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The Hills Have Eyes

1977
Suspense/Thriller
Horror
1h 30m
On the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack. (imdb)
Directed by:
Wes Craven Wes Craven
Written by:
Wes Craven Wes Craven
Starring:
Susan Lanier Robert Houston Martin Speer Russ Grieve John Steadman James Whitworth Michael Berryman Michael Berryman Virginia Vincent Dee Wallace Dee Wallace Janus Blythe Janus Blythe Lance Gordon
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The Hills Have Eyes
Genres:
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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The Hills Have Eyes

1977
Suspense/Thriller
Horror
1h 30m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 09 Jun 2022
78
40th
OK for its time, less so now. An odd combination of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Straw Dogs, Home Alone, and Weekend at Bernie's. The "mutants" look like average trailer park residents. Most intelligent character was the dog.
Rated 09 Jun 2022
paxtonPaxton
Rated 19 Feb 2019
68
55th
?The hills are alive, with the sound of barking/ The dogs seem to sense something terrible/ The hills fill my heart with such immense menace/ Now one of the dogs has run into them/ One of us goes to find where the dog got off to but they've been gone for awhile/ Now our camper is locked and there's a struggle inside, I hope they don't take our baby/ I go to the hills to retrieve my baby/ I know I will stop these cannibals/ This rattlesnake will distract this cannibal/ And I'll stab some more.
Rated 19 Feb 2019
timecapsuleTimeCapsule
Rated 27 Dec 2018
72
68th
Probably the most I've ever been emotionally invested in a movie dog since maybe "Air Bud"(1997), and there ain't nothing in the rules that says I can't be more invested in the dog subplot of "Beast" getting revenge for "Beauty," than these assholes trying to save a baby from being eaten by cannibals. However despite being a bit spotty overall, Wes Craven's creepy cannibal tale generally makes for a solid 70's horror film.
Rated 27 Dec 2018
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 20 Nov 2020
70
53rd
The setting is so great, it’s almost impossible to film a desert and not have it be imposing as hell.
Rated 20 Nov 2020
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 22 Jan 2018
75
80th
Curiously inferior to Aja's remake -- which is way more shocking and unnerving -- but this is either way a crude, often gripping horror about families destroying themselves -- eventually, the mid-class, white, straight, going-to-LA ones become more violent and evil than the savages that managed to strike first. Deep America about how the "worst" or the "best" of the country are not actually that far from each other.
Rated 22 Jan 2018
jasongirl67Jasongirl67
Rated 11 Oct 2020
100
94th
I never had any interest in seeing this until now But WOW what a movie ! This is the kinda film that made me fall in love with horror
Rated 11 Oct 2020
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 14 Feb 2010
62
41st
Not as disturbingly creepy as I'd hoped, mainly because of the rather lackluster antagonists. Awesome dog though.
Rated 14 Feb 2010
purgatospurgatos
Rated 07 Aug 2008
64
37th
I like when the dog uses the radio. That dog is the best dog.
Rated 07 Aug 2008
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
84th
A nasty piece of suspense/horror from Wes Craven. The remake had better gore, but for tension and creepy atmosphere, the original is by far the better flick. Plus, Michael Berryman is just too sexy.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
monkeycatmonkeycat
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
49th
Baby's fat, you's fat. fat and juicey
Rated 14 Aug 2007
alon_reterAlon Reter
Rated 09 Mar 2011
73
77th
It feels very cheap and sometimes dumb but at the same time the cinematography and editing are great, the characters are likable, the soundtrack is excellent, the writing is gracefully campy, the frames are meticulous and the minimalistic compositions are perfect. All of these make "The Hills Have Eyes" scary (sometimes even intense) and artistically beautiful. The villains could've been creepier, though.
Rated 09 Mar 2011
talonmalontalonmalon
Rated 09 Oct 2012
61
30th
I really liked the idea behind this film. But the execution was a little forgettable. Still, it's worth seeing.
