The Hitcher (1986)

Directed by

Robert Harmon

Genre

action film, horror film, road movie, slasher film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1,067 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man driving across West Texas picks up a hitchhiker. The hitchhiker turns out to be a sadistic killer who toys with him and frames him for murder.

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What happens

The Hitcher is a 1986 American horror thriller film directed by Robert Harmon and written by Eric Red. It stars Rutger Hauer as the title character, a murderous hitchhiker who stalks a young motorist (C. Thomas Howell) across the highways of West Texas. Jeffrey DeMunn and Jennifer Jason Leigh appear in supporting roles. Released in the United States on February 21, 1986, the film was originally met with tepid critical and commercial response, grossing $5.8 million on a $7.9 million budget. In later years, it has been reappraised as a cult classic. It is the first installment in The Hitcher film series and was followed by a sequel, The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003), which featured Howell reprising his role, and a 2007 remake. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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