Rob Schmidt and Alan B. McElroy’s Wrong Turn (2003) popularized the use of cannibalism in horror films in the early 2000s but it was not the first to introduce a clan of cannibals as Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes released several decades prior in 1977. While the two feature a horrific family or clan that survives on the consumption of human flesh, the Jupiter clan in Craven’s film differs largely from the three individuals in Schmidt and McElroy’s. Their similarities and differences are seemingly endless and become quite clear when comparing them side by side.

The Hills Have Eyes is set in a Nevada desert after the Carter family stops for gas on their way from Ohio to California. As they leave Fred’s Oasis, they crash and find themselves threatened by the Jupiter family that resides in the hills. Fred attacked and abandoned Jupiter as a child in the desert to die due to his murderous behavior. Instead of dying, Jupiter found a woman to produce three children with named Mars, Pluto, and Mercury. Together, the family survives by eating travelers and stealing their supplies. Wrong Turn’s cannibals come from a completely different backstory and setting.

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The six installments in the franchise primarily focus on the three siblings Three Finger, Saw Tooth, and One Eye. As the Wrong Turn timeline expands, the cannibal bloodline grows to include a sister, a nephew, cousins, and even parents. They reside in the Appalachians of West Virginia, utilizing the woods to capture and consume travelers and campers. Their origin story is a bit more complicated than Jupiter’s family as it is still being expanded upon. Regardless, the two share an array of similarities and differences.

How Wrong Turn’s Cannibals & The Jupiter Clan Compare To Each Other

Three Finger in Wrong Turn 2003

The major differences between the cannibals from Wrong Turn and the Jupiter family are most blatant in the fact that they are in two completely different climates. They utilize their environments in various ways in order to hide, capture, and torture their victims. Furthermore, while Three Finger, Saw Tooth, and One Eye may appear to be far more brutal in their actions, the Jupiter family is much more sadistic and genuinely enjoy killing their victims. Despite the fact that they both need to eat people to survive, the Jupiters show a disturbingly high level of pleasure in torturing their victims before eating them.

Although the Jupiter family is a family comprised of a mother, father, and three sons, they are not as concerned with continuing their bloodline in the way that the Wrong Turn trio is. For instance, Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014) showcases the need for the cannibalistic bloodline to continue. In fact, it is overly emphasized throughout the film’s entirety. In the 2000s, Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes was remade and included a sequel that did feature this element, but the original movie does not.

Ultimately, their biggest similarity is the fact that they eat people in order to survive. The two families are much more different than they are similar, as the Jupiter clan is sadistic and vengeful while Three Finger, Saw Tooth, and One Eye function solely on a mission for survival through human consumption. Both Wrong Turn and The Hills Have Eyes showcase the horror of cannibalism, but in unique ways that are distinct to their individual films.

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