The Hitcher (1986)
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Directed by: Robert Harmon
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Overview
On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.
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Reviews (3)
JPV852 (Rated: 7)
Solid enough suspense-thriller with great action and menacing performance from Rutger Hauer, a few moments in the story felt a bit clunky, mainly how Jennifer Jason Leigh's character gets involved, which I will say the 2007 remake at least improved upon. Just a highly entertaining flick. 3.5/5
Wuchak (Rated: 4)
Thrilling desert road flick ruined by an implausible villain
This is an action-packed thriller with the milieu of the remote Southwest à la Eastwood’s “The Gauntlet” mixed with psychological horror, even slasher. So, it’s reminiscent in ways of “Duel,” “The Getaway” and "Dirty Mary, Crazy L...
specimenb (Rated: 8)
The Hitcher is a tense, brutal road thriller that turns a simple drive through the desert into a full-blown nightmare. I loved how lean and relentless it is: it wastes almost no time explaining itself, instead building dread through empty highways, eerie silences, and the sense that danger could a...
Casts & Credits
Rutger Hauer (John Ryder)
C. Thomas Howell (Jim Halsey)
Jennifer Jason Leigh (Nash)
Jeffrey DeMunn (Captain Esteridge)
Billy Green Bush (Trooper Donner)
