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The Hitcher

The terror starts the moment he stops.

1986 · R · 1h 38m

Directed by Robert Harmon

7.0

TMDB audience score
1,137 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Rutger Hauer
    John Ryder

  • C. Thomas Howell
    Jim Halsey

  • Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Nash

  • Jeffrey DeMunn
    Captain Esteridge

  • Billy Green Bush
    Trooper Donner

  • John M. Jackson
    Sergeant Starr

  • Henry Darrow
    Trooper Hancock

  • Jon Van Ness
    Trooper Hapscomb

  • Jack Thibeau
    Trooper Prestone

  • Armin Shimerman
    Interrogation Sergeant

  • Gene Davis
    Trooper Dodge

  • Tony Epper
    Trooper Conners

  • Tom Spratley
    Proprietor

  • Colin Campbell
    Construction Man