The Hitcher
“The terror starts the moment he stops.”
1986•R•1h 38m•7.0•Released
HorrorActionThriller
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.
Director
Robert Harmon
Writer
Eric Red
Budget
$6M
Revenue
$6M
Languages
English
Studio
Feldman/Meeker Productions
Cast
Rutger Hauer
John Ryder
C. Thomas Howell
Jim Halsey
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Nash
Jeffrey DeMunn
Captain Esteridge
Billy Green Bush
Trooper Donner
John M. Jackson
Sergeant Starr
Henry Darrow
Trooper Hancock
Jon Van Ness
Trooper Hapscomb
Jack Thibeau
Trooper Prestone
Armin Shimerman
Interrogation Sergeant
Gene Davis
Trooper Dodge
Tony Epper
Trooper Conners
Tom Spratley
Proprietor
Colin Campbell
Construction Man
Production
Company
Feldman/Meeker Productions
Producer
Kip Ohman
Producer
David Bombyk
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