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7.0On 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.
Released: 1986-01-1798 minDir: Robert HarmonHorror, Action, ThrillerBudget: $6.0MBox office: $5.8MPart of: The Hitcher Collection
Cast
- Rutger Hauer as John Ryder
- C. Thomas Howell as Jim Halsey
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Nash
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Captain Esteridge
- Billy Green Bush as Trooper Donner
- John M. Jackson as Sergeant Starr
Themes
- cop-killer
- sadism
- gun
- gas station
- psychopath
- falsely accused
- mass murder
- paranoia
- highway
- road trip
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