The Hillz (2004)

User Rating:

1.7/10   

Director:

Saran Barnun

Writer:

Saran Barnun (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

All is not quiet up in the suburbs.

Plot:

A promising college athlete takes a turn for the worse when he hooks up with old highschool friends during his summer break.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Police | Beautiful Woman | Loss Of Friend | Sex

Cast

Rene Heger	...	Duff
Jesse Woodrow	...	Steve 5
Paris Hilton	...	Heather Smith
Jason Shaw	...	Todd
Eric Priestley	...	Seb
James DeBello	...	Craig
Vince Rimoldi	...	T
Silas Gaither	...	JJ
Ara Apcar	...	Ahkmel the Cashier
Mike Travis	...	Fratboy
Johnny Clark	...	Fratboy
Seth McClellan	...	Fratboy
Bob Sattler	...	Officer King
Jason Radeck	...	Martin
Shawna Batesole	...	Liz

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violent content, sexuality, language and drug use.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:R21 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Halfway House Entertainment LLC

Trivia:

Melissa Smith asked Jesse Woodrow during filming to attend church with her however he wasn't a Christian during this time. However since the movie's been released he has become a Christian and noted this moment with Melissa on the DVD commentary of the film.

Quotes:

Melissa: I really wish you still were in high school.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Zodiac Killer (2005)

Soundtrack:

The Shallow People

10 Things I Hate About 'The Hillz'

1. Paris Hilton is the biggest name in the movie.

2. Using a "z" to urbanize a title is "so four years ago" (to quote Paris in the movie).

3. It's another movie about wiggers who have watched 'Menace II Society' and 'Kids' too much (I'd even recommend 'Havoc' over this junk).

4. The narrator spouts clichés right and left ("After that summer, our lives were never the same...").

5. Really unnecessary "flashbacks" to scenes that had just ended (not even Leonard Shelby's memory is that short!).

6. I swear the cast was stoned (before they get stoned in the movie) because there is no other excuse for acting this poor.

7. If a certain popular four-letter word didn't exist, this movie would be half as long.

8. I saw the boom mike twice and wasn't even looking for it (the second time it almost hit someone in the head).

9. The narrator is the only sympathetic character and yet he mumbles all his lines (except in his crystal-clear narration, of course).

10. What's with the grainy scenes in the car? Did Rick Salomon shoot those too?