Product Details

• Actors: Michael Berryman, Penny Johnson, Tamara Stafford, Kevin Spirtas, John Bloom (III)
• Directors: Wes Craven
• Format: Anamorphic, Blu-ray, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Redemption
• DVD Release Date: March 20, 2012
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B006P5KEYQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,351 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Everyone's favorite desert-dwelling mutant cannibals return in this gruesome sequel to the classic drive-in shocker! Years after the original massacre that pitted a suburban family against a band of cave dwellers, traumatized survivors return to the wild on an expedition. When their bus breaks down, the travelers must fight off the hungry savages as they reemerge from the hills in search of dinner! Directed by horror maestro Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream).

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars CANNIBALS WHO WANNA BE LIKE JASON January 6, 2006

By Anton Ilinski

Format:DVD

Although many reviewers didn't like the second part of the "Hills", I still wouldn't call it "one of the worst sequels ever" or "the worst Wes Craven film". Certainly this is not a masterpiece, even in the framework of horror genre, but I don't see why it should be worse than any other slasher flick. When I was watching it, I came to a conclusion early Wes Craven had been imitating other directors rather often. I'm not saying he was not original at all - eventually he shot "A Nightmare on Elm Street" in 1984. But "The Hills Have Eyes" were reminiscent of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", and in the beginning of 80s, when slasher era started, I guess Craven decided to make something in the same manner. Maybe the reason was Craven's long-time buddy Sean Cunningham created "Friday the 13th" in 1980, and Wes was envious? :) Anyway the second part of "The Hills Have Eyes" turned out to be a pure slasher like many others at that time. And it obviously wasn't the worst and in many ways was like above mentioned "Friday the 13th": the score was written by Harry Manfredini, known to every "Friday" fan, and the music in "Hills 2" is just like in early "Fridays". The body count increased comparing to the first part and approached a regular slasher movie. Kevin Blair who had a leading male part here, would star in "Friday the 13th part VII" a couple of years later along with Kane Hodder, who did stunts for "The Hills Have Eyes 2" and in "Friday" would play you know whom....

Of course here we can see some stupidities as in other slasher movies (like characters wandering in night all alone instead of sticking together, all the big strong guys get killed, and a handicapped girl survives - I'm not even considering it as a spoiler for it is obvious from the very beginning, especially if you've seen a couple of horror films in your life), but is that a problem for a true horror fan? We've learned not to take this trivia into account.

So I think "The Hills Have Eyes 2" managed on many levels, and it would be interesting to have it in your collection, if you have the first one. For they are two totally different films talking about the subgenres of horror. Read more ›

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars For die-hard fans only..... January 30, 2003

By TheHillsHaveEyes13

Format:DVD

This is in my opinion one of Wes Craven's worst films, but even having said that, it still makes for a pretty fun watch. The story hear is basically the same except that now, we have a dirtbike racing team to take the place of the family in the first film. When the racing teams bus break's down, hell ensues, as Pluto and the newly introduced "reaper" indulge in some gruesome killing.

The dvd itself is nowhere near the quality I would have liked. The picture is overly grainy, and I noticed a "shimmer", for lack of a better word, throughout the course of the fim. All in all the picture quality is that of an old vhs rental copy. I would not recommend purchasing this dvd unless you are like me and are a die-hard "The hills have eyes" fan.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Same as DVD March 26, 2012

By Richard A. Kappele

Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase

OK, I have the laserdisc, DVD, and now the BluRay of this movie. When I saw the BluRay was coming out I thought it would be a sharp clear high quality transfer; but, it looks and sounds just like the DVD - grainy, flat, and too dark in several scenes.
I think we've passed the point where BluRay is an upgrade and now it's just a new format to copy DVDs to in order to get more money out of people.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time October 27, 2006

By MightySpork

Format:DVD

The movie was only 90 minutes, but at least 20 of those were flash backs from the first one. The hillbilly cannibals are all of a sudden hillbilly cannibals on motorbikes. And NO ONE dies until the last 20 minutes. Need I say more?

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as great as it could have been... April 5, 2006

By Autumn Butterfly

Format:DVD

I've seen far worse horror films ('Boogeyman', anyone?) than this one, but it still was not one of Wes Craven's best. I'll spare the synopsis since everyone else has written it out, but add a few of the film's strengths and weaknesses.

The story line is rather interesting, though a little too convenient. It's far too coincidental that Ruby becomes civilized then through circumstance ends up in the exact same area from which she escaped.

Michael Berryman and Janus Blythe were excellent. Their performances were two of the three professional (and watchable) ones in the film. Pluto and Ruby were two of my favorite characters in the first film, and I was hoping the second film would at least do them justice. After the opening sequence it all went downhill, but Janus Blythe and Michael Berryman gave strong, solid performances, fitting easily into their roles.

The rest of the cast was, sadly, awful. These people were among the most wooden and obnoxious I have seen in any film, horror or otherwise. One guy was so completely idiotic my 17 year-old son and I both cheered when he was flattened by a boulder. No need to ask which one. Ten minutes into the movie you'll know. And you'll cheer too.

Robert Houston was also very convincing and natural in the role of Bobby. Bobby was clearly still haunted by the trauma he suffered in the desert, and the scene in which he was in session with his psychologist was extremely believable. If only the rest of the film had been as strong...

I gave it three stars, one for Michael Berryman, Janus Blythe and Robert Houston.

The rest of the film is a cure for insomnia.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Take A Shortcut Through The Desert!!! May 17, 2005

By John Baranyai

Format:VHS Tape

This is actually one of my favourite Horror movies and yet for some reason which I cannot fathom it is dismissed by most reviewers. It concerns a group of teenagers on their way to a motorcycle race and the decide to take a shortcut thhrough the desert as they are pressed for time. As anybody who has seen any number of good Horror movies taking a shortcut is asking for trouble. This movie stars the beautiful Tamara Stafford who plays the blind girl Cass who is more resourceful than her sighted frineds. Grab a six pack of beer, a pepperoni pizzand and sit back and enjoy this movie!!!