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Hitcher, The

C. Thomas Howell, Jeffrey De Munn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rutger Hauer (Actor), Robert Harmon (Director) Rated:

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Genre	Horror
Format	NTSC
Contributor	Robert Harmon, C. Thomas Howell, Jeffrey De Munn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rutger Hauer
Language	English, Spanish
Runtime	1 hour and 37 minutes

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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.

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ HBAC677858DVD
Director ‏ : ‎ Robert Harmon
Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 37 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ April 16, 2013
Actors ‏ : ‎ C. Thomas Howell, Jeffrey De Munn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rutger Hauer
Studio ‏ : ‎ HBO
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CDV4RS0
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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LoupGarouTFTs

Bleak, chilling, Hauer at his finest

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024

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I love this movie. I saw it when it first came out and many times since then. I love it more with every viewing, because there's just so much deeply embedded that new things seem to appear all the time. The basic theme is nothing new: man's inhumanity to man. Where many movies would have Hauer's character, John Ryder, be nothing more than a cardboard cutout stalking a two-dimensional main character, both characters change and develop over the entire film. Howell gives a fine performance of a man idealistically chasing a dream out to California, waiting long enough to get a car that needs delivery/driving to San Diego to get there, who eventually hardens into the man that wants Ryder dead. Ryder evolves from a killer who seems to enjoy his work into a man who seems to want everything to end. The journey these two characters make to take their final form is outstanding: tense, bleak, and even a bit grotesque. The worst of the violence is off-camera or implied, but the results of that violence are always treated honestly. It's that honesty that can lead the viewer to guess the fates of everyone left alive at the end of the film.

Honestly, "The Hitcher" is a classic 80s horror film that is better than many people might remember. If you enjoyed Hauer in "Blade Runner" (1982), you will not be disappointed in his performance here.

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Rohan

Good DVD

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024

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I love this movie. I wish there were more on the DVD extra features. But this wasn't available to stream this past Halloween and I wanted to watch it for my horror movie marathon. This is a truly underrated film from the 80s horror genre. It is a horror western of a naive young man fighting off a seemingly supernatural killing machine.

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JDRanger

Classic

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2024

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Great movie. It’s aged well.

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Kathy W

The Terror of a Cold-Blooded Murderer

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2009

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This is not something I would normally watch these days, but I saw it in 1984 and remembered that it was one scary movie! (OMG! 25 years ago!!!--seems like yesterday!) My son left it next to the computer, so I picked it up and watched it again. Left my stomach a bit unsettled, but for those who like this kind of flick, I must admit it is a good one, with a fine performance by Rutger Hauer as one bad-axx, cold-blooded murderer. If you want to impress on your teenager not to pick up strangers, this movie should do it. But, please, do not show it to young children. It is 98 minutes of gut-gripping terror!

It begins with some creepy music, while you wonder if you should really select "play" or not. More creepy music continues as a young C. Thomas Howell/Jim Halsey, maybe age 18/20, lights his ciggie as he is driving a car through the long desert road at dusk. He is starting to get a little sleepy as darkness approaches and he drowns himself in caffeine from his large thermos. Fast forward to 4:30 a.m. , daybreak approaches in the darkness as lightening flashes and thunder crashes behind the background mountains. We learn that Howell is driving a Caddie to San Diego for some guy.

Here comes the heavy rain. OMG! No! Don't fall asleep! Honk! Whew! That was close. Shake it off. The rain is pouring, and there's a hitch-hiker--out in the middle of nowhere. Young Mr. Howell stops! Geeze! Don't you know any better? The Hitcher (Rutger Hauer/John Rider) opens the door and gets in the car. Here comes the opening line of a nightmare that goes on and on and on. You will probably remember this line for the rest of your life when Howell says to Hauer, "My mother told me never to do this."

It only took a few minutes for Hauer to get creepy. Howell tries stopping the car and telling him to get out, but it don't work. They pass a car on the side and Hauer starts telling Howell how he cut up the guy in that car and that Howell is next. This begins the road to hell as Hauer threatens Howell and causes intense fear all along the way. One minute Howell gets rid of Hauer and the next minute he is back again. This kid does the dumbest things, but then that's what makes the movie. You find yourself screaming on the inside, "Nooooo! Don't do that!" Out in the middle of nowhere, there is no help to be had and, unfortunately, there was no wireless network in 1984. (I know--hard to believe, but true. No cellular service, no email, and no laptops! I don't know how we made it to 2009.) Hauer plays Howell like a fine violin throughout the movie.

