Hills have eyes6/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Almost a half-century later, the themes of The Hills Have Eyes still echo through the cinematic valley. Spawning a franchise that includes a Craven-directed sequel, two films in a rebooted version of the franchise in the 2000s, and even a comic book, The Hills Have Eyes tapped into a feeling that was simmering just under American culture, a sense that our greatest enemy wasn’t something supernatural or unimaginable but a disenfranchised and disturbed faction of human society hiding just over the horizon. He had already redefined the form once with 1972’s The Last House on the Left (and would again with at least 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street and 1996’s Scream) but The Hills Have Eyes really confirmed that he wasn’t going to be a one-hit wonder. Go in blind, and bring a good gift! Available now on Tubi.In 1977, Wes Craven trekked into the hills surrounding the traditional monster movies of horror and returned with a divisive genre classic. Though a bit of a minimalist plot and cast, Bury The Bride makes the most of its characters and setting to make a truly fun and entertaining bridal horror movie that takes you for a loop. His expressions and reactions to the ladies and his browbeating friends were a highlight to be sure. Prominently, there’s Chaz Bono as David’s mute sidekick of sorts, Puppy. This creates a distinct dynamic that comes into play as the desert hijinks escalate. Both sides of the marital line, from June’s urban friends and sister to redneck husband to be David’s (Dylan Rourke) macho buds, play well off of one another as the tensions rise. For the sake of leaving things to the viewers, I’ll keep details and spoilers to a minimum.īeing such a tight-knit plot, the cast and cast of characters are key to making the plot work. Directed and co-written by Spider One and co-written by co-star Krsy Fox, Bury The Bride is a truly fun and stylized horror hybrid with plenty of gore and thrills to keep this bachelorette party interesting. I wasn’t sure what to expect from Bury The Bride going in, but was pleasantly surprised by some of the twists and turns it took! Taking tried and true genres like ‘backwoods horror’, ‘redneck horror’, and the always entertaining ‘marital horror’ to craft something that caught me rather off guard. But when June’s fiancee shows up with some gritty, redneck buddies of his own the party really gets started… Image: OneFox Productions ![]() ![]() Warning signs that are inevitably buried under a wave of alcohol, games, and unburied drama between the bride, family, and friends. Having to drive out far into the treacherous desert to a shotgun shack with no one else around, ‘cabin in the woods’ or rather ‘cabin in the desert’ jokes ensue as the red flags rise up one after another. June Hamilton (Scout Taylor-Compton, Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN) has invited a group of friends and her sister Sadie (Krsy Fox, Allegoria) to her new humble abode to party and to meet her new hubby to be. Plus it’s a testament to the actors (and one intrepid vlogger) who endured the extreme elements for their craft and the genre itself.īachelorette parties can be such a disaster. With Justin’s video documentation of the film’s location that reverence is still in good standing among fans, filmmakers, and American cinema in general. It got yet another sequel in 2007.Įven though the franchise has become a cult mainstay (there’s even been talk of a mutant origin story) the original is still one of the true horror gems spanning generations. Of course, the franchise got a reboot in 2006 with Alexander Aja ( High Tension, Crawl) at the helm. In 1984 the director re-visited his cannibalistic mutants in the widely panned sequel The Hills Have Eyes Part II. The cast provided their own make-up because of the limited budget and Wallace has said that the dogs in the film were treated better than their human counterparts.ĭespite the MPAA having a fit over some of the graphic violence and at one point giving it an X-rating, The Hills Have Eyes went on to become a great box office success. Michael Berryman who plays Pluto and has become the literal poster child for the film had an especially hard time since he suffers from many birth defects including the absence of sweat glands.
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