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The terror starts the moment he stops. - The Hitcher
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Title: The Hitcher

Release Date: 17 Jan 1986

Runtime: 1h 38m

Genre: Horror, Action, Thriller

Director: Feldman/Meeker Productions

Production Companies: Feldman/Meeker Productions

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 7 (933 votes)

Cast

  • John Ryder: Rutger Hauer
  • Jim Halsey: C. Thomas Howell
  • Nash: Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • Captain Esteridge: Jeffrey DeMunn
  • Trooper Donner: Billy Green Bush
  • Sergeant Starr: John M. Jackson
  • Trooper Hancock: Henry Darrow
  • Trooper Hapscomb: Jon Van Ness
  • Trooper Prestone: Jack Thibeau
  • Interrogation Sergeant: Armin Shimerman
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