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. The series has featured actors and actresses including Dee Wallace, Aaron Stanford, Michael Berryman and Emilie de Ravin.
Films Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Original films The Hills Have Eyes Wes Craven Peter Locke The Hills Have Eyes Part II Peter Locke,Barry Cahn,Jonathan Debin Reboot films The Hills Have Eyes Alexandre Aja Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur Wes Craven,Marianne Maddalena,Peter Locke The Hills Have Eyes 2 Martin Weisz Wes Craven and Jonathan Craven
Cast
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 Aaron Stanford rowspan="7" Brenda Carter Susan Lanier Emilie de Ravin Bobby Carter Robert Houston Dan Byrd Lynne Carter-Wood / Bukowski Dee Wallace Vinessa Shaw Ethel Carter Virginia Vincent Kathleen Quinlan Big Bob Carter Russ Grieve rowspan="2" Ted Levine Catherine "Katy" Wood / Bukowski Brenda Marinoff Maisie Camilleri Ruby / Rachel Janus Blythe Laura Ortiz Fred John Steadman Tom Bower Beast colspan="3" rowspan="2" Beauty The Cannibal Pluto Michael Berryman Michael Bailey Smith Papa Jupiter James Whitworth Billy Drago Mercury Peter Locke Adam Perrell Big Mama Cordy Clark Ivana Turchetto
Reception Box office Film Release date (US) Budget Box office revenue Reference United States Foreign WorldwideThe Hills Have Eyes (1977)July 22, 1977$230,000$25,000,000$25,000,000The Hills Have Eyes Part IIJanuary 2, 1985$700,000The Hills Have Eyes (2006)March 10, 2006$15,000,000$41,778,863 $27,844,850$69,623,713The Hills Have Eyes 2March 23, 2007$15,000,000$20,804,166$16,662,372$37,405,247Total $38,930,000 $66,584,110 $44,507,222 $132,028,960
Critical reception Most of the films have received mixed reception from critics. Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic The Hills Have Eyes (1977)69% (29 reviews)The Hills Have Eyes Part II12% (8 reviews)The Hills Have Eyes (2006)51% (137 reviews)52% (28 reviews)The Hills Have Eyes 213% (64 reviews)32% (18 reviews)
Comics
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. It was written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, and drawn by John Higgins.
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