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The Hitcher (1986)
- R
- 01/17/1986 (US)
- Horror, Action, Thriller
- 1h 38m
The terror starts the moment he stops.
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.
Robert Harmon
DirectorEric Red
ScreenplayCast
![Rutger Hauer's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/aNvyDYD0YscuwMfgy15wb5gRKph.jpg)
Rutger Hauer
John Ryder![C. Thomas Howell's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/739YbFWpAYyo9neHvBGThgmT4YH.jpg)
C. Thomas Howell
Jim Halsey![Jennifer Jason Leigh's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9nT2mbQ9P8UpCXirssDxDT75jlm.jpg)
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Nash![Jeffrey DeMunn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/eSouAAduXaziFpqLw59AG55jtGY.jpg)
Jeffrey DeMunn
Captain Esteridge![Billy Green Bush's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7nSctktDFQ3lrTzFHgLrH6JIW1X.jpg)
Billy Green Bush
Trooper Donner![John M. Jackson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8RlhL3X2ygxJN4Po72aKLor55kd.jpg)
John M. Jackson
Sergeant Starr![Henry Darrow's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/nN31ROoQKhXEt4CAlALE9qld285.jpg)
Henry Darrow
Trooper Hancock![Jon Van Ness's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2zRd4Z99tbYs13ItBvxTaW0H4B2.jpg)