The Hills Have Eyes
“The lucky ones died first...”
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.
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Part of The Hills Have Eyes (Original) Collection
2 films
Cast
14 people
Susan Lanier
Brenda Carter
Known for
Area 51
Robert Houston
Bobby Carter
Also in
Shogun Assassin
1941
Martin Speer
Doug Wood
Also in
Killer's Delight
Coma
Dee Wallace
Lynne Wood
Known for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Cujo
Russ Grieve
Big Bob Carter
Known for
Foxy Brown
John Steadman
Fred
Known for
The Longest Yard
Family Plot
James Whitworth
Jupiter
Also in
Planet of Dinosaurs
Fandango
Virginia Vincent
Ethel Carter
Known for
I Want to Live!
The Return of Dracula
Lance Gordon
Mars
Also in
Live and Let Die
Any Which Way You Can
Michael Berryman
Pluto
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Weird Science
Janus Blythe
Ruby
Known for
Eaten Alive
The Incredible Melting Man
Cordy Clark
Mama
Also in
For Love of Ivy
Who's Minding the Mint?
Wes Craven Director · Don Peake Composer Eric Saarinen Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $350K · United States release July 22, 1977
Box office
Budget
$350,000
Worldwide gross
$25,000,000
Gross vs. budget
71.4×
Production
Blood Relations Co.
Production
United States
Produced in
Blood Relations: The Sun Wars
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 15, 1977
Premiere · Tucson, Arizona
United States · July 22, 1977
Theatrical
Argentina
October 4, 1984 · Theatrical
Australia
December 1, 1977 · Theatrical
December 1, 1978 · Theatrical
August 26, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
February 25, 1980 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 25, 1979 · Physical
France
June 20, 1979 · Theatrical
Germany
June 1, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
May 23, 1978 · Theatrical
Japan
August 25, 1984 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 12, 1979 · Theatrical
December 28, 2002 · TV · Net 5
June 1, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
June 12, 1981 · Theatrical
Spain
December 26, 1979 · Theatrical · Clasificada S
United Kingdom
February 22, 1979 · Theatrical · Rated X, cut version
December 3, 1987 · Physical · VHS, cut version
Uruguay
March 16, 1979 · Theatrical
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