The Hills Run Red (2009)

A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.

Director:

Dave Parker

Writers:

David J. Schow (teleplay), John Dombrow (screenplay: original screenplay)

Stars:

Sophie Monk, Tad Hilgenbrink, William Sadler

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sophie Monk	...	Alexa
Tad Hilgenbrink	...	Tyler (as Tad Hilgenbrinck)
William Sadler	...	Concannon
Janet Montgomery	...	Serina
Alex Wyndham	...	Lalo
Ewan Bailey	...	Sonny
Danko Jordanov	...	Babyface (as Danko Iordanov)
Mike Straub	...	Gabe
Hristo Mitzkov	...	Jimbo
Georgi Dimitrov	...	Lance (as Georgi Dimitrov-Bomba)
Ekaterina Temelkova	...	Sherri
Raicho Vasilev	...	Babyface actor
Itai Diakov	...	Teen Babyface (as Ithai Dyakov)
Petya Ivanova	...	Alexa, age 5
Elene Mshvidobadze	...	Alexa, age 10

Storyline

Tyler is obsessed by the horror movie "The Hills Run Red", considered by those that had seen it the scariest movie ever made, with the deranged serial-killer Babyface in the lead role. However, the director Wilson Wyler Concannon and the movie vanished many years ago and there is no available print. His research is affecting his relationship with his girlfriend Serina that is needy and feels neglected. When Tyler discovers that Concannon's daughter Alexa works in a night-club, he decides to meet her and asks about the missing movie. The woman tells that the movie might be in her father's house in the middle of the woods, and Tyler decides to travel to the spot with Alexa, Serina and their friend Lalo. Along their journey, Tyler films and interviews some locals. During the night, they are attacked by the rednecks, but they are saved by Babyface that kills the assaulters and is controlled by Alexa that runs away from him. Tyler, Serina and Lalo get rid off the ropes, but Tyler decides ...

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Plot Keywords:

filmmaking | woods | torture | deliberate cruelty | slasher | 

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Taglines:

Trespassers will be slaughtered...

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody horror violence and torture, grisly images, sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

On episode #107 of the Killer POV podcast, the writer of the film, David Schow, states that scenes were cut from the film for content by producers, even though they were in the script. According to David, they have been trying to get all the cut scenes from Warner since the film was released, but have been unable to do so. Cut scenes could include William Sadler's character Concannon naked beating his wife, and a sequence with Babyface raping Serina.

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Crazy Credits

There's a scene during the end credits.

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Connections

References Deliverance (1972)

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Soundtracks

Bubblin' Blood
Written by Dave Grave
Performed by Frankenstein

User Reviews

a return to the slashers

Not really knowing what to suspect of The Hills Run Red somehow Fangoria took my attention surrounding this flick. It's indeed clear that the torture porn is over, the hype of Saw is declining. For a lot of people it's been there, seen it done. Due the remakes of gems like Friday the 13th and My Bloody Valentine more and more geeks are returning to the slashers. And this one surely is a slasher with an ode to the 70's. A movie called The Hills Run Red was made then and is lost. A lot of people are searching a copy so some one is able to track down a girl who was the daughter of the director. The only minus is the storyline in the beginning. The daughter just comes along with the searchers of the flick. Without thinking just like that, but you will see why she does it. In fact, everything a slasher should have is included. Of course the killer himself, with mask! and a lot of nudity. In the beginning the killings are of camera but how further you go into the movie much red stuff flows and it even gets gory. For me it was never frightening but it sure has his moments. Not the best slasher but a welcome into the rise of the slashers.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Hills Run Red

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Premiere, Dark Castle Entertainment, Fever Dreams

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1