The Hillz (2004)

User Rating:

1.7/10   

Director:

Saran Barnun

Writer:

Saran Barnun (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

All is not quiet up in the suburbs.

Plot:

A promising college athlete takes a turn for the worse when he hooks up with old highschool friends during his summer break.

Plot Keywords:

College | High School Friends | White Male Pretending To Be Black | Video Game | Vulgarity

Cast

Rene Heger	...	Duff
Jesse Woodrow	...	Steve 5
Paris Hilton	...	Heather Smith
Jason Shaw	...	Todd
Eric Priestley	...	Seb
James DeBello	...	Craig
Vince Rimoldi	...	T
Silas Gaither	...	JJ
Ara Apcar	...	Ahkmel the Cashier
Mike Travis	...	Fratboy
Johnny Clark	...	Fratboy
Seth McClellan	...	Fratboy
Bob Sattler	...	Officer King
Jason Radeck	...	Martin
Shawna Batesole	...	Liz
Kristyn Strange	...	Christy
Rachel Binder	...	Jesse
Blanche LeBeau	...	Mary
Chris Neff	...	Jock
Andrei Blair	...	Jock
Blair Dillinger	...	Jock
Dana Claudat	...	Jenn
Shannon Nesmith	...	Staci
Alyson Richards	...	Lisa
Juliet Bradford	...	Juliet
Charlotte Bjornbak	...	Girl with Guy
Sara Winchester	...	Stroller Girl
Jonathan Bayle	...	Dealer
Darbi Gwynn	...	Couch Girl (as Darbi Gwynn Gibson)
Shannon Alt	...	Couch Girl
Matt Santoro	...	Del
Anthony Nacarato	...	Daryl
John Jay Verhuel	...	Spangler
Lisa Mikesh	...	Monster Head
Darren Schaible	...	Dre
Mike Heim	...	Matty (as Michael Heim)
Rando Thomas	...	Pissboy (as Randy Thomas)
David Tollardo	...	Rob Nuts
Saran Barnun	...	Scott
Erin Lear	...	Linda
Melissa Ann Smith	...	Melissa (as Melissa Smith)
Georgia Cobb	...	Sally
Johnna Carreno	...	Cathy
Scott Clark	...	Harris
Blake Dugger	...	Doug
Rebecca Hirschfeld	...	Michelle
Caroline Walker	...	Cassie
Richie Brand	...	X
Michael Singleton	...	Molher
Daisuke Suzuki	...	Asian Gangster
Chuck Lee	...	Asian Gangster
Erin Zabarnick	...	Lucy
Cary Heckman	...	John
Jen Nikolaisen	...	Suanne
Jason French	...	JR
Jack Carlisle	...	Jim
Douglas Jackson	...	Witness
Dawn Henkle	...	Witness
Christopher Joel Ives	...	Kid (as Christopher Ives)
Christopher Allen Nelson	...	Kid
Trishelle Cannatella	...	Party Girl
Lindsey Scholer	...	Party Girl
Erica Shelton	...	Party Girl
Katie Doyle	...	Party Girl
Marissa Garcia	...	Party Girl
Laurie Zink	...	Party Girl
Lauren Bradford	...	Party Girl
Joe Aburdene	...	Party Guy
Steve Griffith	...	Party Guy
Josh Stallings	...	Party Guy
Jonny K. Lamb	...	Party Guy
Justin Glyer	...	Party Guy
Nelson Mendes	...	Party Guy
Patrick Murphy	...	No Person
Todd Devane	...	No Person
Jeff Houk	...	No Person
Betsy Davis	...	No Person
Sally Lear	...	No Person
Mapi Mir	...	No Person
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lauren Bergfeld	...	Girl at Party (uncredited)

Directed by
Saran Barnun		(as Saran)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Saran Barnun		writer (as Saran)

Produced by
Saran Barnun	....	producer
Jonathan Bayle	....	producer
Betsy Davis	....	executive producer
Stacy Seven	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Peter Karr

