| | | All is not quiet up in the suburbs.
Features: DVD
Beneath the tranquil atmosphere of The Hillz, four affluent suburban teens are caught up in a web of spiraling violence, drug addiction and casual sex. After a year away at college, Steve 5 ("Charmed"'s Jesse Woodrow) returns to find his neighborhood radically changed. His best friend, Duff (Rene Heger, MTV's "Undressed"), has become the sadistic head of a gang that has turned the beautiful suburban hills into an ultra-violent crime zone where drugs and sex are as plentiful as candy. Duff finally has respect, plenty of cash and cool new friends (including James DeBello, Swimfan). Finding himself lured into Duff's new life, Steve 5 struggles to stay true to his dream of becoming a professional baseball player and also trying to win the love of the sexy but unattainable Heather (Paris Hilton, "The Simple Life"). Combining the grittiness of Boyz N the Hood and the flavor of TV's "The O.C.", here's a comedic pulse-pounding adventure on the "hood's" leaf-strewn streets.
Editor's Note
Featuring a bevy of up-an-coming young talent, and set in a posh California suburb, THE HILLZ has all the trappings of a successful teen drama; this is tempered by a darkly comic, surreal tone. Steve 5 (Jesse Woodrow, CHASING THE DRAGON) is a first-year college student on course to become a professional baseball player; he returns home for summer break to find his neighborhood and old friends drastically different. His best friend Duff (Rene Heger, MTV's UNDRESSED) has become the sadistic leader of a gang of kids who take what they want, when they want it; drugs, money, and sex, are now in abundant supply, but the neighborhood is overrun with crime and ultra-violence. Unfortunately, Steve 5 wants what he can't have, the sexy Heather (Paris Hilton, THE SIMPLE LIFE); he struggles to navigate this new, almost anarchic territory, attempting to win Heather away from her apparently perfect boyfriend (model Jason Shaw).
| Features | Audio Commentary With Writer/Director/Producer Saran Barnun, Producer Jonathan Bales, And Cast Members Rene Heger And Jesse Woodrow | | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Deleted Scenes | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Screenplay | | Trailer |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Image |
| Release Date: 3/8/2005 |
| Running Time: 90 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2004 | | Catalog ID: 2594 | | UPC: 00014381259421 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
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