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The Hitcher | 
 enlarge | Director: Robert Harmon
Actors: Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey Demunn, John M. Jackson
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  136 reviews
Sales Rank: 13173
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 0.6
MPN: HBOD93756D
ISBN: 0783114893
UPC: 026359375620
EAN: 9780783114897
ASIN: 0783114893
Theatrical Release Date: February 21, 1986
Release Date: June 8, 1999
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Steven Spielberg's first feature film, 1971's Duel, is set on a desert highway. It stars Dennis Weaver as a driver being pursued by a menacing truck, which is following him with all the vengeance of the ancient furies. In this spiritual update from 1984, C. Thomas Howell plays a guy taking a drive-away car from Chicago to San Diego. On a whim, in the rain, and against his better judgment, he picks up a hitchhiker (Rutger Hauer). The hitcher quickly admits to being a murdering psychopath, and once Howell finally gets him out of his car, he is pursued with all the vengeance of the ancient furies. We're never sure if the hitcher is a figment of his imagination, making Howell a schizophrenic killer, or if he's real and Howell is the random victim of a wandering madman, which is how his potential new girlfriend (Jennifer Jason Leigh) thinks of him. Either way, The Hitcher is great fun, kinda scary, and teetering on the brink of "must see." --Andy Spletzer
Product Description
When young jim halsey stops to pick up a hitchhiker he opens the door to terrible evil. The mysterious hitcher is a relentless slaughterer preying on those who invite him into their lives. Special features: filmographies scene access original theatrical trailer. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 09/26/2006 Starring: Rutger Hauer Jennifer Jason Leigh Run time: 98 minutes Rating: R
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 The original!!!!! December 10, 2008
Gidget (Chicago,ILL.)
One of the best from the 80's.
Rutger Hauer is great as the psycho.
Screw the remake,go out & rent/buy the original,trust me,u will love it.
o.k. laters.
Tea: One please, with two cubes, thanks October 30, 2008
Alexis Smith
This is a brilliant movie because...well of many things. Most noteworthy is the transformation of C. Thomas Howell's character, which goes from the average kid driving across the country, to the man who is ready to meet the battle head on. And the build-up of suspense and tension is pretty good..had me on the edge of my seat several times.
Plus it has a great ending, where you come out of it and feel that all is right again with the world, because the battle ended with good triumphing over evil.
Not a movie I'd recommend for younger kids though...there isn't a lot of gore, but the scare factor is there...plus the bad guy isn't some alien, he looks like the guy you pass on the street.
The Hitcher September 8, 2008
Sherry Day (Columbia, SC)
If you love a good horror movie this one is for you. I love a good horror movie and this movie is a really good one. I was very pleased with the service I got from Amazon in being able to find the movie and in the timely service they give me. Thank you.
Very good B movie April 1, 2008
S J Buck (Kent, UK)
Rutger Hauer dominates this classy thriller, with a performance that matches his role in Bladerunner. Every twitch he makes is scary and from the start of the film you are left in no doubt that this guy is seriously deranged. Occasionally some of the other actors wern't quite up to the same standard, but in general this is a well acted film.
Forget about plot and any sense that this could really happen. Think more of Halloween and translate Michael Myers as the Hitcher and you'll be closer. Its well photographed with some images that have almost become iconic.
What surprised me about this film was the way characters that you might normally expect to survive (in a Hollywood film) did not in The Hitcher. So credit where credit is due, not only is this a short and punchy thriller, but it does the unexpected on more than one occasion.
Unmissable February 18, 2008
David Rush (Glasgow, Scotland)
The Hitcher is one of the best films ever made and ultimately one of most overlooked as well. The premise of the film is very simple: Jim Halsey is driving a car cross country with plans of dropping it off at his destination when he comes across hitchhiker John Ryder, who seems suspicious from the start. It is incredibly tense and atmospheric and centres around a terrifying performance from Rutger Hauer as John Ryder, a mysterious drifter intent on following C. Thomas Howell's Jim Halsey and making his road trip one that he'll never forget. Most of the film's atmosphere radiates from Hauer as he scares both Howell and the audience with a simple glance which could mean anything and everything. Jennifer Jason Leigh makes an early appearance as a waitress dragged along for the ride after Howell stumbles upon the diner she works at. The performances of the three main actors are involving and it is very easy to feel sympathy for Howell, who has done nothing to deserve the torture he receives at the hands of Hauer, who makes for a terrific villain. A hidden gem and a great cult film, The Hitcher is fantastic.
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