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Driving someone else's car from Chicago to San Diego, a young man named Jim Halsey picks up a hitchhiker with a taste for murder. The police, unaware of the real murderer (i.e. the John Ryder), blame Jim. Ryder shows super human powers in his destructive spree.
Movie Tagline:
The terror starts the moment he stops.
Title: Hitcher, The
Release Date: February 21, 1986
Runtime: 97 mins
Genre: Action
All Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Languages: English
Country: USA
Colors: Color
Sound: Dolby
IMDB Rating: 7.2
Brimstone Pit Rating: 8.2 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With H
MPAA Rating: R
Director(s):
Robert Harmon
Cast:
Rutger Hauer ...John Ryder
C. Thomas Howell ...Jim Halsey
Jennifer Jason Leigh ...Nash
Jeffrey DeMunn ...Captain Esteridge
John M. Jackson ...Sergeant Starr (as John Jackson)
Billy Green Bush ...Trooper Donner (as Billy Greenbush)
Jack Thibeau ...Trooper Prestone
Armin Shimerman ...Interrogation Sergeant
Gene Davis ...Trooper Dodge (as Eugene Davis)
Jon Van Ness ...Trooper Hapscomb
Henry Darrow ...Trooper Hancock
Tony Epper ...Trooper Conners
Tom Spratley ...Proprietor
Colin Campbell ...Construction Man
Brittania ...
Garth Shaw ...Photographer
Remaining Cast:
Producer(s):
David Bombyk
Edward S. Feldman
Paul Lewis
Charles R. Meeker
Kip Ohman
Writer(s):
Eric Red
Composer(s):
Mark Isham
Movie Soundtrack(s):
"DON'T STOP LOVIN' ME"
More Movie Taglines:
- The terror starts the moment he stops.
- Never Pick Up A Stranger.
- Whatever you do, don't stop for The Hitcher
- The terror starts when he stops!
- He came from hell. Don't ask him where he wants to go.
- Out on the desert highway, the rule of thumb has a different meaning...
Movie Quote(s):
- Interrogation Sergeant: What's your name? Come on. What's your name? Do you have a name? Do you have a police record? Where are you from? John Ryder: Disneyland.
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[Picking up the hitchhiker] Jim Halsey: My mother told me to never do this.
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Jim Halsey: Do I look like a killer to you?
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Nash: Actually we're all from Mars around here, we keep our spaceship out back. So... what planet are you from?
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Nash: Why didn't he kill us? Jim Halsey: Let's go. Nash: Why didn't he kill us? [pause] Jim Halsey: Let's go.
Movie Trivia:
- Eric Red, (writer), said that the film was inspired by the Doors song, "Riders on the Storm".
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C. Thomas Howell admitted that he was actually afraid of Rutger Hauer on and off the set because of the actor's general intensity.
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Sam Elliott and Terence Stamp were offered the role of John Ryder.
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The truck at the end of the film is a Dodge Ramcharger.
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The shotgun that the hitcher takes from the cops at the climax of the film is a spas-12 automatic tactical combat shotgun.
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Keywords:
Murder, Police, Framed, Serial Killer, Truck Stop ...[more]
Keywords All:
Road, Truck, Hitchhiker, Shot To Death, Fugitive, Exploding Helicopter, Villain Played By Lead Actor, Texas, Evil Man, Death, Severed Finger, Exploding Gas Station, Suicide Attempt, Kidnapping, Shotgun, Tunnel, Stupid Victim, Police Officer Killed, Stalker, Rain, Cop Killer, Violence, Pistol, Body Torn Apart, Hitchhiking, Shot In The Chest, Spit In The Face, Blood Splatter, West Texas, Remade, Dismemberment, Bus, Rampage, Very Little Dialogue, Hit By Car, Blood, Psychological Thriller, Shot In The Neck, Road Movie, Slasher, Child Murder, Psychopath, Stalking, Slit Throat, Torn In Half, Slasher Flick, Gas Station Explosion, Wetting Pants, Held At Gunpoint, Horror Movie Remade, Corpse, Threatened With Knife, Cult Favorite, Paranoia, Route 66, Chase, Gas Station, Car Crash, Bound And Gagged, Shot In The Back, Vomit, Gothic, Car Chase, Madman, False Accusation, Chopped Finger, Automobile, Murder Of Family, Car Set On Fire, Gasoline, Bestiality, Man Hunt, Helicopter, Get Out Of Jail, Police Brutality, Death Of Child, Surprise Ending
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Rating: 8.2 out of 10.0 - 60 votes cast total
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