The Hitcher
by Robert Harmon
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Actor: C. Thomas Howell, Jeffrey DeMunn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John M. Jackson, Rutger HauerDirector: Robert Harmon
Cinematographer: John Seale
Producer: Charles R. Meeker
Producer: David Bombyk
Producer: Edward S. Feldman
Producer: Kip Ohman
Producer: Paul Lewis
Writer: Eric Red
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 2.35:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-06-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Hitcher
Movie Review: I Still Look For Fingers In My French Fries!
Summary: 4 Stars
The first time I saw this movie it just about terrified me....and few films have ever done that to me as an adult. Rutger Hauer was haunting as the demented killer.
The film moves very fast in this story of a maniac stalking a young motorist (C. Thomas Howell). Two subsequent viewings have quieted the fear but it's still a very chilling film and should keep most people riveted to the screen. It's an hour- and-a-half that will fly by with action and suspense.....and horror (see the headline here for one of those horrific moments).
On the negative side, not once but twice we have to watch Howell vomit. Neither he nor female lead Jennifer Jason Leigh are likable "good guys." (Of course, when has Leigh ever been a "good person" on screen?) The police, as usual in films, are pictured as sadistic, short-tempered idiots. Finally, credibility gets stretched a bit, particularly in the last 30 minutes.
But, overall, it will be a film that will get your attention, beginning with Mr. Hauer, whom you will never forget.
Summary of The Hitcher
When young jim halsey stops to pick up a hitchhiker he opens the door to terrible evil. The mysterious hitcher is a relentless slaughterer preying on those who invite him into their lives. Special features: filmographies scene access original theatrical trailer. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 09/26/2006 Starring: Rutger Hauer Jennifer Jason Leigh Run time: 98 minutes Rating: RSteven Spielberg's first feature film, 1971's Duel, is set on a desert highway. It stars Dennis Weaver as a driver being pursued by a menacing truck, which is following him with all the vengeance of the ancient furies. In this spiritual update from 1984, C.?Thomas Howell plays a guy taking a drive-away car from Chicago to San Diego. On a whim, in the rain, and against his better judgment, he picks up a hitchhiker (Rutger Hauer). The hitcher quickly admits to being a murdering psychopath, and once Howell finally gets him out of his car, he is pursued with all the vengeance of the ancient furies. We're never sure if the hitcher is a figment of his imagination, making Howell a schizophrenic killer, or if he's real and Howell is the random victim of a wandering madman, which is how his potential new girlfriend (Jennifer Jason Leigh) thinks of him. Either way, The Hitcher is great fun, kinda scary, and teetering on the brink of "must see." --Andy Spletzer
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