The Hitcher
The terror starts the moment he stops.
1986 | 98m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Robert Harmon |
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| Writer: | Eric Red |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 17, 1986 |
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| Director: | Robert Harmon |
| Writer: | Eric Red |
| Genres: | Action, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | cop-killer, sadism, gun, gas station, psychopath, falsely accused, mass murder, paranoia, highway, road trip, serial killer, man hunt, hitchhiker, desert, road movie, truck stop |
| Production Companies | Feldman/Meeker Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,844,868
Budget: $6,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Rutger Hauer | John Ryder |
| C. Thomas Howell | Jim Halsey |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | Nash |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | Captain Esteridge |
| Billy Green Bush | Trooper Donner |
| John M. Jackson | Sergeant Starr |
| Henry Darrow | Trooper Hancock |
| Jon Van Ness | Trooper Hapscomb |
| Jack Thibeau | Trooper Prestone |
| Armin Shimerman | Interrogation Sergeant |
| Gene Davis | Trooper Dodge |
| Tony Epper | Trooper Conners |
| Tom Spratley | Proprietor |
| Colin Campbell | Construction Man |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Seale | Director of Photography |
| Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Robert Harmon | Director |
| Dennis Gassner | Production Design |
| Eddy Donno | Stunt Coordinator |
| Mark Mangini | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Ted Barba | Stunts |
| Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Janet Brady | Stunt Double |
| Dins W. W. Danielsen | Art Direction |
| Lynda Burbank | Set Decoration |
| Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Charles Minsky | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Joan Rowe | Foley Artist |
| Eric Red | Screenplay |
| Leigh Webb | Second Assistant Director |
| Ross Reynolds | Pilot |
| Justin De Rosa | Stunt Double |
| Arthur Brewer | Stunts |
| Art Names | Sound Mixer |
| Frank J. Urioste | Editor |
| Tommy Esteridge | Property Master |
| Penny Perry | Casting |
| Danny Rogers | Stunts |
| Warren Hamilton Jr. | Sound Editor |
| Tim Phelps | Gaffer |
| Craig Beaudine | First Assistant Director |
| Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Paul Lewis | Unit Production Manager |
| Art Brewer | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Karen Golden | Script Supervisor |
| Robin Alan Knight | Key Grip |
| Walt Lloyd | Camera Operator |
| Jac McAnelly | Key Costumer |
| David Burton | Stunt Double |
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Pamela Peitzman | Makeup Artist |
| Stephen Hunter Flick | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kip Ohman | Producer |
| Charles R. Meeker | Executive Producer |
| David Bombyk | Producer |
| Paul Lewis | Co-Producer |
| Edward S. Feldman | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 34 | 52 | 25 |
| 2024 | 5 | 40 | 55 | 23 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 283 | 421 |
JPV852
7.0
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** ...
Dec 06, 2024