Rating: R
Length: 89 minutes

Widescreen 1.78:1 Color (Anamorphic)

ENGLISH: DTS 6.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 2.0
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono

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A family consisting of a father (an ex-cop with a heart problem), a mother (a nagging but loving wife), a daughter/husband/infant combination, a son, another young daughter and two German Shepherds (the least annoying members of this group) are heading through the desert looking for the silver mine they were given as a 25th wedding anniversary gift. Of course, it’s out in the middle of nowhere on forbidden property used by the Air Force as a bombing and test range. Along the way they meet an old man that tries to tell them to go away but they choose ignore his advice and continue on, pulling their trailer with their station wagon. One little wreck later and they’re stranded in the middle of nowhere. And, lets just say, the only people living in this part of the desert aren’t looking to become friends (well, maybe with the cute young blonde in what she most certainly wouldn’t consider a friendly way).

For a low budget film, this movie holds up very nicely even after 30 years. It contains suspense and just enough violence and gore to keep your attention. This is the movie that gave a number of actors their start; Michael Berryman (the most recognizable for obvious reasons) and Dee Wallace (the most successful). And for you trivia buffs out there, this is only the second film Wes Craven directed and wrote; "The Last House on the Left" being the first.

I don’t care if this is a horror movie, family pets (especially dogs) are off limits. Leave them alone! There are plenty of humans, in most cases stupid and annoying ones, to torture/maim/terrorize/kill/rape/pillage/eat. :-)

• Commentary with Writer/Director Wes Craven and Producer Peter Locke
• "Looking Back at the Hills Have Eyes" Documentary
• "The Directors: The Films of Wes Craven" Documentary
• Alternate Ending
• Behind-The-Scenes Gallery
• Still Gallery
• TV Spots
• Storyboards
• Theatrical Trailers
• Wes Craven Biography

This is a really good movie, a must for horror buffs. This was a low budget film shot in the desert with and by a bunch of no names that turned into a cult classic. There are a lot of great extras on disc two but if you only have time for one, make sure it’s the retrospective documentary.

Wes Craven   [A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Last House on the Left, Vampire in Brooklyn]

Michael Berryman - Pluto

[The Devil's Rejects, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Weird Science]

Janus Blythe - Ruby

Cordy Clark - Mama

Lance Gordon - Mars

Russ Grieve - Big Bob Carter

Robert Houston - Bobby Carter

Susan Lanier - Brenda Carter

Peter Locke - Mercury

Martin Speer - Doug Wood

John Steadman - Fred

Virginia Vincent - Ethel Carter

Dee Wallace-Stone - Lynne Wood

[Cujo, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Howling]

James Whitworth - Jupiter