Wes Craven's "THE HILLS HAVE EYES" Getting Ultra 4K HD Release From Arrow Video
The 4k release train just keep on rollin!
Announced just a little while ago this morning, Arrow Video will be distributing a glorious new 4k HD version of Wes Craven’s cannibal hit, The Hills Have Eyes!
We know what you’re thinking, Arrow Video, man, that’s gonna be in the UK only. NOPE! You’re wrong o’ faithful reader, this bad boy is getting released in the U.S., U.K and Canada!
The release date here in the U.S. is November 9, 2021.
Here’s an overview of everything you’re getting in the set:
Brand new 4K restoration of the film, viewable with both original and alternate endings
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in High Dynamic Range
Original lossless mono audio
Optional lossless 2.0 stereo and 7.1 remixes (original ending only)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
6 postcards
Reversible fold-out poster
Limited edition 40-page booklet featuring writing on the film by critic Brad Stevens and a consideration of the Hills franchise by Arrow producer Ewan Cant, illustrated with original archive stills and posters
Audio commentary with actors Michael Berryman, Janus Blythe, Susan Lanier and Martin Speer
Audio commentary by academic Mikel J. Koven
Audio commentary with Wes Craven and Peter Locke
Looking Back on The Hills Have Eyes – making-of documentary featuring interviews with Craven, Locke, actors Michael Berryman, Janus Blythe, Robert Houston, Susan Lanier, Dee Wallace and director of photography Eric Saarinen
Family Business – an interview with actor Martin Speer
The Desert Sessions – an interview with composer Don Peake
Outtakes
Alternate ending
Trailers and TV Spots
Image gallery
Original screenplay
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper
“Horror master Wes Craven achieved critical and commercial success with the likes of Scream and A Nightmare on Elm Street – but for many genre fans, the director’s seminal 1977 effort The Hills Have Eyes remains his masterpiece.”
Synopsis:
“Taking an ill-advised detour en route to California, the Carter family soon run into trouble when their campervan breaks down in the middle of the desert. Stranded, the family find themselves at the mercy of a group of monstrous cannibals lurking in the surrounding hills. With their lives under threat, the Carters have no choice but to fight back by any means necessary.”
“Following on from his notorious 1972 directorial debut The Last House on the Left, Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes stands alongside the likes of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Night of the Living Dead as one of the defining classics of American horror.”
