A traveling family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.A traveling family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.A traveling family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.
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- 2 wins & 13 nominations
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- TriviaThe gas station set was built on location in Morocco. It was so authentic that occasionally someone not involved in the production would stop to buy gas.
- Goofs(at around 1h 15 mins) When Doug sees Catherine lying on the bed in Big Mama's house in the village, she begins to roll over, and we can see a hand reach up to stop her from rolling from the bed.
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title card: Between 1945 and 1962 the United States conducted 331 atmospheric nuclear test. Today, the government still denies the genetic effects caused by the radioactive fallout...
- Alternate versionsUS version was heavily edited (31 changes) for violence to secure a R rating. This version was used for international theatrical distribution. Uncut version is available on DVD.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Surviving the Hills: Making of 'The Hills Have Eyes' (2006)
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Written by Merle Kilgore
Performed by Webb Pierce
Courtesy of MCA Nashville
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
I haven't seen the original, but I now want to because this movie rocked. The movie starts as a slow-boil suspense/horror movie, provides some decent jump-scares (at least in the theater) and spends some time building up character. The movie then switches gears and turns into a gritty, brutal horror movie more the likes of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and further switches to gears to a action/revenge movie, but still with horror elements. It's scary, sick, nearly uncompromising (the unrated cut will undoubtedly be so) and disturbing, but also adrenaline-filled and riveting. Certainly NOT for the weak-stomached person. People were leaving the theater, and the IMDb boards are rife with people damning the movie for it's 'lack of moral substance' and 'taste'. This movie isn't for the average movie-goer. It's for the horror buffs. Alexendre Aja should be proud, and is 2-for-2 in my book having done this and High Tension.
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- Despertar del diablo
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- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $41,778,863
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,708,512
- Mar 12, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $70,009,308
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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