Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 03/10/06 Home Video 06/20/06 MPAA Rating Rated R for stong gruesome violence and terror throughout, and for language Running Time 1 hour 45 minutes Genre Horror Director Alexandre Aja Writer Alexandre Aja, Gregory Levasseur Cast Aaron Stanford, Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw, Emilie de Ravin, Dan Byrd, Robert Joy Studio Fox Searchlight Pictures |
THE HILLS HAVE EYES
SYNOPSIS
In the annals of modern fear, few films have had as
deep an impact as Wes Craven's 1977 cult classic
THE HILLS HAVE EYES. With its gritty, ferocious and
relentlessly suspenseful tale of a vacationing family
who suddenly face a desperate battle for survival,
the low-low-budget but no-holds-barred film was
resonant with both intriguing themes and
outrageous shocks to the nervous system.
Now, inspired by the wild imagination of suspense-
master Craven – who serves as producer along
with Marianne Maddalena and Peter Locke – comes
a contemporary reinterpretation of THE HILL HAVE
EYES from the cutting-edge young filmmakers,
Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur, whose
recent hit HIGH TENSION won acclaim and
controversy for raising the bar on horror films again
with its graphic, white-knuckle take on
psychological terror.
In the annals of modern fear, few films have had as
deep an impact as Wes Craven's 1977 cult classic
THE HILLS HAVE EYES. With its gritty, ferocious and
relentlessly suspenseful tale of a vacationing family
who suddenly face a desperate battle for survival,
the low-low-budget but no-holds-barred film was
resonant with both intriguing themes and
outrageous shocks to the nervous system.
Now, inspired by the wild imagination of suspense-
master Craven – who serves as producer along
with Marianne Maddalena and Peter Locke – comes
a contemporary reinterpretation of THE HILL HAVE
EYES from the cutting-edge young filmmakers,
Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur, whose
recent hit HIGH TENSION won acclaim and
controversy for raising the bar on horror films again
with its graphic, white-knuckle take on
psychological terror.
Aja and Levasseur bring this chilling horror story of ever-intensifying dread hurtling into the 21st century,
refashioning it with a raw, gut-wrenching realism and hard-driving visual style to terrify a whole new
generation of filmgoers.
It all begins with a typically dysfunctional cross-country family road trip. It's the wedding anniversary of
rugged Cleveland police detective "Big Bob" Carter (TED LEVINE) and his chatty wife Ethel (Academy
Award® nominee KATHLEEN QUINLAN) and to celebrate, Bob's asked his extended family to cruise to
California with them, hoping the joys of the open road might help fuse their frayed connections. No one is
particularly happy about it. Eldest daughter, Lynn, (VINESSA SHAW) worries about her new baby's safety
and comfort while her husband, mild-mannered tech geek, Doug (AARON STANFORD), worries about
close encounters with his father-in-law. Meanwhile teen daughter, Brenda, (EMILIE DE RAVIN) detests the
idea of leaving her friends for a family bonding trip, while young prankster Bobby, (DAN BYRD) is anxious
to entertain the family's two German Shepherds, Beauty and Beast. Nevertheless, the entire clan piles
into a weathered Suburban pulling Bob's beloved '88 Airstream trailer and heads west.
Then, Big Bob takes a detour. Suddenly, the Carter family finds themselves in a desolate stretch of
desert, with nothing seemingly alive for miles. When they run into a little unexpected vehicle trouble, they
realize they are in dire straits, far from help, with a relentlessly sweltering desert sun overhead. But even
as they fight to survive the deadly desert, a far greater threat emerges. Now the Carters become aware
that they are not quite as alone as they first thought. There is another group of survivors in the hills
surrounding the desert: a genetically mutated, insatiably hungry, blood-thirsty clan – the terrifying
offspring of miners left behind in the days when atomic tests spread radioactive fallout across the desert
– who will stop at nothing to prey on the Carters one by one. Facing the very depths of savagery, the
Carter family must pull together if they are to find any hope of returning to civilized life again…alive.
