Cast
Susan Lanier Robert Houston Michael Berryman
Credits
Written by: 
Wes Craven
Plot
A suburban family on a desert trip is attacked by a clan of cannibals who live in the hills.
Sinekatalog’s take
Wes Craven's desert horror pits a suburban family against a cannibal clan in a raw, gritty fight for survival. Low-budget and brutal, it still disturbs and shows Craven's gift for primal dread.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (43,354 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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