Even before horror icon Wes Craven launched the “Nightmare On Elm Street” series, he was responsible for several genre contributions that enjoy enduring popularity. This includes “Hill of Bloody Eyes”, which is increasingly known in this country under its original title “The Hills Have Eyes”. Despite its great popularity, the shocker was only granted its 4K world premiere last year – and interestingly enough, it happened in Germany!
The editions of the Turbine label that have been released to date once again underscored the popularity of the equally atmospheric and hard film: All of the limited 4K media books were quickly sold out, which is why Turbine is now reacting to the high demand. A new The Hills Have Eyes mediabook featuring the film on 4K Disc and Blu-ray will be released on September 2, 2022.
» “The Hills Have Eyes” media book at Turbine*
However, this edition is limited to 666 copies and provided with a motif by the popular illustrator Ralf Krause. By the way, there is an alternative for film fans who want to save a few euros and can do without the more complex presentation and the informative booklet of the media book:
“The Hills Have Eyes” is also in one standard edition* Available with 4K disc and Blu-ray. In addition, there is one that was already published in 2019 3 disc mediabook* in stock, which includes the film on DVD and Blu-ray, as well as the accompanying soundtrack CD.
The Hills Have Eyes is about the Carter family who take a trip to the Yucca Desert. There “Big Bob” (Russ Grieve), his wife Ethel (Virginia Vincent), son Bobby (Robert Houston), daughters Brenda (Susan Lanier) and Lynne (Dee Wallace Stone) and her husband Doug (Martin Speer) meet a cannibal -Clan. Under the leadership of the chief Jupiter (James Whitworth), they first kill the family dog Beauty, then the manhunt begins. The survivors decide not to flee, but to fight back!
In the 1980s, Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes was itself indexed in a censored version. It was not until 2007 that the list was removed and a FSK re-examination took place. Since then, the horror classic has been available in its entirety and is approved for ages 18+. At that time, a new dubbing was also commissioned, because the German first dubbing falsified the plot:
The cannibals of the original version quickly became aliens in the first German version. True-to-the-original synchro only emerged in the DVD age. Luckily, if you want to compare the two versions, that’s easy to do: Turbine packs both synchros on its home cinema editions, as well as the original soundtrack, of course.
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