{"id":69490,"date":"2021-02-14T23:53:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T06:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69490"},"modified":"2021-07-27T10:37:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T17:37:49","slug":"hills-have-eyes-the-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69490","title":{"rendered":"Hills Have Eyes, The (1977)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to get those bastards.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-69491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Poster-672x1024.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Poster.png 727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA retired police officer (Russ Grieve) travelling across the Arizona desert with his wife (Virginia Vincent), kids (Dee Wallace, Susan Lanier, and Robert Houston), son-in-law (Martin Speer), granddaughter (Brenda Marinoff), and two German shepherds suddenly finds his family&#8217;s life in danger when they wander off the beaten path and encounter a family of backwoods &#8220;atomic-test mutant&#8221; cannibals (James Whitworth, Cordy Clark, Lance Gordon, Michael Berryman, Arthur King, and Janus Blythe).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cannibalism<\/li>\n<li>Deserts<\/li>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Mutant Monsters<\/li>\n<li>Survival<\/li>\n<li>Wes Craven Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this picture about a &#8220;middle-class family from Cleveland&#8221; who &#8220;must give up civilized notions if they are to live&#8221; &#8212; has &#8220;extreme violence&#8221; but &#8220;differs from director Wes Craven&#8217;s previous film, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69459\"><em>The Last House on the Left<\/em><\/a>, because this time you never forget that it&#8217;s &#8216;only a movie&#8217;.&#8221; As he points out this is &#8220;a relief, considering what we must watch&#8221; &#8212; and he adds that while the &#8220;film is as vicious as its reputation&#8221;, it&#8217;s unfortunately &#8220;neither well-made nor scary&#8221;. It&#8217;s notable for featuring &#8220;bald Michael Berryman (whose frightening face was used on the film&#8217;s posters)&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still3-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Dee Wallace in one of her first feature-length film roles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Wallace.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Wallace-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Wallace-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Wallace-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Wallace-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Wallace-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Wallace-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Wallace-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Wallace.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other noteworthy performances include Houston as a back-flipping teenager who suddenly finds himself at the head of a posse for survival:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Houston.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Houston-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Houston-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Houston-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Houston-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Houston-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Houston-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Houston-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Houston.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Blythe as the only sympathetic cannibal. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Blythe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Blythe-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Blythe-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Blythe-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Blythe-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Blythe-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Blythe-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Blythe-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Blythe.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<li> Some effectively terrifying moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still2-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hills-Have-Eyes-Still2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re a Wes Craven fan. <\/p>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0077681\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/hills-have-eyes-1977.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3666eyes.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to get those bastards.&#8221; Synopsis: A retired police officer (Russ Grieve) travelling across the Arizona desert with his wife (Virginia Vincent), kids (Dee Wallace, Susan Lanier, and Robert Houston), son-in-law (Martin Speer), granddaughter (Brenda Marinoff), and two German shepherds suddenly finds his family&#8217;s life in danger when they wander off the beaten path and encounter a family of backwoods &#8220;atomic-test mutant&#8221; cannibals (James Whitworth, Cordy Clark, Lance Gordon, Michael Berryman, Arthur King, and Janus Blythe). Genres, Themes, Actors,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69490\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69490"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74450,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69490\/revisions\/74450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}