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.
Directed by Wes Craven
rape
government
mutation
murder
cannibal
dog
desert
camper
set on fire
Rank
#34 in 1977·#6560 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
Cast
Susan Lanier
Brenda Carter
Robert Houston
Bobby Carter
Martin Speer
Doug Wood
Dee Wallace
Lynne Wood
Russ Grieve
Big Bob Carter
John Steadman
Fred
Virginia Vincent
Ethel Carter
Michael Berryman
Pluto
Janus Blythe
Ruby
Crew
Wes Craven
Director
Wes Craven
Writer
Wes Craven
Editor
John Frazier
Special Effects
Robert A. Burns
Art Direction
Popular Reviews
623 reviews
Cemtleman
9.0★ · 10/29/25
The Hills Have Eyes is a brutal survival story that actually earns its violence. The desert setting feels hopeless, and the fear feels real. It’s messy, but in a way that makes it unforgettable.
The Hills Have Eyes is a brutal survival story that actually earns its violence. The desert setting feels hopeless, and the fear feels real. It’s messy, but in a way that makes it unforgettable.
Martyna Sowińska
4.0★ · 04/24/26
those overdramatic zooms are everything
those overdramatic zooms are everything
bianca
6.0★ · 04/19/26
the flinstones if they were insane and knew the solar system planets
the flinstones if they were insane and knew the solar system planets