Rated 09 Oct 2012
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 01 Nov 2019
60
42nd
That dog is badass
Rated 01 Nov 2019
gorejunkygorejunky
Rated 22 Aug 2010
95
79th
Classic must see horror. A little campy by today's standards--this is still an amazing movie filled with creepy characters and images. Recommended.
Rated 22 Aug 2010
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 01 Mar 2009
55
58th
I like the remake more...
Rated 01 Mar 2009
boobjuiceBoobjuice
Rated 20 Jul 2007
66
62nd
A solidly creepy horror film. Frankly, anything set in rural or deserted areas is terrifying to me. And did you know that Michael Berryman (you know, the freaky guy on the movie cover) was a florist before he started acting in films? How horrifying. I love him.
Rated 20 Jul 2007
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 10 Aug 2011
70
53rd
There was a time when horror films were intelligent.
Rated 10 Aug 2011
damildamil
Rated 29 May 2018
40
13th
I'm pretty sure the remake was better. This one was just too much of a B-movie for me. I like the concept and I think it's a scary idea, one that's pulled off far better in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. There was some nice atmosphere and Wes Craven offers some great shots, but everything else lets it down. Chiefly, the acting - it's fairly poor all around. And especially in the case of the villains - I didn't find them scary at all. In fact, I found them quite goofy and embarrassing.
Rated 29 May 2018
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 14 Nov 2020
63
36th
63.3.
Rated 14 Nov 2020
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 23 Jul 2022
60
35th
Honestly, as a horror movie these days, it's not very scary. The acting is horrible, but the setting is great and it's got some of those wild 70's vibes that you're either going to love or hate. A lot of my enjoyment of this film came from the mood of this particular era. Plus Beast the dog is the real hero here, we all know that.
Rated 23 Jul 2022
overratedoverrated
Rated 02 Oct 2019
53
53rd
Builds on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre template, its main weakness are the unthreatening inbred mutant villains. If you had the equivalent of Leatherface running around rather than off-kilter comic relief it'd be a lot stronger.
Rated 02 Oct 2019
neonmanNeonman
Rated 17 Jun 2012
76
53rd
A surprisingly shocking and surprisingly emotional slasher film, complete with an unexpected ending, perfectly accentuating the movie's theme.
Rated 17 Jun 2012
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 24 Oct 2015
44
4th
It has some positives in a script with potential and tempered violence which shocks without being unbearable. But the production values, particularly the acting, are rather bad, the characters are annoying and a lot of the intended tension becomes tedium.
Rated 24 Oct 2015
julesfmbjulesfmb
Rated 07 Nov 2019
65
63rd
kavkav
Rated 12 Jul 2008
30
7th
Even worse than the terrible remake.
Rated 12 Jul 2008
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 16 Oct 2010
64
39th
Completely dated but still better than the remakes. Scared the shit out of me as a little kid.
Rated 16 Oct 2010
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 15 Sep 2015
98
79th
The story of the Carter family's fight for survival against a clan of mutant cannibals is as unflinching as horror films get; it's a story where no one is safe and the brutality is unleashed on both sides of the coin. I mean, there's a moment where the surviving children use their dead mother for bait in an effort to lure the killers to their doom. Ghastly and grim storytelling all-around and time has been very kind to it.
Rated 15 Sep 2015
barraocBarraoc
Rated 03 Oct 2015
40
10th
Dated, and more comical than horrific. And there's some atrocious acting; take particular note of the mum's eyebrow antics and the younger son's breakdown. My eyes were in real danger of rolling themselves out of my head. #1001Movies #WhyFFS?
Rated 03 Oct 2015
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 05 Nov 2015
55
11th
The hills may have eyes but my eyes wanted to look at something other than this film after watching this for a while. The biggest thing that hit me in this film was the quality of the sound and picture. Yes, it is an older movie and the technology wasn't there but I just felt like some lines were lost due to bad sound quality. I did like the folks hiding in the hills, they were kind of scary, but it was hard to root for the good guys as they were all pretty lame...
