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Taking an ill-advised detour en-route to California, the Carter family soon run into trouble when their RV breaks down in the middle of the desert. Stranded, they find themselves at the mercy of monstrous cannibals lurking in the surrounding hills.
Language
Budget$350,000
Revenue $25,000,000
English
Budget$350,000
Revenue $25,000,000
Keywords
rape
government
mutation
murder
cannibal
dog
desert
camper
set on fire
Casts
Susan Lanier
Brenda Carter
Robert Houston
Bobby Carter
Martin Speer
Doug Wood
Dee Wallace
Lynne Wood
Russ Grieve
Big Bob Carter
John Steadman
Fred
James Whitworth
Jupiter
Virginia Vincent
Ethel Carter
Lance Gordon
Mars
Michael Berryman
Pluto
Janus Blythe
Ruby
Cordy Clark
Mama
Brenda Marinoff
Katy
Peter Locke
Mercury
Crews
Wes Craven
Director
Peter Locke
Producer
Don Peake
Original Music Composer
Eric Saarinen
Director of Photography
Wes Craven
Editor
Gus Schirmer
Casting
Joanne Jaffe
Costume Design
Wes Craven
Writer
Peter Locke
Presenter
Moe DiSesso
Animal Coordinator
Tom Morrocco
Animal Coordinator
Ron Stein
Stunt Coordinator
Ron Stein
Stunts
Al Jones
Stunts
John Frazier
Special Effects
Greg Auer
Special Effects
Jim Dannaldson
Animal Coordinator
Leslie Otis
Assistant Camera
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Jan Schulte
Sound Mixer
D. G. Fisher
Assistant Sound Designer
Dennis Bishop
Gaffer
Paula Cain
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ken Wheeland
Best Boy Grip
Richard Scheid
Grip
Bill Moore
Grip
Larry Boyd
Grip
Rose Marie Yurinko
Producer's Assistant
Rhonda Hopkins
Production Assistant
Florence M. Amico
Production Assistant
J. Larry Carroll
Set Designer
Ray Fischer
Still Photographer
Tom Pickette
Location Scout
Tom Pickette
Location Coordinator
Tim Wawrzeniac
Second Unit
Bob Eber
Second Unit
Rick Braverman
Second Unit
Craig Felburg
Second Unit
Karen Grant
Second Unit
Carolyn Ames
Second Unit
Robert Alsheimer
Assistant Editor
Don Peake
Conductor
Peter Hitchcock
Sound Effects
David Marsh
Sound Effects
David Lee Fein
Sound Effects
Jill Debin
Sound Effects
Hal Watkins
Sound Engineer
Lynn Rogers
Key Grip
Donald Mulderick
Makeup Artist
Ken Horn
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Robert A. Burns
Art Direction
Dave Ayres
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Walter R. Cichy
Production Manager
Valley Hoffman
Assistant Director
Mary Church
Props
Backdrops & Posters
