Ngemuva Kwezigcawu: Izintaba Zinamehlo

Uma ucabanga Wes CravenI-cult classic, Amagquma Anamehlo, kunamagama afika ngokuzenzakalelayo engqondweni - angapheli, aluhlaza, amnyama, anonya… kodwa kuthiwani ngamahlaya?

Yebo, ngiyazi ukuthi ucabangani. Kanjani Emhlabeni ifilimu eyayiphambuka njenge Amagquma Anamehlo ube namahlaya? Ake ngichaze.

Amagquma Anamehlo (1977)

Ngizithole ngibuka i-featurette ebizwa ngokuthi "Ukubheka Emuva Ezintabeni Unamehlo“. Ngokuyisisekelo ukukhumbula ukuthi umbono we Hills kwaqhamuka, yini ukuqoshwa Hills kwakufana, nezinye izinto eziningi eziphathelene nefilimu ngokwayo.

Hawu, ngabe laba bafana banezindaba ezihlekisayo abangazixoxa!

1. Lapho ufuna indawo ebekiwe ezosetshenziselwa Hills, UWes Craven nomdidiyeli uPeter Locke bobabili balibangisa endaweni esehlane, okwathathwa isinqumo ngayo ngokukhomba nje endaweni engahleliwe ebalazweni lokwakheka komhlaba, ukuze bathole indawo enhle eyayizothumela izingqamu izinyanga eziningi kamuva lapho ifilimu yangena ematiyetha. Laba bobabili kamuva bazithola endaweni ebizwa nge-Apple Valley. Kwakushisa kakhulu ngalolo suku, amazinga okushisa esesondele ku-114 degrees. Ukuzigcina upholile ngamaphakethe ayi-6 wePepsi, ekugcineni kwathathwa isinqumo sokuthi leli isayithi abazolisebenzisa. Bengachithi sikhathi sokukhipha isihogo emlilweni, uPeter noWes baphindela emotweni yabo eyayibusiswe ngesipho somoya. Njengoba baqala ukubuyela emuva empucukweni… uh-oh. Imoto ibingavumi. Bazama futhi. Namanje ngeke kuqale. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi laba bobabili babe yisisulu setulo labo? Ingabe lokhu bekuyi-karma ethile egulayo? Njengoba bezama kanye futhi… ibhingo! Imoto igcine isukile. Ngicabanga ukuthi okwesithathu yinhle ngempela!
2. Esinye sezigcawu ezingalibaleki (uma kungenjalo the most Remorable) kusuka Amagquma Anamehlo Ngaphandle kokungabaza, indawo yokuhlasela i-trailer, lapho uBrenda Carter osemncane (odlalwa nguSuze Lanier-Bramlett) engcoliswe ngumuntu wasendle uPluto (odlalwa nguMichael Berryman). Kuyisimo okunzima ukusibuka, noma ngabe usibone kangaki. Isigameko sokudlwengulwa empeleni bekuyisigameko sokuqala esiqoshelwe Hills, futhi-ke, lokho kwakusho ukuthi izinto zizoba nzima kakhulu phakathi kwabalingisi nabasebenzi. USuze noMichael bacabange ukuthi kungaba umqondo omuhle ukuzama ukuhlephula iqhwa, okuyilokho abakwenzile. Njengoba kwakubizwa futhi ikhethini lijikijelwa emuva, wonke umuntu wamangala lapho ebona laba ababili benza isiqephu esivusa amadlingozi, esikhundleni sesigameko sokudlwengula esasihleliwe. Lokhu kwaveza uhleko olungalawuleki kubo bobabili abalingisi nabasebenzi, futhi njengoba uSuze noMichael babehlelile, baphule iqhwa ngedili langempela.
3. Ungacabanga ukuthi ukusebenza kwifilimu enjalo eyihlazo njenge Amagquma Anamehlo kungakhipha uhlangothi olumnyama lwabantu. Kuyo yonke le filimu, kusobala ukuthi uPapa Jupiter nomndeni wakhe (ngaphandle kukaRuby, kunjalo) akukho okunye abangathanda ukubulala nokudla (“Sizitholele i-turkey encane yokubonga! ”) ingane encane uKaty. Kukholwe noma ungakukholwa, lalingekho nelilodwa ilungu labalingisi noma iqembu elalifuna ukuthi kubulawe leyo ngane encane (eyadlalwa nguBrenda Marinoff). Eqinisweni, abaningi bakubeka kwacaca impela ukuthi uma ingane ibulawa, abasafuni lutho oluzokwenza nefilimu futhi bazoyishiya ngokuphelele. Hheyi, angibasoli. Leyongane yayiyinhle.
4. Ngicabanga ukuthi iningi labantu linombono wokuthi ama-rattlesnakes asetshenziswe ngesikhathi kuphela ifilimu abengenabungozi. Yilokho ebengikucabanga, noma kunjalo. Ngaphambi kokuba izinyoka zikhishwe kusethi, zazibekwa ngaphakathi kokupholile ukusetha amahora ambalwa. Ukwenza lokhu kwasiza ukwehlisa ijubane ezinyokeni, ngaleyo ndlela kwabavimbela ekubeni yingozi enkulu kubalingisi nabasebenzi. Ngesikhathi owokugcina kumalungu abalingisi eqala ukuzilungiselela indawo yabo yokugcina, baqaphela ukuthi abanye bebeseqa ezihlalweni zabo bebalekela isethi. Kwavela ukuthi izinyoka ezazikhona kuthiwa ukuhlala endaweni epholile bakhishwa kusenesikhathi… futhi ukushisa kwasogwadule kwabasiza ukuthi baphinde bahambe. Khumbula ukuthi lezi zinyoka zazisenobuthi kuzo. Yikes! Ngokujabulisayo, izinyoka zalandwa ziphephile, futhi akekho owalimala.
5. Ekugcineni ifilimu ethi The Hills Have Eyes yangena ezinkundleni zemidlalo yeshashalazi ngo-July 22, 1977. Phakathi nokubukiswa kwale filimu, owesifazane nendodana yakhe eneminyaka engu-14 ubudala basukuma phakathi nefilimu futhi bathi, “Le filimu iyagula futhi yonakele! Kwase kuzwakala izwi ngemuva kwakhe. “Uqinisile ntokazi. Le filimu iyagula, futhi yonakele.” Wabe esephenduka wazithola ebhekene ubuso nobuso kungekho omunye ngaphandle kukaPluto ngokwakhe, uMichael Berryman! O, bengizokunikeza ukuthi ngikubone lokho kwenzeka.

Ngicabanga ukuthi into engiyithanda kakhulu ngamadokhumentari ukukwazi ukuzwa zonke izindaba ezihlekisayo abalingisi nabasebenzi okufanele bazixoxele kokuhlangenwe nakho kwabo nokuqala. Ngincoma kakhulu ukuphuma "Ukubheka Emuva Ezintabeni Unamehlo“. Kuyifanele ngempela ukubukwa, ikakhulukazi uma ulukhuni Hills fan onjengami! Ngakho-ke ngitshele, yimuphi umzuzu wakho oyintandokazi kusuka Amagquma Anamehlo? Shiya amazwana ngezansi!