The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
A stranded biker group becomes prey for a mutant cannibal family in a bleak desert survival sequel.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- harrowing
- tense
- late night horror marathon
- cult horror screening
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a dull, formulaic, poorly executed survival-horror film.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story brings survivors from the first film back into conflict with the mutant family while following a new biker group.
A bus breakdown and failed shortcut strand the bikers in the desert near the earlier incidents.
The surviving mutant family uses traps and pursues the stranded travelers as cannibalistic killers.
The film is a low-budget 1980s survival-horror continuation shaped around formulaic killings and studio-era genre conventions.
Films like The Hills Have Eyes Part 2, and why
The Hills Have Eyes
low-budget desert survival horror featuring stranded travelers hunted by human monsters
Friday the 13th Part 2
ensemble slasher structure, isolated setting, and serial killer pursuit
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2
cannibalistic attackers, wilderness isolation, and graphic survival horror
The Hitcher
stranded motorists confronting brutal killers in a remote landscape
Movie Details
- Director
- Wes Craven
- Release Date
- 1985-08-02
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 4.3 / 10 (294)
Cast
- Michael Berryman
- Kevin Spirtas
- John Bloom
- Janus Blythe
- Tamara Stafford
- Colleen Riley
- Willard E. Pugh
- Penny Johnson Jerald
- Robert Houston
- Peter Frechette
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Fandor, Cineverse
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 about?
- A stranded biker group becomes prey for a mutant cannibal family in a bleak desert survival sequel.
- What is The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Hills Have Eyes Part 2?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a dull, formulaic, poorly executed survival-horror film.
- Which films are like The Hills Have Eyes Part 2?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hills Have Eyes, Friday the 13th Part 2, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2, and The Hitcher.
- How long is The Hills Have Eyes Part 2?
- The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Hills Have Eyes Part 2?
- In United States, The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 streams on Fandor, Cineverse.
