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Watch: The Hills Have Eyes 1977 123movies, Full Movie Online – A family going to California accidentally goes through an Air Testing range closed to the public. They crash and are stranded in a desert. They are being stalked by a group of people, which have not emerged into modern times..
Plot: On the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack.
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Ratings:

	6.3/10 Votes: 35,860
	67% | RottenTomatoes
	64/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 708 Popularity: 15.08 | TMDB

Reviews:

This is one I could’ve sworn I had seen before and while I think I remembered a few scenes, the rest was a blank. In any case, I thought it was okay for a independent horror film with characters that at least weren’t obnoxious. It’s nothing special but I suppose entertaining enough. **3.5/5**

You folks. Stay on the main road now you hear!

After having announced himself to the horror hordes with The Last House on the Left, Craven’s next horror pick would be this, The Hills Have Eyes, another slab of grit and grime.

A nuclear family head across the desert in their giant trailer only to break down and find there’s beasties in the hills hungry for their blood.

It has become very much a popular cult pic with Craven fans, which is understandable given the brisk pacing, moments of intensity and suspense, while the allegories and messages are smartly inserted. But the low budget does affect the product, it looks cheap and renders much of the violence and sexual aspects (implied or otherwise) as being not very frightening or stomach churning. While some of the acting is very poor, further adding a cartoonish feel to what should have been a nerve shredding experience.

Above average for sure, but not the masterpiece some would have you believe. 6/10

Heavy On Atmosphere, Heavier On Brutality.
“The Hills Have Eyes” is personally one of my favorite horror films of the ’70s era, I’d say this one is just below Tobe Hooper’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. I love the whole atmosphere the film gives off, and how brutal the film is. “The Hills Have Eyes” follows a normal American family on a camping trip who accidentally crash their station wagon and trailer in the middle of the California desert. The gang consists of Bob and Ethel, and their teenage children Bobby and Brenda, and their adult daughter Lynne and her husband and infant. Their father goes out for help, while the rest of them wait at the trailer, but they are unknowingly being watched by a family of cannibalistic mountain people that are hungry for flesh. As night falls, the clan of mountain-dwelling cannibals close in on the family, attacking their little safe-haven Airstream trailer, and begin to brutally slaughter each of them as they fight to save their lives.

One of the more memorable exploitation films from the 1970s, this gruesome little chiller is a nice addition to the list. Wes Craven, writer and director of this movie, does a great job at setting a mood, atmosphere, and having plenty of scary moments throughout. The desert in the film is eerie itself, it’s such an empty and genuinely creepy landscape for a horror film to be set in. Along with this is the brutality factor – this is a harrowing little movie. The violence is shocking and strangely realistic, and it makes it more unsettling than it could have been. I can see why Mr. Craven has gone on to direct so many other successful horror films, such as “Scream” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, because he’s good at what he does.

The acting here isn’t bad, we have Dee Wallace Stone (“E.T.”, “Cujo”), but most of the other actors are unknowns, who give decent performances. Some of the acting was admittedly over the top and a little laughable at times, but what could you expect from a low-budget ’70s horror flick? This film comes to a close in a rather odd way, fading out into a red screen. The ending was surely abrupt and I’m sure there were other, better ways to conclude the story. But, again, the rough abruptness is another addition to the movie’s raw atmosphere and visceral quality. This isn’t a pleasant movie, and I think anyone who has seen it can agree on that.

Bottom line – “The Hills Have Eyes” is one of the best horror/exploitation films to come from the ’70s era. Not the best, but it is definitely close to it. It’s brutal, raw, unsettling, and it made me uncomfortable. Any movie that has the power to do that must really have something going for it. Definitely worth a watch, it’s a classic midnight-movie. One of my many personal favorites. If you like this, I’d also recommend Craven’s debut picture, “Last House On The Left”, which is also a visceral exploitation B-movie classic. 9/10.

Heavy On Atmosphere, Heavier On Brutality.
“The Hills Have Eyes” is personally one of my favorite horror films of the ’70s era, I’d say this one is just below Tobe Hooper’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. I love the whole atmosphere the film gives off, and how brutal the film is. “The Hills Have Eyes” follows a normal American family on a camping trip who accidentally crash their station wagon and trailer in the middle of the California desert. The gang consists of Bob and Ethel, and their teenage children Bobby and Brenda, and their adult daughter Lynne and her husband and infant. Their father goes out for help, while the rest of them wait at the trailer, but they are unknowingly being watched by a family of cannibalistic mountain people that are hungry for flesh. As night falls, the clan of mountain-dwelling cannibals close in on the family, attacking their little safe-haven Airstream trailer, and begin to brutally slaughter each of them as they fight to save their lives.

One of the more memorable exploitation films from the 1970s, this gruesome little chiller is a nice addition to the list. Wes Craven, writer and director of this movie, does a great job at setting a mood, atmosphere, and having plenty of scary moments throughout. The desert in the film is eerie itself, it’s such an empty and genuinely creepy landscape for a horror film to be set in. Along with this is the brutality factor – this is a harrowing little movie. The violence is shocking and strangely realistic, and it makes it more unsettling than it could have been. I can see why Mr. Craven has gone on to direct so many other successful horror films, such as “Scream” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, because he’s good at what he does.

The acting here isn’t bad, we have Dee Wallace Stone (“E.T.”, “Cujo”), but most of the other actors are unknowns, who give decent performances. Some of the acting was admittedly over the top and a little laughable at times, but what could you expect from a low-budget ’70s horror flick? This film comes to a close in a rather odd way, fading out into a red screen. The ending was surely abrupt and I’m sure there were other, better ways to conclude the story. But, again, the rough abruptness is another addition to the movie’s raw atmosphere and visceral quality. This isn’t a pleasant movie, and I think anyone who has seen it can agree on that.

Bottom line – “The Hills Have Eyes” is one of the best horror/exploitation films to come from the ’70s era. Not the best, but it is definitely close to it. It’s brutal, raw, unsettling, and it made me uncomfortable. Any movie that has the power to do that must really have something going for it. Definitely worth a watch, it’s a classic midnight-movie. One of my many personal favorites. If you like this, I’d also recommend Craven’s debut picture, “Last House On The Left”, which is also a visceral exploitation B-movie classic. 9/10.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 30 min (90 min)
Budget 230000
Revenue 25000000
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Horror, Thriller
Director Wes Craven
Writer Wes Craven
Actors Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, John Steadman
Country United States
Awards 1 win & 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono, Dolby (Double Tension System) (Japan theatrical release)
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1 (original & negative ratio), 1.85 : 1 (intended theatrical ratio) (cropped)
Camera Arriflex 16, Eclair NPR
Laboratory Movielab, Hollywood (CA), USA
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 16 mm
Cinematographic Process Super 16
Printed Film Format 35 mm (blow-up)