Hitch Hike
by Pasquale Festa Campanile
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Actor: Carlo Puri, Corinne Cléry, David Hess, Franco Nero, Joshua SinclairDirector: Pasquale Festa Campanile
Cinematographer: Franco Di Giacomo
Writer: Pasquale Festa Campanile
Producer: Bruno Turchetto
Producer: Mario Montanari
Writer: Aldo Crudo
Writer: Ottavio Jemma
Writer: Peter Kane
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Italian (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
Published: 2002-07-01
DVD Release Date: 2002-07-23
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Hitch Hike
Movie Review: The Most Evil Man In The World
Summary: 5 Stars
'Hitch-Hike' is a tough, slobbering road movie starring David Hess - perhaps the most hyper-brazen villain in modern cinema (Andrew Robinson in 'Dirty Harry' gives him a run) - and Franco ("what's in the coffin?") Nero.
Hess is a bank-robber/mass-murderer on the lam, Nero is a boozy journo on a hunting trip. They collide; there's sparks, much unpleasantness and a graphic finale. Straightforward hitch-hiker from hell stuff, right?
Wrong. There's a complication... in the torso-trembling shape of Nero's wife, played by bountiful Corinne Clery.
A ridiculously good-looking woman who could smelt steel; her infernal hotness is a grind-that-playback-button; cold-shower-insufficient; missus-hiding-in-the-wardrobe distraction. As if just seeing her walking or sitting in a truck wasn't enough -- in 'Hitch-Hike' she strips....and strips and strips!
Funny how there's some cliché's you never tire of...
Anyway, she becomes the filling in a Hess/Clery/Nero sandwich; a situation so provocative to the male protagonists, they try to do for each other in increasingly violent and desperate ways.
Ultimately, they night-fight in front of her (she's naked of course), an event which fills her with so much worth and self-esteem, she submits to a rape by the winner, Hess, just to wind her husband up! They don't have a normal relationship to begin with, but you feel cutting up his suits, hiding his grog or perhaps plain old divorce would be a more rational reaction to her anger than sating a drunken, bloodied, sweating Hess -- but hey, she's a woman.
'Hitch-Hike' is always interesting, one gripping event or confrontation follows another: people appear, disappear, fire guns, thrust knives, aim trucks, bleed, die...but the bulk of the movie is taken up by the Hess/Nero conflict. Both as ruthless and nasty as each other, and neither remotely deserving the delicious Clery - an exceptional prize who frequently resembles a piece of prime sirloin thrown between two slavering dogs.
The thrilling cinematic image of Clery, stark naked, sporting an enormous hunting rifle is one that stays strong in the memory many moons after 'Hitch-Hike's end-credits.
Summary of Hitch Hike
An excellent film, sadly never released in North America until recently. David Hess (Krug from LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT) plays a hitch-hiker who just robbed a bank and double-crossed his partners to keep the money for himself. Along the way, he meets up with a "problematic" couple and hitches a ride. From there, we're treated to fist fights, double crossing, cops being killed, more double crossing, rape, and yes even more double crossing. This one truly is a 5 out of 5. To start off, the cinematography is amazing. And even though this only played overseas (25 years ago!), the image on the DVD is stunning. Every single shot is crisp and picture perfect. We can all hope that the upcoming LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT is this good. You also get the european trailer, and a 17 minute documentary with the director and the 3 stars (including HESS). This one is a must have, especially for all you LAST HOUSE fans! What are you waiting for? Skip HARRY POTTER, and order HITCH-HIKE now!!Similar DVD Movies
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