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The Hitcher is a 2007 American thriller and horror film directed by Dave Meyers and written by Eric Red. Produced by Michael Bay, Bradley Fuller, and Andrew Form through Platinum Dunes, the movie stars Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, and Neal McDonough. The narrative follows a serial killer and is set in New Mexico, where filming also took place. The production involved Intrepid Pictures, Rogue Pictures, and Focus Features, with a budget of $10,000,000.
The film has a runtime of 84 minutes and was distributed by Medusa Film and Netflix via video on demand. It received a review score of 19% and 28/100, with an average rating of 5.6 on IMDb. The movie generated $25,400,000 in revenue. Its tagline is "Never pick up strangers," and it includes keywords such as gas station, psychopath, and shotgun. The original language is English, and the score was composed by Steve Jablonsky.
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5.9While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to a hitchhiker. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the young couple with a knife, but Jim successfully throws him out of the car. This sets off a chain of events that will change all of their lives forever.
Cast
- Sean Bean as John Ryder
- Sophia Bush as Grace Andrews
- Zachary Knighton as Jim Halsey
- Neal McDonough as Lieutenant Esteridge
- Kyle Davis as Store Clerk
- Danny Bolero as Officer Edwards
Themes
- gas station
- psychopath
- shotgun
- new mexico
- deputy sheriff
- car crash
- road trip
- remake
- hitchhiker
- series of murders
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- slasher film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Hitcher
- Main subject
- serial killer
- Director
- Dave Meyers
- Cast member
- Yara Martinez
- Composer
- Steve Jablonsky
- Producer
- Andrew Form
- Production company
- Platinum Dunes
- Narrative location
- New Mexico
- Filming location
- New Mexico
- Duration
- 84
- FilmAffinity ID
- 260043
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.neverpickupstrangers.com
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- publication date
- 2007-03-01
- title
- The Hitcher
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 28/100
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