The Hills Have Eyes (lost deleted scenes of exploitation horror film; 1977): Difference between revisions

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Poster for the film.

Status: Lost

The Hills Have Eyes is a 1977 exploitation film made by Wes Craven that was inspired by the story of the Sawney Bean Clan. The original cut of the film was far more violent and graphic than the final product, but the MPAA wouldn't give it an R rating until some of these scenes were toned down. Very little if any of the original cut has surfaced since.

Cut scenes

Many scenes from the original version of the film were either toned down or cut entirely to get approval from the MPAA, including:

The scene where Jupiter beats Fred to death.
The scene where Mars and Pluto kidnap the baby.
The scene where Katie hits Jupiter in the back with an axe.
The scene where Jupiter eats Big Bob's arm was also more graphic, with Jupiter shoving one of the arm's fingers into Bob's eye among other things.

References

The IMDB page on the more recent edits

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-[[File:Hills.png|thumb|215px|The poster.]]
+{{InfoboxLost
-''The Hills Have Eyes'' is a 1977 exploitation film made by Wes Craven. Inspired by the story of the Sawney Bean Clan.
+|title=<center>The Hills Have Eyes Uncut</center>
+|image=Hills.png
-The MPAA requested cuts to various violent scenes in order to achieve an R rating.
+|imagecaption=Poster for the film.
+|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
-The following are a list of scenes with cuts:
+}}
-* A scene where Fred is beaten to death by Jupiter was cut down a lot.
+''The Hills Have Eyes'' is a 1977 exploitation film made by Wes Craven that was inspired by the story of the Sawney Bean Clan. '''The original cut''' of the film was far more violent and graphic than the final product, but the MPAA wouldn't give it an R rating until some of these scenes were toned down. Very little if any of the original cut has surfaced since.
+==Cut scenes==
-* A scene where Mars and Pluto kidnap the baby was also cut down.
+Many scenes from the original version of the film were either toned down or cut entirely to get approval from the MPAA, including:
+*The scene where Jupiter beats Fred to death.
-* Originally while eating Big Bob's arm, Jupiter thrust it into Big Bob's face and stick its finger into Bob's eye. More of this scene was also cut down.
+*The scene where Mars and Pluto kidnap the baby.
+*The scene where Katie hits Jupiter in the back with an axe.
-* Scene where Katie hits Jupiter in back with ax.
+*The scene where Jupiter eats Big Bob's arm was also more graphic, with Jupiter shoving one of the arm's fingers into Bob's eye among other things.
-The deleted footage has since become lost.
 ==References==
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077681/alternateversions?ref_=tttrv_ql_5 The IMDB page on the more recent edits]
-The IMDB page on the more recent edits [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077681/alternateversions?ref_=tttrv_ql_5].
+[[Category:Lost films]]
-[[Category:Lost films|Hills Have Eyes (1977 Uncut Version)]]