--© Fox Searchlight
refashioning it with a raw, gut-wrenching realism and hard-driving visual style to terrify a whole new
generation of filmgoers.
It all begins with a typically dysfunctional cross-country family road trip. It's the wedding anniversary of
rugged Cleveland police detective "Big Bob" Carter (TED LEVINE) and his chatty wife Ethel (Academy
Award® nominee KATHLEEN QUINLAN) and to celebrate, Bob's asked his extended family to cruise to
California with them, hoping the joys of the open road might help fuse their frayed connections. No one is
particularly happy about it. Eldest daughter, Lynn, (VINESSA SHAW) worries about her new baby's safety
and comfort while her husband, mild-mannered tech geek, Doug (AARON STANFORD), worries about
close encounters with his father-in-law. Meanwhile teen daughter, Brenda, (EMILIE DE RAVIN) detests the
idea of leaving her friends for a family bonding trip, while young prankster Bobby, (DAN BYRD) is anxious
to entertain the family's two German Shepherds, Beauty and Beast. Nevertheless, the entire clan piles
into a weathered Suburban pulling Bob's beloved '88 Airstream trailer and heads west.
Then, Big Bob takes a detour. Suddenly, the Carter family finds themselves in a desolate stretch of
desert, with nothing seemingly alive for miles. When they run into a little unexpected vehicle trouble, they
realize they are in dire straits, far from help, with a relentlessly sweltering desert sun overhead. But even
as they fight to survive the deadly desert, a far greater threat emerges. Now the Carters become aware
that they are not quite as alone as they first thought. There is another group of survivors in the hills
surrounding the desert: a genetically mutated, insatiably hungry, blood-thirsty clan – the terrifying
offspring of miners left behind in the days when atomic tests spread radioactive fallout across the desert
– who will stop at nothing to prey on the Carters one by one. Facing the very depths of savagery, the
Carter family must pull together if they are to find any hope of returning to civilized life again…alive.
--© Fox Searchlight
BRENDA AND DAVID
The Hills Have Eyes is a remake of the 1977 Wes Craven film of the same name directed by Alexandre
Aja and Gregory Levassuer (HighTension). Bob (Ted Levine) and Ethel (Kathleen Quinlan) are taking
their entire family on vacation in a trailer from Ohio to California. While traveling the scenic route
through the desert, they stop for gas. The attendant tells them about a shortcut that will cut two hours
off their traveling time. It is the road to HELL!!! When they take the shortcut, the tires are punctured
causing them to wreck the truck and trailer. While Bob goes for help, the family is being attacked by
the mutants. Looking for a lot of gore and blood, look no further, The Hills Have Eyes has arrived!
This film is rated R for strong gruesome violence and terror throughout, and for language. Leave the
kids at home. The tagline of this film is “The Lucky Ones Dies First.” The Hills Have Eyes will have you
thinking "I can't take anymore. I give!" It is one of the best horror flicks we have seen in years.
Definitely worth the price of admission, if you've got the stomach for it.
The Hills Have Eyes is a remake of the 1977 Wes Craven film of the same name directed by Alexandre
Aja and Gregory Levassuer (HighTension). Bob (Ted Levine) and Ethel (Kathleen Quinlan) are taking
their entire family on vacation in a trailer from Ohio to California. While traveling the scenic route
through the desert, they stop for gas. The attendant tells them about a shortcut that will cut two hours
off their traveling time. It is the road to HELL!!! When they take the shortcut, the tires are punctured
causing them to wreck the truck and trailer. While Bob goes for help, the family is being attacked by
the mutants. Looking for a lot of gore and blood, look no further, The Hills Have Eyes has arrived!
This film is rated R for strong gruesome violence and terror throughout, and for language. Leave the
kids at home. The tagline of this film is “The Lucky Ones Dies First.” The Hills Have Eyes will have you
thinking "I can't take anymore. I give!" It is one of the best horror flicks we have seen in years.
Definitely worth the price of admission, if you've got the stomach for it.
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