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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/The-Hills-Have-Eyes/34339/|title=The Hills Have Eyes 1977|website=Blu-ray}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifc.com/2014/10/15-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-hills-have-eyes-2|title=15 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Hills Have Eyes 2|website=IFC}}{{Cite web|url=http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/5368/hills_eyes_77.html|title=The Hills Have Eyes (1977)|website=High-Def Digest}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-Part-2-Widescreen/20469054|title=The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (Widescreen)|website=walmart.com}} The series has featured actors and actresses including Dee Wallace, Aaron Stanford, Michael Berryman and Emilie de Ravin.

Films

class="wikitable" width=99% border="1" ! scope="col" style="width:20%;"\| Film ! scope="col" \| U.S. release date ! scope="col" \| Director(s) ! scope="col" \| Screenwriter(s) ! scope="col" \| Producer(s)
colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccccff;" \| Original films
The Hills Have Eyes \| style="text-align:center" \| {{Start date\|1977\|6\|22}} \| rowspan="2" colspan="2" \| Wes Craven \| Peter Locke
The Hills Have Eyes Part II \| style="text-align:center" \| {{Start date\|1985\|8\|2}} \| Peter Locke, Barry Cahn, Jonathan Debin
colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccccff;" \| Reboot films
The Hills Have Eyes \| style="text-align:center" \| {{Start date\|2006\|3\|10}} \| Alexandre Aja \| Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur \| rowspan="2"\| Wes Craven, Marianne Maddalena, Peter Locke
The Hills Have Eyes 2 \| style="text-align:center" \| {{Start date\|2007\|3\|23}} \| Martin Weisz \| Wes Craven and Jonathan Craven

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! scope="col" style="width:20%;"| Film

! scope="col" | U.S. release date

! scope="col" | Director(s)

! scope="col" | Screenwriter(s)

! scope="col" | Producer(s)

colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | Original films

The Hills Have Eyes

| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|1977|6|22}}

| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Wes Craven

| Peter Locke

The Hills Have Eyes Part II

| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|1985|8|2}}

| Peter Locke,
Barry Cahn,
Jonathan Debin

colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | Reboot films

The Hills Have Eyes

| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|2006|3|10}}

| Alexandre Aja

| Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur

| rowspan="2"| Wes Craven,
Marianne Maddalena,
Peter Locke

The Hills Have Eyes 2

| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|2007|3|23}}

| Martin Weisz

| Wes Craven and Jonathan Craven

= Cast =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:99%;"
rowspan="4" style="width:15%;"\| Character ! colspan="4" \| Films
colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"\| Original series ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"\| Reboot series
style="width:10%;"\| The Hills Have Eyes ! style="width:10%;"\| The Hills Have Eyes Part II ! style="width:10%;"\| The Hills Have Eyes ! style="width:10%;"\| The Hills Have Eyes 2
1977	1985	2006	2007
colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccccff;" \| Humans
Doug Wood / Bukowski \| Martin Speer \| {{N/A\|Mentioned}} \| Aaron Stanford \| rowspan="7"{{N/A\|Mentioned}}
Brenda Carter \| Susan Lanier \| {{N/A\|Susan Lanier}}{{ref\|archive\|A}} \| Emilie de Ravin
Bobby Carter \| colspan="2" \| Robert Houston \| Dan Byrd
Lynne Carter-Wood / Bukowski \| Dee Wallace \| {{N/A\|Mentioned}} \| Vinessa Shaw
Ethel Carter \| Virginia Vincent \| {{N/A\|Virginia Vincent}}{{ref\|archive\|A}} \| Kathleen Quinlan
Big Bob Carter \| Russ Grieve \| rowspan="2" {{N/A\|Mentioned}} \| Ted Levine
Catherine "Katy" Wood / Bukowski \| Brenda Marinoff \| Maisie Camilleri
Ruby / Rachel \| colspan="2" \| Janus Blythe \| Laura Ortiz \| {{cEmpty}}
Fred \| John Steadman \| {{cEmpty}} \| Tom Bower \| {{cEmpty}}
Beast \| colspan="3" {{TBA\|Appeared}} \| rowspan="2" {{N/A\|Mentioned}}
Beauty \| {{TBA\|Appeared}} \| {{cEmpty}} \| {{TBA\|Appeared}}
colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccccff;" \| The Cannibal
Pluto \| colspan="2" \| Michael Berryman \| Michael Bailey Smith \| {{cEmpty}}
Papa Jupiter \| James Whitworth \| {{N/A\|James Whitworth}}{{ref\|archive\|A}} \| Billy Drago \| {{cEmpty}}
Mercury \| Peter Locke \| {{cEmpty}} \| Adam Perrell \| {{cEmpty}}
Big Mama \| Cordy Clark \| {{cEmpty}} \| Ivana Turchetto \| {{cEmpty}}

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rowspan="4" style="width:15%;"| Character

