The Hitcher

The Hitcher

98 mins | Action, Thriller, Horror | Jan. 17, 1986

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.

The Hitcher

98 mins | Action, Thriller, Horror | Jan. 17, 1986

The Hitcher
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Feldman/Meeker Productions
Original title The Hitcher
Directors Craig Beaudine, Leigh Webb, Karen Golden, Robert Harmon
Writers Eric Red

Cast

Rutger Hauer

as John Ryder

C. Thomas Howell

as Jim Halsey

Jeffrey DeMunn

as Captain Esteridge

Billy Green Bush

as Trooper Donner

John M. Jackson

as Sergeant Starr

Henry Darrow

as Trooper Hancock

Jon Van Ness

as Trooper Hapscomb

Jack Thibeau

as Trooper Prestone

Armin Shimerman

as Interrogation Sergeant

Gene Davis

as Trooper Dodge

Tony Epper

as Trooper Conners

Tom Spratley

as Proprietor

Colin Campbell

as Construction Man