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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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