The Hills Have Eyes
1977
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Synopsis
Taking an ill-advised detour en-route to California, the Carter family soon run into trouble when their RV breaks down in the middle of the desert. Stranded, they find themselves at the mercy of monstrous cannibals lurking in the surrounding hills.
Key facts
Cast
Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Martin Speer, Dee Wallace, Russ Grieve, John Steadman, James Whitworth, Virginia Vincent
Original language
English
First release
July 22, 1977 (United States)
Home video distributors
Harmony Vision (United States), Toshiba (Japan), Magnum Entertainment (United States), Starmaker (United States)
Setting
Nevada
Crew
Screenplay
Wes Craven
Producer
Peter Locke
Cinematography
Eric Saarinen
Editing
Wes Craven
Music
Don Peake
Special makeup effects
Dave Ayres, Ken Horn
Québec / French
Québec classification
13 years and over
Content indications
Violence, Horror
Classification date
May 5, 2022
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2025 - Features
- L'Étrange Festival 2024 - Carte blanche
- Six Feet Under Horror Fest 2022 generic - Savage Sunday
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2018 generic - Three Horror Masters And Their Eyes
- Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival 2016 generic - Classics
- Mile High Horror Film Festival 2014 generic - Opening-night screening (with Michael Berryman)
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Harmony Vision (cat. no. 001 V) | 1984, United States, clamshell |
| VHS | Toshiba (cat. no. VTSF239V) | 1984, Japan |
| VHS | Magnum Entertainment (cat. no. 3173 TP) | 1988, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | Starmaker (cat. no. 1043) | 1990, United States, slipcase |
| Betamax | Harmony Vision (cat. no. 001 B) | 1981, United States, clamshell |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | July 22, 1977 |
| Theatrical | Australia | December 1, 1977 |
| Theatrical | Italy | May 23, 1978 |
| Theatrical | Australia | December 1, 1978 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | February 22, 1979 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | March 16, 1979 |
| Theatrical | Germany | June 1, 1979 |
| Theatrical | France | June 20, 1979 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | July 12, 1979 |
| Theatrical | Spain | December 26, 1979 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | February 25, 1980 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | June 12, 1981 |
| Theatrical | Japan | August 25, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | October 4, 1984 |
| Television | Netherlands | December 28, 2002 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Denmark | May 25, 1979 |
| Home video Betamax | United States | 1981 001 B |
| Home video VHS | Japan | 1984 VTSF239V |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1984 001 V |
| Home video | United Kingdom | December 3, 1987 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1988 3173 TP |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1990 1043 |
| Home video | Australia | August 26, 2005 |
| Home video | Netherlands | June 1, 2006 |
Full credits
| Director | Wes Craven |
| Cast | Susan Lanier (Brenda Carter), Robert Houston (Bobby Carter), Martin Speer (Doug Wood), Dee Wallace (Lynne Wood), Russ Grieve (Big Bob Carter), John Steadman (Fred), James Whitworth (Jupiter), Virginia Vincent (Ethel Carter), Lance Gordon (Mars), Michael Berryman (Pluto), Janus Blythe (Ruby), Cordy Clark (Mama), Brenda Marinoff (Katy), Peter Locke (Mercury) |
| Screenplay | Wes Craven |
| Producer | Peter Locke |
| Cinematography | Eric Saarinen |
| Editing | Wes Craven |
| Music | Don Peake |
| Special makeup effects | Dave Ayres, Ken Horn |
| Visual effects | Greg Auer, John Frazier |
| Costumes | Joanne Jaffe |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
