The Hills Have Eyes (1977 Uncut Version)

The Hills have Eyes is a 1977 exploitation film made by Wes Craven. Inspired by the story of the Donner party, it deals with a family that strays off the road into the desert, where they are hunted and killed by a family of savages that live in the mountains.

Although the movie is very easy to find, the original director's cut has never been released. The film was threatened with an X rating and was cut down, and the lost footage has never been released in any way. There are no known pictures or documentation about what was removed, although it is easy to assume it was just extended gore scenes.

Worth note is the ending, which was altered by the director to add more shock value. The scene, which involved the survivors walking away, was never put back in the movie but have been added in recent DVD releases.

The only hint we have at what the gore may have been like is in the sequel The Hills have Eyes part 2, which has more brutal violence.