The good thing is that you don't see much blood, except in one scene about mid-way through, but you have NO DOUBT what Hauer did to these people.

This is one scary-axx movie, and not for the children!!!

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oldpink

Not for the faint of heart, but not very graphic.

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2009

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I saw this movie years ago, about the time it was released, while I was still in high school, and it has stuck with me these years later.
My only real complaints are that the picture quality is only a little better than VHS, and the case actually has a glaring spoiler printed clearly right on the back!
What is wrong with these idiot DVD publishers that they would do THAT?!
My advice, for anyone thinking about buying this or watching it for the first time, is do NOT read the case back, unless you like to know how your movies are going to end before you even watch them.
Sheesh!

Also, Amazon was consistent by getting it to me within a week, and that was via the slower Parcel Post.
Okay, with that said, this really is a terrific scary movie (hard to call it either horror or thriller), and you will probably be sitting in stunned silence after you see it for the first time.
Yes, Roger Ebert panned this when it first came out in 1986, but I have to disagree with his sentiments.
This is hardly in the league of those idiotic and sadistic "Saw" movies, which do little more than give the viewers prurient pleasure by watching what at least looks to me like celebrating the violence depicted therein.
This movie does not provide any real answers, for those of you out there searching for a meaning all nicely wrapped up with a bow at the end.
Also, while the movie has an "R" rating, the violence occurs largely off screen, which to me makes it far scarier than the graphic "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" type of footage.

The supporting actors, C. Thomas Howell (Jim Halsey), Jennifer Jason Leigh (Nash), and Jeffrey DeMunn (Captain Estridge), all turn in decent performances, especially DeMunn, but make no mistake, Rutger Hauer (John Ryder, the Hitcher) dominates the screen.
Each twitch of his face will make you jump, and his sardonic stare will make your blood run cold.
He really gives a glimpse at what it would be like to see a psychopath in real life, yet he does it with an almost gentle quality, which makes it all the more disturbing.
Think about how disturbingly calm, polite, and coldly intelligent Anthony Hopkins was as Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs," and you will get a pretty close idea.

It was also interesting to watch Howell as Jim Halsey, steadily change from a terrified boy unable to even run, into someone who is willing to do what it takes to survive.
Jennifer Jason Leigh does a good performance as a Texan local girl who helps Halsey, and I really am glad that (for once!) there was no romance as such for the story, even though any man would have been more than a little interested in her because of her looks.
I have seen Jeffrey DeMunn in several other movies, and he really is convincing as Captain Estridge, going from sympathetic to tough, as any experienced cop should be.

One word of advice to those of you with kids.
As I said, the violence, including the climactic scene near the end, is largely off screen.
However, if you have very young kids who get nightmares easily, you might be better served by waiting until they are a bit older and more mature.
With all that said, very good movie, despite what the critics may have said.
Check it out.

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S. Volgmann

Gekürzte Fassung

Reviewed in Germany on January 28, 2024

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Hab hier leider die gekürzte Fassung erwischt - ca. 18 Minuten kürzer 😳🥺😠 das gesamte Ende fehlt ... Laufzeit regulär 1 Std 33 Minuten, hier leider nur 1 Std 15 Minuten 👀 ... der Film ist nicht wieder zu erkennen, so was zu verkaufen müsste untersagt werden 👎👎👎 unbedingt die uncut Version kaufen 🤗

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Kilian

Peliculón

Reviewed in Spain on December 15, 2023

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Peliculon. Buena calidad de imagen y sonido en general. Es una edición antigua, pero fue muy económica.

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CJOVSA

THE HITCHER: HIGHWAY HORROR!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2023

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Highway horror. The shooting scenes are realistic and bloodthirsty. The stunts are good with cars rolling over and smashing to pieces. There is a scene where the girl is ripped apart by two trucks. This is left to your imagination. The hitchhiker also falls through the windscreen to attack the driver, breaking the glass, all to a realistic effect. Rutger Hauer makes a well noted 'cult' appearance as the deranged hitchhiker. The plot follows the story of a young man who is on route to California to deliver a car to a customer, but he picks up a hitchhiker who turns out to be a deranged killer trying to frame him for a series of ongoing roadside murders.

Swan1985

Perfetto

Reviewed in Italy on October 27, 2022

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Spedizione in anticipo rispetto ai tempi e prodotto perfetto, consiglio

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John Latham

Not a good movie

Reviewed in Australia on April 9, 2021

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Not worth buying to watch

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