Mar del Plata· 105 min
Also known as
- Das Haus der 1000 Leichende
- Haus der 1000 Leichende
- La Maison des mille mortsfr
- (English)House of 1000 Corpses
- La casa dei 1000 corpiit
- (French)Maison des 1000 morts
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- ArgentinaMar 13, 2003
- BelgiumMar 21, 2003
- CanadaApr 11, 2003
- NetherlandsApr 11, 2003
- United StatesApr 11, 2003
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Cast & Crew
414 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Sid Haig
as Captain Spaulding
Karen Black
as Mother Firefly
Bill Moseley
as Otis
Sheri Moon Zombie
as Baby Firefly
William Bassett
as Sheriff Frank Huston
Erin Daniels
as Denise Willis
Joe Dobbs Iii
as Gerry Ober
Judith Drake
as Skunk Ape Wife
Dennis Fimple
as Grampa Hugo
Chad Bannon
as Killer Karl
Karen Black Nm0000947
as Mother Firefly
Gregg Gibbs
as Dr. Wolfenstein
Supporting cast
20Walton Goggins
as Steve Naish
Chris Hardwick
as Jerry Goldsmith
Ken Johnson
as Skunk Ape Husband
Jennifer Jostyn
as Mary Knowles
Irwin Keyes
as Ravelli
Matthew Mcgrory
as Tiny Firefly
Jake Mckinnon
as The Professor
Irvin Mosley Jr
as Lewis Dover
Robert Allen Mukes
as Rufus
Walter Phelan
as Dr. Satan
Michael J Pollard
as Stucky
David Reynolds
as Richard Wick
Tom Towles
as Detective George Wydell
Rainn Wilson
as Bill Hudley
Harrison Young
as Don Willis
Johnny Hoops
as Mental Patient
Samantha Larsen
as Sex slave
Bob Pepper
as Tow Truck Driver
Freddy Waff
as Mental Patient
Rob Zombie
as Dr. Wolfenstein's assistant
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
6Other crew
384Linden Bierman Lytle
accounting production assistant (as Margaret L. Bierman-Lytle)
David Fox
acknowledgment: House of 1000 Corpses mouthpiece
Jeffrey T Light
acknowledgment: House of 1000 Corpses mouthpiece (as Jeffrey Taylor Light)
Peter Block
acquisitions executive
Dave Myers
additional second assistant camera
April Morley
animal trainer
Cheryl Harris
animal trainer
Karl Lewis Miller
animal trainer
Michael D Morris
animal trainer
Don Spinney
animal trainer (as Donald F. Spinney)
Teresa Ann Miller
animal trainer (as Teresa A. Miller)
Missy Parker
art department coordinator
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