# The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

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**Runtime**: 90 min
**Genres**: Horror
**Directed by**: Wes Craven
**Written by**: Wes Craven
**Starring**: Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Martin Speer, Dee Wallace, Russ Grieve, John Steadman

> *The lucky ones died first...*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Nevada desert. Tire iron.
An innocent family road trip gone to hell. Savage mountain men descend for blood.
Craven’s nasty breakthrough is not for the faint of heart.

**Mood tags**: body-horror, dread, gut-punch, raw

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