The Hills Have Eyes II (2007)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Martin Weisz

Writers (WGA):

Wes Craven (written by) &
Jonathan Craven (written by) ...
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Release Date:

23 March 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The Lucky ones die fast

Plot:

A group of National Guard trainees find themselves battling against a vicious group of mutants on their last day of training in the desert.

Plot Keywords:

Desert | Mutant | Hill | Fight | Skull Crushing

Cast

Michael McMillian	...	Napoleon
Jessica Stroup	...	Amber
Jacob Vargas	...	Crank
Flex Alexander	...	Sarge
Lee Thompson Young	...	Delmar
Daniella Alonso	...	Missy
Eric Edelstein	...	Spitter
Reshad Strik	...	Mickey
Ben Crowley	...	Stump
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Papa Hades
Derek Mears	...	Chameleon
David Reynolds	...	Hansel
Jeff Kober	...	Redding
Jay Acovone	...	Wilson
Philip Pavel	...	Foster
Archie Kao	...	Han
Tyrell Kemlo	...	Stabber
Jason Oettle	...	Letch (as Jason Oettlé)
Jeremy Goei	...	Clyde
Gáspár Szabó	...	Sniffer
Joseph Beddelem	...	Insurgent
Fatiha Quatili	...	Afghan Woman
Cécile Breccia	...	Pregnant Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ashley O'Connor	...	Gretel (uncredited)

Directed by
Martin Weisz

Writing credits (WGA)
Wes Craven		(written by) &
Jonathan Craven		(written by)
Wes Craven		(characters)

Produced by
Tina Anderson	....	co-producer
Jonathan Craven	....	co-producer
Wes Craven	....	producer
Jonathan Debin	....	executive producer
Samy Layani	....	producer: Morocco
Peter Locke	....	producer
Marianne Maddalena	....	producer
Cody Zwieg	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Trevor Morris

Cinematography by
Sam McCurdy

Film Editing by
Sue Blainey		(co-editor)
Kirk M. Morri

Casting by
Mark Bennett

Production Design by
Keith Wilson

Art Direction by
Alistair Kay

Set Decoration by
Luca Tranchino

Costume Design by
Katherine Jane Bryant

Makeup Department
Howard Berger	....	special makeup effects designer
Amina El Halhouli	....	hair stylist
Jennifer Harty	....	department head hair stylist
Charlie Hounslow	....	makeup artist
Akihito Ikeda	....	concept design & special effects makeup: KNB EFX Group Inc.
Mark Killingsworth	....	on-set makeup artist
Tami Lane	....	on-set makeup artist
Tanya Lodge	....	key makeup designer
Abounouom Mariam Lee	....	makeup artist (as Mariam Lee Abounoum)
Clare Mulroy	....	on-set makeup artist
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup effects designer
Ben Rittenhouse	....	on-set makeup artist
Khanh Trance	....	hair department: K.N.B. EFX (as Khanh Tran)

Production Management
Tina Anderson	....	post-production supervisor
Gisela Evert	....	dailies supervisor
Alwyn Kushner	....	unit production manager
Fettah Lahouissi	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rabii El Jawhari	....	second assistant director: second unit
Mehdi Elkhaoudy	....	third assistant director
Redouane Fihi	....	second assistant director
Rachid Gaidi	....	assistant director: Morocco
Christopher Landry	....	first assistant director
Miriam Matejovsky	....	second second assistant director
Richard Murken	....	first assistant director: second unit
Maria Nita	....	second assistant director
Ovidiu Paunescu	....	third assistant director
Shamiel Soni	....	second second assistant director
Ali Tahiri	....	assistant director: Morocco

Art Department
Abdellah Baadil	....	assistant art director
Charles Benaich	....	art department coordinator
Harold Burst	....	head plasterer
Tommaso Dubla	....	head painter
Mike Fowlie	....	property master
Giuseppe Gafagna	....	painter
Abderrahim Id-Idir	....	art department runner
Hanane Jabir	....	draftsperson
Patrick Janicke	....	concept artist
Michael Law	....	construction supervisor
Aziz Mhand	....	props
Philip Murphy	....	stand-by props
Hassan Ourti	....	construction foreman
Anthony Prado	....	assistant art director
Aaron Sims	....	concept artist

