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The Hills Have Eyes

1977

Wes Craven

Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Martin Speer, Dee Wallace ...

5.5

4,350

Horror When their camper breaks down in the desert on their way to California, a desperate family struggles to survive the attacks of a bizarre cannibalistic family, hungry for fresh meat and determined to terrorize the innocent vacationers. As members of the Carter clan fall prey to these inbred marauders, only a son and daughter remain to rescue their kidnapped infant and seek vengeance against the savages who have destroyed their family.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Chris Auty Time Out	"Exploitation themes are used to maximum effect, and despite occasional errors (...) the sense of pace never errs. A heady mix of ironic allegory and seat-edge tension."	POS
United States	Charles Cassady Jr. Common Sense Media	"This is a sometimes ghastly -- and occasionally absurd -- shocker (...) There are some borderline-silly moments (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Empire	"Important, but it echoes a better film - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Eric Henderson Slant	"While frequently effective, 'The Hills Have Eyes' is no 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. Because Craven (...) ends up diluting the terror of being confronted with the proverbial Other (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Tyler Howat Ready Steady Cut	"A shocking piece of terror, not shying away from the genuine fear that suburbia feels when it strays off the civilized path (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS

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