Rated 05 Nov 2015
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 31 May 2016
70
48th
Uneven in a very Craven way but the ideas behind it are solid.
Rated 31 May 2016
dieeinzigeDieEinzige
Rated 24 Nov 2023
70
40th
Fairly rough in a lot of spots but overall not bad.
Rated 24 Nov 2023
yiannosYiannos
Rated 14 Jan 2018
48
19th
Neither Craven's best or worst effort, T.H.H.E falls somewhere in the lower middle of his filmography. The raw style works for the material, and some effort is made to establish the isolation of the family, far on the outskirts of civil society, who are really out of their element, but this is low rent junk that spins its wheels quickly after its harrowing scenario has been established. It's disturbing to a degree, and Berryman is magnificently ugly, but it has been done better elsewhere.
Rated 14 Jan 2018
moviesinhellmoviesinhell
Rated 23 Mar 2009
75
54th
The best of Craven's early low-budget epics and the movie that launched screen monster man Berryman. Craven's sharp sense of suspense and his willingness to go "too far" help overcome a slender story line and uneven cast.
Rated 23 Mar 2009
infinitezeroInfiniteZero
Rated 09 May 2007
80
64th
This is a horror classic and has a lot of interesting subtext that is often ignored (I think) due to it's low-budget origins.
Rated 09 May 2007
zmoatszmoats
Rated 24 Jan 2017
70
32nd
I love Wes Craven's work. The Hills Have Eyes had the premise, but the execution just wasn't completely there. The innovative nature of some of his other films is just lacking here. It isn't bad, it just verges on boring at times.
Rated 24 Jan 2017
judo_koalaJudo Koala
Rated 10 Oct 2019
71
41st
Generally incredibly stupid, but with a level of gratuitousness that I more than appreciate, and a unique atmospheric template that set the tempo for other (better) horror films to come that similarly pit well-to-do citizens against unfamiliar territory and their inhabitants, such as 2015's 'Bone Tomahawk.'
Rated 10 Oct 2019
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
15
0th
Have no idea why some people like this movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
stainStain
Rated 31 Mar 2007
80
68th
Cruel, primitive, haunting no-frills horror movie. Unforgettable line near the beginning: "Long enough for him to steal some whore that nobody'd miss! Long enough for a devil boy to become a devil man!"
Rated 31 Mar 2007
greygwardargreygwardar
Rated 18 Apr 2024
50
25th
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 03 Dec 2014
72
51st
Still a very decent horror with a tight plot, some good characterization and nice suspense. Also has one of the best dogs in the genre, which always a plus with me.
Rated 03 Dec 2014
toamsttoamst
Rated 09 Feb 2024
25
4th
For every good thing in this movie, there are three bad things to make you say, "wellllll,". Characters act stupidly to further the plot in aggravating directions, they aren't enjoyable to watch as the victims, and the dog does more work than all the humans. The dog turning into jesus knocked off 50 points for wasting my time. LOL
Rated 09 Feb 2024
glm01glm01
Rated 01 Oct 2013
64
29th
63.500
Rated 01 Oct 2013
dayndayn
Rated 06 Mar 2008
50
32nd
hilarious **
Rated 06 Mar 2008
fuzzleshnopsfuzzleshnops
Rated 13 Dec 2012
54
27th
Not super great, but still fun.
Rated 13 Dec 2012
troothTrooth
Rated 05 May 2012
55
23rd
Definitely not Wes Craven's best movie, but its a worthy addition to the Wes Craven library
Rated 05 May 2012
sealsseals
Rated 18 Sep 2020
5
40th
rewatch. it's THE CHERNOBYL DIARIES only instead of Chernobyl it's the Hills.
Rated 18 Sep 2020
lady_moeLady Moe
Rated 23 May 2011
68
27th
Cruel and gritty, but you could use more hard-hitting stuff, right? Wes Craven doesn't pull any punches in this movie about a family pushed to the brink. Don't bother with the remake.
Rated 23 May 2011
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 30 Sep 2008
75
72nd
Early Wes Craven shocker, god Michael Berryman is creepy!