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	assistant sound editor
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Brent Findley	....	foley editor
Jason Gaya	....	assistant sound editor
Judah Getz	....	assistant sound editor
Jerry Gilbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ben Greaves	....	boom operator: second unit
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Hughes	....	assistant dialogue editor
Richard Kitting	....	sound recordist
Val Kuklowsky	....	adr supervisor
David Lee	....	sound mixer
Shawn London	....	sound effects editor
Jonathan Miller	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Morgado	....	foley mixer
Gerry Nucifora	....	boom operator
Stuart Provine	....	sound designer
Jamal Quandil	....	cable puller
Evaristo Scarsanela Junior	....	assistant sound editor
Kieron Teather	....	sound mixer: second unit
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Joe Giles	....	special effects technician: KNB EFX Group
Brian Goehring	....	special makeup effects crew: KNB EFX Group
Laurence Harvey	....	armourer
Lucian Iordache	....	special effects assistant
Glenn Marsh	....	special effects technician
Jason Pinsker	....	special effects technician: KNB EFX Group
Dirk Rogers	....	special effects technician: K.N.B. Effects group
Andy Schoneberg	....	special makeup effects artist
Lino Stavole	....	special effects makeup technician: mold department, K.N.B Effects Group
Jason Troughton	....	special effects supervisor
Mark Vanstone	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Isa Alsup	....	digital compositor
Christy Beckert	....	digital compositor
Steve Bowen	....	digital intermediate colorist
August Coleman	....	digital compositor
Chris Flynn	....	digital compositor
Chad Goei	....	digital compositor
Jamison Scott Goei	....	visual effects supervisor
Brian Hanable	....	digital effects compositor: Pacific Title
Ragui Hanna	....	digital compositor
Linda Henry	....	digital compositor
Diana Hinek	....	digital compositor
Robyn Marie Kralik	....	digital compositor
Brent Kyle	....	visual effects assistant
Laura LeFaivre	....	visual effects producer
Randy Little	....	digital compositor
Mark Maccora	....	digital compositor
Josh Mossotti	....	visual effects
Tony Noel	....	digital compositor
January Nordman	....	digital compositor
John Norris	....	business affairs: The Aaron Sims Company
Sookie Park	....	lead compositor
Pablo Wang	....	digital compositor
Matthew Weng	....	digital effects artist (as Matt Wang)
Bob Wiatr	....	digital effects compositor: Pacific Title

Stunts
Guiomar Alonso	....	stunt double: Daniela Alonso
Joseph Beddelem	....	stunts
Othman Ilyassa	....	stunts
Tyrell Kemlo	....	stunt double
Philippe Losson	....	stunts
Jason Oettle	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Mihaela Elena Oros	....	stunts
Cedric Proust	....	stunt coordinator
Florian Robin	....	stunts
Chris Kerner	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Anas Batma	....	camera department trainee
Sergio Bernuzzi	....	key grip
Lyamani Bouhmdi	....	electrician
Patrick Bramucci	....	gaffer: second unit
Ross W. Clarkson	....	camera operator
Andrei Cretan	....	assistant camera
Ann Marie Crotty	....	video assist operator
Marco de Philippis	....	key grip: second unit
Jon Garwes	....	focus puller
Eric Lee	....	still photographer
Ionut Lupulescu	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Driss Marzak	....	gaffer: Morocco
Robert Milton	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Mohammed Oudebji	....	grip
Elliot Purvis	....	assistant camera
Maati Quandil	....	grip
Hicham Rahou	....	grip
Imad Rechiche	....	assistant camera
Ahmed Saadi	....	grip
Ahmed Satarad	....	electrician
Trevor Speed	....	video assist operator
Andrew Taylor	....	gaffer
Valerio Villalba	....	focus puller
Matthew Waving	....	assistant camera
Erik Wilson	....	director of photography: second unit

