The Hills Have Eyes [2006]

From deep within the brilliant imagination of film master Wes Craven (the SCREAM trilogy, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, RED-EYE) comes a reinterpretation of his 1977 cult classic THE HILLS HAVE EYES. With Craven in a producing role, the cutting-edge filmmakers behind HAUTE TENSION [High Tension], Alexandre Aja (as director/writer) and Gregory Levasseur (as writer), have refashioned Craven's chilling story so that it may terrify yet another generation of film-goers.

A family road trip goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carters soon realize the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.

The film’s cast is led by Aaron Stanford (TADPOLE, X2), Ted Levine (“Monk,” THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, WONDERLAND), Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Kathleen Quinlan (APOLLO 13, BREAKDOWN), Vinessa Shaw (MELINDA AND MELINDA, 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS), Emilie de Ravin (“Lost,” “Roswell”), Dan Byrd (A CINDERELLA STORY, “Salem’s Lot”) and Robert Joy (LAND OF THE DEAD, PRETTY PERSUASION).

Director/Writer Alexandre Aja was nominated for the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm for his first film, the short entitled OVER THE RAINBOW. THE HILLS HAVE EYES once again partners him with screenwriter Grégory Levasseur, with whom he co-wrote the feature film HAUTE TENSION, which earned accolades at film festivals worldwide for best picture and netted Aja several nominations and an award for Best Director. Aja and Levasseur also partnered on the feature films FURIA and ENTRE CHIENS ET LOUPS.

The film is produced by Wes Craven, Peter Locke, who produced the original THE HILLS HAVE EYES; and long-time Craven producing partner Marianne Maddalena, who produced Craven’s blockbuster SCREAM series amongst many others. THE HILLS HAVE EYES was shot by Director of Photography Maxime Alexandre, who previously collaborated with Aja on HAUTE TENSION, and whose credits also include THE LAST DROP and THE DEFENDER. It was designed by Production Designer Joseph Nemec, who counts among his many action feature credits TWISTER and PATRIOT GAMES.

Directed by: Alexandre Aja
Written by: Alexandre Aja, Gregory Levasseur
Produced by: Wes Craven, Peter Locke, Marianne Maddalena
Cast: Aaron Stanford, Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw, Emilie de Ravin [LOST], Dan Byrd, Robert Joy

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