Rated 30 Sep 2008
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 14 May 2010
3
32nd
lol
Rated 14 May 2010
pianosamaPianoSama
Rated 04 Sep 2019
70
82nd
Miles ahead of Last House on the Left in about every way, it's still just as gritty & uncomfortable as that movie- but for the right reasons. A simple but effective premise combine with simple but endearing characters & simple but easy to hate villains to create a very simple horror flick that, despite that simplicity, is perfectly fine for what it is. Nothing about it is great in any way, but it does have some fun moments & some clever ones too. It's a classic for a reason, & is worth seeing.
Rated 04 Sep 2019
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 24 Feb 2007
50
35th
Good film.
Rated 24 Feb 2007
amerigoamerigo
Rated 05 Jul 2010
73
32nd
This is probably the only case of the original being worse than the remake.
Rated 05 Jul 2010
oskarhuoskarhu
Rated 31 May 2016
70
19th
Found myself completely uninterested in this.
Rated 31 May 2016
bitch_alertBitch Alert
Rated 20 Feb 2009
60
50th
I still can't fully enjoy this. Has a lot of Craven's best qualities, the twisted humor and whatnot, but something is still missing. I hate to admit preferring the remake to this.
Rated 20 Feb 2009
gogokaingogokain
Rated 12 Jan 2009
50
53rd
I liked the dog.
Rated 12 Jan 2009
mrunusualMrUnusual
Rated 04 Mar 2021
73
48th
It's a very good thriller for its low budget and year. But it wasn't annoying enough.
Rated 04 Mar 2021
glmglm
Rated 10 Mar 2010
63
32nd
62.875
Rated 10 Mar 2010
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 12 Jul 2007
3
61st
A fine bit of creepy nastiness from horror master Wes Craven with a nice message tucked away in the subtext.
Rated 12 Jul 2007
yournamehereYourNameHere
Rated 31 Dec 2016
90
61st
My kinda movie! I really liked how they finished it off as well.
Rated 31 Dec 2016
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 10 Feb 2007
83
93rd
If this isn't a great horror movie, I don't know what is.
Rated 10 Feb 2007
dean_franzDean Franz
Rated 18 Jun 2008
38
35th
Surprisingly watchable without at any point passing for a good movie. But is has a certain... something that makes it slightly appealing.
Rated 18 Jun 2008
cubalCubal
Rated 18 Jan 2008
70
57th
Where the remake became a true gorefest, the original focused more on tension. The result is highly entertaining, although the pacing is a bit bumpy at first.
Rated 18 Jan 2008
dsouzavascoDSouza_Vasco
Rated 17 Apr 2024
70
53rd
hehejajahehejaja
Rated 28 Apr 2008
70
57th
Overwrought horror from Craven. There's somehing making me go back to this again and again... It shifts between being intense, corny, ridiculous and... Alot of other things. But it's constanly moody and there's a somewhat dry humour to be found in this unsteady film. It's charming in its own perverse way.
Rated 28 Apr 2008
vv238vv238
Rated 07 Dec 2020
44
45th
There is undeniable tension here but it comes off as more of a thriller than a horror. It's probably because the b-movie nature surfaces far too often in the poor extras and the lackluster "eyes."
Rated 07 Dec 2020
mechatiggerMechatigger
Rated 04 Dec 2009
71
50th
A shocking reverse image of the normal nuclear family. Former literature professor Craven is a director making a serious attempt at social criticism within the horror genre.
Rated 04 Dec 2009
iamdwgIamdwg
Rated 29 Sep 2021
55
12th
Must have been my first time watching this classic film, and.....not impressed. Definitely a product of its time that's going for shock value above all else, and shock value in the late '70s is not even remotely similar to shock value of 2021.
Rated 29 Sep 2021
dustydDustyd
Rated 17 Sep 2007
60
39th
decent yet dated horror film
Rated 17 Sep 2007
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 09 May 2009
55
41st
Not bad for the time, but the remake is better.
Rated 09 May 2009

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