The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Suze Lanier-Bramlett
Brenda Carter
Robert Houston
Bobby Carter
Robert Houston
Bobby Carter
John Steadman
Fred
Janus Blythe
Ruby
Peter Locke
Mercury
James Whitworth
Jupiter
Russ Grieve
Big Bob Carter
Virginia Vincent
Ethel Carter
Virginia Vincent
Ethel Carter
Lance Gordon
Mars
Dee Wallace
Lynne Wood
Michael Berryman
Pluto
Brenda Marinoff
Katy
Martin Speer
Doug Wood
Cordy Clark
Mama
Wes Craven
Director
Don Peake
Composer
Eric Saarinen
Cinematographer
Gus Schirmer
CastingDirector
Joanne Jaffe
Costume Design
Donald Mulderick
Makeup Artist
Ken Horn
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Robert A. Burns
Art Direction
Dave Ayres
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Walter R. Cichy
Production Manager
Valley Hoffman
Assistant Director
Mary Church
Props
Lynn Rogers
Key Grip
Moe DiSesso
Animal Coordinator
Tom Morrocco
Animal Coordinator
Ron Stein
Stunt Coordinator / Stunts
Al Jones
Stunts
John Frazier
Special Effects
Greg Auer
Special Effects
Jim Dannaldson
Animal Coordinator
Leslie Otis
Assistant Camera
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Jan Schulte
Sound Mixer
D. G. Fisher
Assistant Sound Designer
Dennis Bishop
Gaffer
Paula Cain
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ken Wheeland
Best Boy Grip
Richard Scheid
Grip
Bill Moore
Grip
Larry Boyd
Grip
Rose Marie Yurinko
Producer's Assistant
Rhonda Hopkins
Production Assistant
Florence M. Amico
Production Assistant
J. Larry Carroll
Set Designer
Ray Fischer
Still Photographer
Tom Pickette
Location Scout / Location Coordinator
Tim Wawrzeniac
Second Unit
Bob Eber
Second Unit
Rick Braverman
Second Unit
Craig Felburg
Second Unit
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 22, 1977
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingR
Budget$325,000
Box Office$25,000,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Hills Have Eyes is a 1977 American horror film written, directed, and edited by Wes Craven and starring Susan Lanier, Michael Berryman and Dee Wallace. The film follows the Carters, a suburban family targeted by a family of cannibal savages after becoming stranded in the Nevada desert.
Following Craven's directorial debut, The Last House on the Left (1972), producer Peter Locke was interested in financing a similar project. Craven based the film's script on the legend of Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean, which Craven viewed as illustrating how supposedly civilized people could become savage. Other influences on the film include John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). The Hills Have Eyes was shot in the Mojave Desert. The film's crew were initially unenthusiastic about the project, but they became more passionate due to Craven's enthusiasm and came to believe that they were making a special movie.
The Hills Have Eyes earned $25 million at the box office and spawned a franchise. All subsequent films in the series were made with Craven's involvement. The Hills Have Eyes was released on VHS in 1988 and has subsequently been released on DVD and Blu-ray, while Don Peake's score for the film has been released on CD and vinyl. Reviews for the film were mostly positive, with critics praising its tense narrative and humor. Some critics have interpreted the film as containing commentary on morality and American politics, and the film has since become a cult classic.