The Hitcher (1986)

Regisseur:

Robert Harmon

Drehbuchautor:

Eric Red (written by)

Premierendatum:

21. Februar 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Krimi | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Werbezeile:

The terror starts the moment he stops.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Roy's Motel | Route 66 | Disturbing | Very Little Dialogue | Hitchhiker

Filmpreise:

3 wins

Nutzerkommentare:

"Do I look like a killer to you?"

Besetzung

C. Thomas Howell	...	Jim Halsey
Rutger Hauer	...	John Ryder
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Nash
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Captain Esteridge
John M. Jackson	...	Sergeant Starr (as John Jackson)
Billy Green Bush	...	Trooper Donner (as Billy Greenbush)
Jack Thibeau	...	Trooper Prestone
Armin Shimerman	...	Interrogation Sergeant
Gene Davis	...	Trooper Dodge (as Eugene Davis)
Jon Van Ness	...	Trooper Hapscomb
Henry Darrow	...	Trooper Hancock
Tony Epper	...	Trooper Conners
Tom Spratley	...	Proprietor
Colin Campbell	...	Construction Man

Alternativ:

Hitcher, der Highway Killer (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

97 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Metrocolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

South Korea:18 | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:R | France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Finland:K-18 (1986) (uncut version) | Finland:K-16 (1993) (cut version)

Drehorte:

Amboy, California, USA

Firma:

HBO Pictures

Dies und das:

Screenwriter Eric Red can be seen in a cameo role toward the end of the film, playing a sheriff's deputy escorting John Ryder to the prison bus for transfer.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: The car that gets hit by the bus loses its bumper, but the bumper can be seen in a subsequent shot.

Dialogzitate:

Proprietor: Well, what happened to you?
Jim Halsey: Nothing.
Proprietor: Nothing?
Jim Halsey: Nothing happened.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Far Out Man (1990)

Soundtrack:

DON'T STOP LOVIN' ME

"Do I look like a killer to you?"

The Hitcher is a marvelous thriller and Rutger Hauer is truly scary as hell. He is undoubtedly one of the best villains in cinematic history. The game that Hauer and C. Thomas Howell play out makes for a great way to spend an hour and a half of your life. You can't help but feel sorry for Howell as he can never escape the madman. Hauer has zero motive and that makes him all the more evil. And how he always finds Howell is something that is unnerving and unexplainable. It's like their paths were meant to cross somewhere out in in the desert. Eric Red's script leaves nothing to be desired. The scene where Howell is eating french fries is one of the most unforgettable in horror history. And so is the event that leads to the capture of Hauer. The end is fantastic and it's something that you want to do through the entire movie. It will definitely make you think twice before picking up hitchhikers. If you enjoyed The Hitcher, Check out Hitch-Hike (with David Hess) and Duel.