The Hills Run Red

"Trespassers will be slaughtered..."

2009 1h 21m EN

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Synopsis

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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.

“Trespassers will be slaughtered...”

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Cast

Sophie Monk
Alexa Concannon
Tad Hilgenbrink
Tyler
William Sadler
Wilson Wyler Concannon
Janet Montgomery
Serina
Alex Wyndham
Lalo
Ewan Bailey
Sonny
Mike Straub
Gabe
Hristo Mitzkov
Jimbo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dave Parker
Writers: Zhivko Zhelyazkov, John Carchietta, John Dombrow
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Bulgaria

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Bulgaria.

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CAST

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211+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dave Parker, shot by Ilan Rosenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frederik Wiedmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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Editor Harold Parker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sophie Monk and Tad Hilgenbrink and William Sadler carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dave Parker directs. Ilan Rosenberg behind the camera. Frederik Wiedmann scores. Harold Parker cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Bulgaria. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 17 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Bulgaria.
4211+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Dave Parker, shot by Ilan Rosenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Frederik Wiedmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Harold Parker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sophie Monk and Tad Hilgenbrink and William Sadler carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Trespassers will be slaughtered...".
10IMDB entry: tt0907676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "psychopath", "film in film", "murder", "urban legend".