The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Wes Craven

Writer:

Wes Craven (writer)

Release Date:

August 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

So you think you're lucky to be alive...

Plot:

A group of bikers, which includes some of the survivors from the original film, embark on a journey...

Plot Keywords:

Bus | Desert | 1980s | Threatened With Knife | Well Shaft

Cast

Tamara Stafford	...	Cass
Kevin Spirtas	...	Roy (as Kevin Blair)
John Bloom	...	The Reaper
Colleen Riley	...	Jane
Michael Berryman	...	Pluto
Penny Johnson	...	Sue
Janus Blythe	...	Rachel / Ruby
John Laughlin	...	Hulk
Willard E. Pugh	...	Foster (as Willard Pugh)
Peter Frechette	...	Harry
Robert Houston	...	Bobby
David Nichols	...	The Psychiatrist
Edith Fellows	...	Mrs. Wilson
Lance Gordon	...	Mars
Susan Lanier	...	Brenda

Also Known As:

The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1986) (video release) | Finland:(Banned) (1985) (theatrical release) | Finland:K-16 (1996) | Finland:K-18 (2005) | Sweden:15 | Australia:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (nf)

Filming Locations:

San Bernardino, California, USA

Company:

VTC

Trivia:

Wes Craven claims that he did this film because he was in need of money and since then has disowned it.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Ruby falls and hits her head on the rock, it gives way like rubber.

Quotes:

[only line]
The Reaper: Reaper no dumb like Papa Jupe!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hard Rock Zombies (1985)

What on earth is this?

Wes Craven admitted in an interview that he needed to make some cash fast, would have happily 'directed Godzilla in Paris'. So he made a sequel to one of his well-made and enjoyable films.

However, 'Hills Have Eyes 2' is a letdown. It seems to rely heavily on flashbacks to the previous (superior) film and is really nothing more than a 'Friday the 13th' clone. It even has the same composer as the Jason films (Harry Manfredini) so much of the music in 'Hills 2' could make you think you're watching a 'Friday the 13th' sequel. This whole film is just a waste of time. The characters are so obnoxious you don't give a hoot what happens to them, the 'Papa Jupe's brother' business is glaringly contrived and unlikely and to cut a long story short I have trouble believing that this mess was by the same director who brought us the best of the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' films and 'Shocker'.