Rutger Hauer
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Jim Halsey, a young man delivering a car from Chicago to San Diego, spots a man hitchhiking in the West Texas desert and gives him a ride. The hitchhiker, who calls himself John Ryder, forces Jim's leg down on the accelerator when they pass a stranded car.
The Hitcher: Directed by Robert Harmon. With Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn. A young man who escapes the clutches of a murderous hitchhiker is subsequently stalked by the hitcher and framed for his crimes.
- (53K)
- Action, Mystery, Thriller
- Robert Harmon
- 1986-02-21
The Hitcher, starring Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
- 97 min
- 35.4K
- White Noise
The Hitcher. Horror. 95 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1986. Roger Ebert. February 21, 1986. 3 min read. “The Hitcher” begins and ends with the same sound: a match being struck, flaring into flame. At the beginning of the film, the sound is made by the villain, a hitchhiker who is a mass murderer.
While transporting a car from Chicago to San Diego, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a hitchhiker named John Ryder (Rutger Hauer), who claims to be a serial killer.
- (39)
- Robert Harmon
- R
- Rutger Hauer
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A young man transporting a car to another state is stalked along the road by a cunning and relentless serial killer who eventually frames the driver for a string of murders. Chased by Police and shadowed by the killer, the driver's only help comes from a truck stop waitress. — Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>.
