In part I, the reason Wes Craven's "hills had eyes" was because the cannibals that lived there were lying in wait for their next meal which happened to be a family from Cleveland. In this sequel filmed in 1983, the only survivor of the family is trying to overcome his nightmares (which allow for flashbacks to the first film). Meanwhile, an escapee from the cannibal family is taking some motorcycle racers on a bus ride to a competition when they cross through the same desert locale that she once called home. Sure enough, hunger strikes again. The soft-spoken Craven's sense of humor and perspective has an outlet in one scene when even the dog has flashbacks. This less satisfactory horror film was released almost simultaneously with Craven's hugely popular Nightmare on Elm Street.