Janus Blythe
Lovely, dynamic, and personable brunette beauty Janus Blythe made her extremely strong and commanding presence felt in a choice bunch of high-quality 1970s horror pictures and exploitation features. The appealingly spunky and attractive Janus began her acting career in the mid-'70s with small roles as a room mate in the splendidly sleazy psycho opus The Centerfold Girls (1974) and a groupie in Brian De Palma's marvelously delirious Phantom of the Paradise (1974). Blythe achieved her greatest cult popularity with her terrific portrayal of Ruby, the fed-up and semi-civilized rebellious teenage daughter of the dangerous desert cannibal clan who defects from her highly dysfunctional brood and sides with a family of opposing normal outsiders in Wes Craven's outstanding fright film classic The Hills Have Eyes (1977). Blythe was originally offered the part of Lynn, but demanded that she try out for Ruby instead. Veteran B-movie actor and good friend Michael Pataki informed Blythe about the auditions for 'The Hills Have Eyes'. Janus reprised the role of Ruby in the atrocious belated sequel, The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984). Other memorable parts include a small town tramp in Tobe Hooper's excellent Eaten Alive (1976), and a hapless lass who has a harrowing close call with the titular murderous ghoul in the hugely enjoyable The Incredible Melting Man (1977). Her last acting credit to date was the early '90s action item Soldier's Fortune (1991). Janus was interviewed in the nifty documentary Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992). More recently, the still-gorgeous and vivacious Blythe happily reminisced about her most famous role in the immensely informative and entertaining retrospective DVD documentary Looking Back at 'the Hills Have Eyes' (2003). Outside of acting, Janus Blythe hosts her own talk show on Los Angeles public access cable television.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.1613 |
| Birthday | 1951-01-29 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Also Known As | Tiffany Jones, Janice Jordan, Janis Lynn, Janis Eve Lynn, Janus Blyth, |
1976
Eaten Alive
5.525/198
A psychotic redneck owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, where he murders those who upset him or his business, and then feeds their remains t...
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Eaten Alive
1977
The Hills Have Eyes
6.177/989
Taking an ill-advised detour en-route to California, the Carter family soon run into trouble when their RV breaks down in the middle of the desert. St...
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The Hills Have Eyes
1974
Phantom of the Paradise
7.457/739
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the gr...
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Phantom of the Paradise
1992
Invasion of the Scream Queens
8.75/4
Women who have made a career out of starring in the B horror and science fiction genres are interviewed, and clips and trailers from their films are s...
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Invasion of the Scream Queens
1974
The Centerfold Girls
5.25/22
Police try to halt a psychotic killer's rampage against women who posed nude in men's magazines.
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The Centerfold Girls
1977
The Incredible Melting Man
4.598/92
An astronaut exposed to cosmic rays outside of Saturn's rings returns to Earth and begins to melt away. Escaping from the hospital, he wanders around...
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The Incredible Melting Man
1978
Zuma Beach
5.333/6
A fading rock singer goes to the beach to get away from it all and winds up getting involved in the lives of the teenage beachgoers.
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Zuma Beach
1986
Spine
2/6
A madman stalks nurses, brutally stabbing them to death. In his fevered mind, he believes his victims to be a woman from his past named Linda. Police...
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Spine
1991
Soldier's Fortune
4.667/3
A rich young girl is kidnapped by masked terrorists. Her mother's ex-husband, a former mercenary, gathers some of his former comrades and goes off to...
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Soldier's Fortune
1980
Marilyn: The Untold Story
6.875/4
The story of the life and times of the legendary Hollywood blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe, from her meteoric rise to stardom to her marriages and un...
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Marilyn: The Untold Story
1985
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
4.4/279
A motocross team on their way to trial a new super-fuel head out across the desert lead by Rachel, who, unbeknownst to the rest of the group, is a sur...
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The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
1975
Aloha Bobby and Rose
6/16
Bobby and Rose, two youngsters who are in love, have to run away from home when they are falsely accused to have committed a robbery and an assassinat...
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Aloha Bobby and Rose
1976
Drive-In Massacre
4.055/55
Two police detectives try to catch a serial killer who is stalking a rural California drive-in theater, randomly killing people with a sword.
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Drive-In Massacre
1976
C.B. Hustlers
2.667/9
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C.B. Hustlers
1975
Kitty Can't Help It
3.75/4
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Kitty Can't Help It
1977
Black Oak Conspiracy
5.667/6
An average Joe is pitted against a crooked sheriff and unscrupulous land grabbers in this tale of small town corruption and revenge.
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Black Oak Conspiracy
2003
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
6.25/4
This laid-back interview-laden documentary about the film Hills Have Eyes, The (1977) details the entire production of the movie. All of the financing...
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Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
2019
Blood, Sand, and Fire: The Making of The Hills Have Eyes Part II
0/0
Brand new making-of documentary featuring interviews with actor Michael Berryman, actress Janus Blythe, and many more!
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Blood, Sand, and Fire: The Making of The Hills Have Eyes Part II
2022
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
6.4/9
Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. This intimate portrait captures the man behind the Nightmare O...
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