The Hills Have Eyes
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The Hills Have Eyes is an American horror franchise that consists of four horror films, as well as a graphic novel and merchandise. The first film was released in 1977, The Hills Have Eyes; the series was rebooted in a 2006 remake. The films focus on a group of people stranded in a desert who become hunted by a clan of deformed cannibals in the surrounding hills. The films collectively grossed over $132 million at the box-office worldwide. The series was created by Wes Craven who is known for the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream films.[2][3][4][5] The series has featured actors and actresses including Dee Wallace, Aaron Stanford, Michael Berryman and Emilie de Ravin.
Films
[edit]| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original films | ||||
| The Hills Have Eyes | June 22, 1977 | Wes Craven | Peter Locke | |
| The Hills Have Eyes Part II | August 2, 1985 | Peter Locke, Barry Cahn, Jonathan Debin | ||
| Reboot films | ||||
| The Hills Have Eyes | March 10, 2006 | Alexandre Aja | Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur | Wes Craven, Marianne Maddalena, Peter Locke |
| The Hills Have Eyes 2 | March 23, 2007 | Martin Weisz | Wes Craven and Jonathan Craven | |
Cast
[edit]This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
- An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
- C indicates a cameo role.
- U indicates an uncredited appearance.
| Character | Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original series | Reboot series | |||
| The Hills Have Eyes | The Hills Have Eyes Part II | The Hills Have Eyes | The Hills Have Eyes 2 | |
| 1977 | 1985 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Humans | ||||
| Doug Wood / Bukowski | Martin Speer | Mentioned | Aaron Stanford | Mentioned |
| Brenda Carter | Susan Lanier | Susan LanierA | Emilie de Ravin | |
| Bobby Carter | Robert Houston | Dan Byrd | ||
| Lynne Carter-Wood / Bukowski | Dee Wallace | Mentioned | Vinessa Shaw | |
| Ethel Carter | Virginia Vincent | Virginia VincentA | Kathleen Quinlan | |
| Big Bob Carter | Russ Grieve | Mentioned | Ted Levine | |
| Catherine "Katy" Wood / Bukowski | Brenda Marinoff | Maisie Camilleri | ||
| Ruby / Rachel | Janus Blythe | Laura Ortiz | ||
| Fred | John Steadman | Tom Bower | ||
| Beast | Appeared | Mentioned | ||
| Beauty | Appeared | Appeared | ||
| The Cannibal | ||||
| Pluto | Michael Berryman | Michael Bailey Smith | ||
| Papa Jupiter | James Whitworth | James WhitworthA | Billy Drago | |
| Mercury | Peter Locke | Adam Perrell | ||
| Big Mama | Cordy Clark | Ivana Turchetto | ||
Reception
[edit]Box office
[edit]| Film | Release date (US) | Budget | Box office revenue | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Foreign | Worldwide | ||||
| The Hills Have Eyes (1977) | July 22, 1977 | $230,000 | $25,000,000 | — | $25,000,000 | |
| The Hills Have Eyes Part II | January 2, 1985 | $700,000 | — | — | — | |
| The Hills Have Eyes (2006) | March 10, 2006 | $15,000,000 | $41,778,863 | $27,844,850 | $69,623,713 | [6] |
| The Hills Have Eyes 2 | March 23, 2007 | $15,000,000 | $20,804,166 | $16,662,372 | $37,405,247 | [7] |
| Total | $38,930,000 | $66,584,110 | $44,507,222 | $132,028,960 | ||
Critical reception
[edit]Most of the films have received mixed reception from critics.
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| The Hills Have Eyes (1977) | 67% (27 reviews)[8] | |
| The Hills Have Eyes Part II | 0% (7 reviews)[9] | |
| The Hills Have Eyes (2006) | 52% (140 reviews)[10] | 52% (28 reviews)[11] |
| The Hills Have Eyes 2 | 12% (68 reviews)[12] | 32% (18 reviews)[13] |
Comics
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To coincide with the release of The Hills Have Eyes 2, Fox Atomic Comics released a graphic novel set in the continuity of the remake series in July 2007. The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning reveals the genesis of the mutants, who were once normal people, ignorant to the rest of the world, and how they evolved into horrific creatures.[14][15] It was written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, and drawn by John Higgins.
References
[edit]- ^ "4K Restoration of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes Coming From Arrow Video". Brutal As Hell.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes 1977". Blu-ray.
- ^ "15 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Hills Have Eyes 2". IFC.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes (1977)". High-Def Digest.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (Widescreen)". walmart.com.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes 2006 Box Office". BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes 2 Box Office". BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes, Part II". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes (2006): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning". HarperCollins.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning Preview". IGN. 8 February 2007.
External links
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- The Hills Have Eyes at IMDb
- The Hills Have Eyes Part II at IMDb
- The Hills Have Eyes at IMDb
- The Hills Have Eyes 2 at IMDb
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