The Hitcher
About The Hitcher
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.
The Hitcher is a 1986 horror thriller film directed by Robert Harmon. At 98 minutes long, it arrived in January 1986.
The film is filed under desert, paranoia, gun, and sadism.
Rutger Hauer takes the lead as John Ryder, C. Thomas Howell as Jim Halsey, Jennifer Jason Leigh as Nash, and Jeffrey DeMunn as Captain Esteridge. The screenplay is by Eric Red. American members can watch it on Cinemax Amazon Channel and Cinemax Apple TV channel.
Death Proof, Thelma & Louise, and The Hitcher make useful companions to The Hitcher, all filed under aggressive, intense, and mean spirited. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 1,116 votes and it carries a R rating.