Cinematography by
Alice Brooks

Film Editing by
Don Adams
Harry James Picardi

Casting by
Saran Barnun
Jonathan Bayle

Makeup Department
Suzanne M. Farrand	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jonathan Bayle	....	unit production manager
Eric Chase	....	post-production supervisor
David Criden	....	post-production supervisor (as Dave Criden)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Baran Ozcaylan	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Tim Mattimore	....	creative designer

Sound Department
Derrick Cloud	....	second boom operator
Maui Holcomb	....	sound editor
Michael Krikorian	....	sound mixer: second unit
Randy Lawson	....	sound mixer
Don Purnell	....	foley artist
Marcus Ricaud	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
John R. Ellis	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Dara Blaine	....	second assistant camera
Jason Cochard	....	key grip
David C. Cooper	....	electrician: second unit
Patrick Murphy	....	director of photography: second unit
Patrick Murphy	....	assistant camera: second unit
Ryan Nguyen	....	assistant camera
Nathan Perkins	....	grip
John Rhode	....	camera operator: second unit
Elizabeth Santoro	....	electrician
Mike Smith	....	gaffer
Clinton H. Wallace	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Eric Chase	....	colorist
Red Navel	....	telecine operator

Music Department
Saran Barnun	....	music supervisor
Dave Filice	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Steven Adams	....	consultant
Cortney Bailey	....	publicist
Rachel Binder	....	script supervisor
Brandon Denny	....	production assistant
Selen Dincman	....	publicist
Pamela Havens	....	adr loop group
Dylan Hollis	....	assistant to director
Selin Kolankaya Roberts	....	publicist
Brent Kunzel	....	production assistant
Charles Lee	....	production assistant
Antonio Martínez	....	production assistant
Annie Matzkin	....	press agent: Miami
Howard Park	....	adr loop group
Monique Renyolds	....	publicist
Robb Samborn	....	web site designer
Bakari Savage	....	production assistant
Jenny Sendrey	....	adr loop group

Production Companies

• Halfway House Entertainment LLC

Distributors

• PRA Films (2005) (Turkey) (all media)
• Showtime (2006) (USA) (TV)
• Minerva Pictures (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• Starz! Encore Entertainment (2006) (USA) (TV)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2005) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Flashstar (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Village Road Show (2005) (Australia) (all media)
• CVD Media Co. Ltd. (2005) (Thailand) (all media)
• Continental (2006) (Yugoslavia) (all media)
• Digital Site Corporation (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Eurociné (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2005) (USA) (video)
• Private Cinema (2005) (Greece) (all media)
• Starmedia Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violent content, sexuality, language and drug use.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:R21 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Halfway House Entertainment LLC

Trivia:

According to the DVD commentary, Melissa Ann Smith asked Jesse Woodrow to attend church with her during filming. Woodrow has since become a Christian.

Quotes:

Linda: God I hate these things.
Melissa: I know especially when that dumb bitch is wearing the same outfit as me.
Suanne: He was so hot.
Cathy: I can't believe it, I was in love with him.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Zodiac Killer (2005)

Soundtrack:

The Shallow People

10 Things I Hate About 'The Hillz'

1. Paris Hilton is the biggest name in the movie.

2. Using a "z" to urbanize a title is "so four years ago" (to quote Paris in the movie).

3. It's another movie about wiggers who have watched 'Menace II Society' and 'Kids' too much (I'd even recommend 'Havoc' over this junk).

4. The narrator spouts clichés right and left ("After that summer, our lives were never the same...").

5. Really unnecessary "flashbacks" to scenes that had just ended (not even Leonard Shelby's memory is that short!).

6. I swear the cast was stoned (before they get stoned in the movie) because there is no other excuse for acting this poor.

7. If a certain popular four-letter word didn't exist, this movie would be half as long.

8. I saw the boom mike twice and wasn't even looking for it (the second time it almost hit someone in the head).

9. The narrator is the only sympathetic character and yet he mumbles all his lines (except in his crystal-clear narration, of course).

10. What's with the grainy scenes in the car? Did Rick Salomon shoot those too?