! colspan="4" | Films

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Original series

! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Reboot series

style="width:10%;"| The Hills Have Eyes

! style="width:10%;"| The Hills Have Eyes Part II

! style="width:10%;"| The Hills Have Eyes

! style="width:10%;"| The Hills Have Eyes 2

1977

1985

2006

2007

colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | Humans

Doug Wood / Bukowski

| Martin Speer

| {{N/A|Mentioned}}

| Aaron Stanford

| rowspan="7"{{N/A|Mentioned}}

Brenda Carter

| Susan Lanier

| {{N/A|Susan Lanier}}{{ref|archive|A}}

| Emilie de Ravin

Bobby Carter

| colspan="2" | Robert Houston

| Dan Byrd

Lynne Carter-Wood / Bukowski

| Dee Wallace

| {{N/A|Mentioned}}

| Vinessa Shaw

Ethel Carter

| Virginia Vincent

| {{N/A|Virginia Vincent}}{{ref|archive|A}}

| Kathleen Quinlan

Big Bob Carter

| Russ Grieve

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Mentioned}}

| Ted Levine

Catherine "Katy" Wood / Bukowski

| Brenda Marinoff

| Maisie Camilleri

Ruby / Rachel

| colspan="2" | Janus Blythe

| Laura Ortiz

| {{cEmpty}}

Fred

| John Steadman

| {{cEmpty}}

| Tom Bower

| {{cEmpty}}

Beast

| colspan="3" {{TBA|Appeared}}

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Mentioned}}

Beauty

| {{TBA|Appeared}}

| {{cEmpty}}

| {{TBA|Appeared}}

colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | The Cannibal

Pluto

| colspan="2" | Michael Berryman

| Michael Bailey Smith

| {{cEmpty}}

Papa Jupiter

| James Whitworth

| {{N/A|James Whitworth}}{{ref|archive|A}}

| Billy Drago

| {{cEmpty}}

Mercury

| Peter Locke

| {{cEmpty}}

| Adam Perrell

| {{cEmpty}}

Big Mama

| Cordy Clark

| {{cEmpty}}

| Ivana Turchetto

| {{cEmpty}}

Reception

=Box office=

class="wikitable" width=99% border="1" ! rowspan="2" \| Film ! rowspan="2" \| Release date (US) ! rowspan="2" \| Budget ! colspan="3" \| Box office revenue ! rowspan="2" \| Reference
align="center" \| United States ! align="center" \| Foreign ! align="center" \| Worldwide
The Hills Have Eyes (1977) \|July 22, 1977 \|$230,000 \|$25,000,000 \|{{n/a}} \|$25,000,000 \|
The Hills Have Eyes Part II \|January 2, 1985 \|$700,000 \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}} \|
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) \|March 10, 2006 \|$15,000,000 \|$41,778,863 \|$27,844,850 \|$69,623,713 \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hillshaveeyes06.htm\|title=The Hills Have Eyes 2006 Box Office\|website=BoxOfficeMojo.com\|access-date=26 November 2014}}
The Hills Have Eyes 2 \|March 23, 2007 \|$15,000,000 \|$20,804,166 \|$16,662,372 \|$37,405,247 \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hillshaveeyes207.htm\|title=The Hills Have Eyes 2 Box Office\|website=BoxOfficeMojo.com\|access-date=26 November 2014}}
colspan=2 align="center"\|Total \| $38,930,000 \| $66,584,110 \| $44,507,222 \| $132,028,960 \|

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! rowspan="2" | Film

! rowspan="2" | Release date (US)

! rowspan="2" | Budget

! colspan="3" | Box office revenue

! rowspan="2" | Reference

align="center" | United States

! align="center" | Foreign

! align="center" | Worldwide

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

|July 22, 1977

|$230,000

|$25,000,000

|{{n/a}}

|$25,000,000

The Hills Have Eyes Part II

|January 2, 1985

|$700,000

|{{n/a}}

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

|March 10, 2006

|$15,000,000

|$41,778,863

|$27,844,850

|$69,623,713

|{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hillshaveeyes06.htm|title=The Hills Have Eyes 2006 Box Office|website=BoxOfficeMojo.com|access-date=26 November 2014}}

The Hills Have Eyes 2

|March 23, 2007

|$15,000,000

|$20,804,166

|$16,662,372

|$37,405,247

|{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hillshaveeyes207.htm|title=The Hills Have Eyes 2 Box Office|website=BoxOfficeMojo.com|access-date=26 November 2014}}

colspan=2 align="center"|Total

| $38,930,000

| $66,584,110

| $44,507,222

| $132,028,960

=Critical reception=

Most of the films have received mixed reception from critics.

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! Film

! Rotten Tomatoes

! Metacritic

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

|67% (27 reviews){{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1009645_hills_have_eyes |title=The Hills Have Eyes|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=2024-01-07}}

The Hills Have Eyes Part II

|0% (7 reviews){{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hills_have_eyes_the_pt_2 |title=The Hills Have Eyes, Part II |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=2022-12-03}}

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

|52% (140 reviews){{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hills_have_eyes/|title=The Hills Have Eyes|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=2024-01-07}}

|52% (28 reviews){{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/hillshaveeyes|title=The Hills Have Eyes (2006): Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=2009-12-13}}

The Hills Have Eyes 2

|12% (68 reviews){{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hills_have_eyes_2/|title=The Hills Have Eyes 2|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=2009-12-13}}

|32% (18 reviews){{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/hillshaveeyes2|title=The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007): Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=2009-12-13}}

Comics

File:The Hills Have Eyes The Beginning.jpg

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.harpercollins.com/9780061243547/the-hills-have-eyes|title=The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning|website=HarperCollins.com|access-date=26 November 2014}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/08/the-hills-have-eyes-the-beginning-preview|title=The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning Preview|website=IGN|date=8 February 2007}} It was written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, and drawn by John Higgins.

References

External links

{{IMDb title|qid=Q994724|title=The Hills Have Eyes}}
{{IMDb title|qid=Q27536|title=The Hills Have Eyes Part II}}
{{IMDb title|qid=Q1141519|title=The Hills Have Eyes}}
{{IMDb title|qid=Q1353813|title=The Hills Have Eyes 2}}

Category:The Hills Have Eyes

Category:20th Century Studios franchises

Category:Searchlight Pictures franchises

Category:Film series introduced in 1977

Category:Horror film franchises

Category:Films adapted into comics