To be fair though, Zombie was forced to work within the situation he was handed, and had Haig been in good health, Spaulding probably wouldn't be dead at all. Having him simply die was a huge missed opportunity. During his short appearance in 3 From Hell, Haig did manage a few times to call up some of that old Spaulding spirit, so it's not impossible to imagine the character, however ill, getting one last burst of murderous adrenaline. His Captain Spalding was named after the Groucho Marx character in Animal Crackers (1930), and like Marx’ personas, Haig’s Spalding seemed to be the smartest person in the room, always a step ahead of everyone else. She frequently claims that Spaulding is one of the most courageous travellers in the world, yet by his own accounts of his safari, he reveals his cowardice. Perhaps the prison warden could inform Otis and Baby that before he was executed, Spaulding managed to kill a guard or two, or strangled the priest sent to council him in his last moments. Spaulding is a famous explorer on return from a trek across Africa to be the guest of honour at a high-society party given by the wealthy dowager Mrs.
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While Haig's physical limitations likely would've precluded any type of action scene for Spaulding, even a different offscreen epilogue could've improved things. Simply having a character like Captain Spaulding be killed via lethal injection is far too ordinary a fate for such an outlandish killer. While killing off Spaulding wasn't necessarily a bad decision considering the circumstances, the way it was done was too anticlimactic and sudden.
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All: The Captain is a very moral man Hooray for Captain Spalding The African Explorer Spalding: Did someone call me shnoror All: Hooray, hooray, hooray Jamison: He went into the jungle, where all the monkeys throw nuts.
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Spaulding's planned role was then shifted to new character Foxy, played by Richard Brake. Spalding: I hate a dirty joke, I do, unless its told by someone who knows how to tell it. Spaulding's real shining turn came in 2005 sequel The Devil's Rejects, in which he, Otis (Bill Moseley), and Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie) become separated from the rest of the Firefly Family, and embark on a road trip of sadism.
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Spaulding is only in the film for a few scenes, but every single moment he's onscreen is memorable, and Haig's charismatic yet menacing performance as the character keeps viewers' eyes glued to his every move. That role was of course Captain Spaulding in 2003's House of 1000 Corpses, the murderous clown proprietor of Captain Spaulding's Museum of Monsters and Madmen, which contains both the infamous "Murder Ride" and some of the best fried chicken anyone's likely to run into.
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While Haig had been entertaining audiences in both movies and TV shows since the 1960s, it wasn't until later in his long career that he finally landed a breakout starring role. While ill health prevented Sid Haig from having a larger role in 3 From Hell, his Captain Spaulding character really deserved a better sendoff. Sid Haig, the actor best known for portraying Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombies trilogy House of 1000 Corpses, The Devils Rejects, and 3 From Hell.