The Hitcher

The Hitcher

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Road Trip | Falsely Accused

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  • Genre(s): Action, Horror, Thriller
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Robert Harmon, Karen Golden, Leigh Webb, Craig Beaudine
  • Cast(s): Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn, Billy Green Bush See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 37min
  • Music: Mark Isham,Mark A. Mangini,Stephen Hunter Flick,Joan Rowe,Steve Maslow
  • Award(s): Critics 1986 (Won)
    Golden Reel 1986 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Pretty Lethal, Abigail
  • Story:
    A young man who escaped the clutches of a murderous hitch-hiker is subsequently stalked, framed for the hitcher's crimes, and has his life made into hell by the same man he escaped.
    Full Story
7.2/10
IMDb

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
A young man who escaped the clutches of a murderous hitch-hiker is subsequently stalked, framed for the hitcher's crimes, and has his life made into hell by the same man he escaped.
Ratings

7.2/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Critics Award

1986 | Robert

Grand Prix Award

1986 | Robert

TF1 Special Award

1986 | Robert

Nominations
Golden Reel Award

Best Sound Editing Feature Film | 1986 | Mark A.

BOX OFFICE

Budget 6,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 5,844,868 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

In Rutger Hauer's book "All Those Moments", Hauer mentioned how executive producer Edward S. Feldman settled on Sam Elliott for the role of John Ryder. Hauer states that "Apparently, Elliott was so scary when he came in to audition that Edward S. Feldman was afraid to go out to his car afterward." Sam Elliott had a scheduling conflict and had to back out of the role.

Rutger Hauer did a lot of the stunt driving throughout the movie which amazed the crew and even the real stunt drivers.

C. Thomas Howell admitted that he was actually afraid of Rutger Hauer on and off the set because of Hauer's general intensity.

The original script was long enough to make a three-hour movie. Scenes that were never filmed include: Ryder slaughtering an entire family, an eyeball appearing in a hamburger (this was replaced in a finger in a plate of French fries), a graphic sex scene between "Gal" Galveston (the girl before Nash) and Jim, and a character being decapitated. This movie underwent several re-writes which removed the gorier moments.

While performing the last bit of the windshield stunt, Rutger Hauer knocked out one of his teeth with the shotgun he held in his hands.

Popular Dialogues

"John Ryder: Gas stations have cigarettes. Jim Halsey: What about gas? John Ryder: I don't need gas. Jim Halsey: What do you want? [John starts laughing] Jim Halsey: What's so funny? John Ryder: That's what the other guy said. Jim Halsey: What other guy? John Ryder: That guy back there, the one we just passed. The guy who picked me up before you did. Jim Halsey: That was him in there? John Ryder: Sure it was. He couldn't have walked very far. Jim Halsey: Why's that? John Ryder: Because I cut off his legs... and his arms... and his head... and I'm going to do the same to you."

"[Picking up the hitchhiker] Jim Halsey: My mother told me to never do this."

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