Casting Department
Charley Medigovich	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Abderrahim Benkhayi	....	costumer
Ana Maria Cucu	....	costume supervisor
Carmen Ilie	....	set costumer
Hannah Jacobs	....	costume assistant
Allison Leach	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
George Chavez	....	color timer
Marc Jakubowicz	....	first assistant editor
Mark Keady	....	assistant editor: dailies (uncredited )
Chris Mangano	....	post-production assistant
Amy Pawlowski	....	digital intermediate editor
Neil Sussman	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Jeff Atmajian	....	composer: additional music
Jeffrey Biggers	....	score music mixer
Steve Durkee	....	music editor
David Franco	....	music supervisor
Greg Hayes	....	score recordist
Dave Holden	....	score synth programmer
T.J. Lindgren	....	composer: additional music
Trevor Morris	....	score mixer
Ralph Sall	....	soundtrack album producer
tomandandy	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Mohamed Abdelmoumeni	....	driver
Rachid Azzouzi	....	driver
Mustapha Bouhalba	....	transportation captain
Omar Darouiche	....	transportation captain (as Omar Driouche)
Najma El Mahjoub	....	transportation coordinator
Azzeddine Hajri	....	driver
My Hfid Kharbibi	....	driver
Mohamed Ait Lahcen	....	driver
Gianfranco Martinoli	....	transport facilities
Marcello Morico	....	transport facilities

Other crew
Olivier Agostini	....	assistant: Martin Weisz
Damian Anderson	....	production coordinator
Alina Apostu	....	script supervisor
Mirela Apostu	....	script supervisor: second unit
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services
Kawtar Bellafquih	....	assistant: Jonathan Debin
Gabe Benvenuto	....	production coordinator: USA
Greg Bernstein	....	legal services
Tara Billik	....	assistant: Marianne Maddalena
Usha Chaman	....	assistant production coordinator
Latifa Chouih	....	production secretary
Mehdi El Atlassi	....	assistant production coordinator
Imad El Ghazi	....	location manager
Carly Feingold	....	assistant: Wes Craven
Redouane Fihi	....	production assistant
Yassin Fihi	....	production assistant: second unit
Charles Heaphy	....	production financing
Abdenabi Izlaguen	....	location manager
Nazha Kajja	....	production assistant
Seth Allen Martin	....	production assistant
Alex Matcham	....	production controller
Soela Melaranci	....	production assistant
Nanette Munro	....	assistant: Peter Locke
Mohamed Nmilla	....	production assistant
Tracie Snyder	....	cast coordinator
Stephen Taylor	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Fox Atomic (presents)
• Craven-Maddalena Films (as Craven/Maddelena Films)
• Dune Entertainment (in association with)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Fox Atomic (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Laser Paradise (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• K.N.B. Effects Group (special make-up effects)
• Rez-Illusion (visual effects)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• CLA Studios  production facilities
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Remote Control Productions Inc.  score mixed at
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Also Known As:

The Hills Have Eyes 2 (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for prolonged sequences of strong gruesome horror violence and gore, a rape and language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Ireland:18 | UK:18 | Australia:R | Germany:18 | Singapore:R21 | Iceland:18 | Malaysia:18SG | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | France:-16 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Norway:18 | Argentina:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | New Zealand:R16 | Japan:R-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Portugal:M/16 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Morocco

Company:

Fox Atomic

Trivia:

This is the fourth film to bear the title of "The Hills Have Eyes," preceded by the original 1977 version, The Hills Have Eyes (1977), its 1985 sequel, The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985), and the 2006 remake The Hills Have Eyes (2006).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): PFC "Missy" Martinez is obviously wearing eye makeup; this is not allowed on training exercises.

Quotes:

PFC "Napoleon" Napoli: Dead is never better.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Death Proof (2007)

Soundtrack:

Own Little World (Remorse Code Remix)

Has Its Moments...

The Hills Have Eyes II is what you would expect it to be and nothing more. Of course it's not going to be an Oscar nominated film, it's just pure entertainment which you can just lose yourself in for 90 minutes.

The plot is basically about a group of National Guard trainees who find themselves battling against the notorious mutated hillbillies on their last day of training in the desert. It's just them fighting back throughout the whole film, which includes a lot of violence (which is basically the whole film) as blood and guts are constantly flying around throughout the whole thing, and also yet another graphic rape scene which is pointlessly thrown in to shock the audience.

I'd give the Hills Have Eyes II 4 out of 10 for pure entertainment, and that only. Although even then I found myself looking at my watch more and more as the film went on, as it began to drag due to the fact it continued to try and shock the audience with graphic gore and the occasional jump scene just to make sure the audience stays awake. The Hills Have Eyes II is just decent entertainment, something to pass time if you're bored, and nothing else.

4/10