The Hitcher
“The terror starts the moment he stops.”
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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2 films
Cast
14 people
Rutger Hauer
John Ryder
Known for
Blade Runner
Batman Begins
C. Thomas Howell
Jim Halsey
Known for
The Outsiders
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Nash
Known for
The Hateful Eight
Annihilation
Jeffrey DeMunn
Captain Esteridge
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Billions
Billy Green Bush
Trooper Donner
Known for
Critters
Five Easy Pieces
John M. Jackson
Sergeant Starr
Known for
JAG
Gifted
Henry Darrow
Trooper Hancock
Known for
Zorro
Losin' It
Jon Van Ness
Trooper Hapscomb
Known for
Tourist Trap
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Jack Thibeau
Trooper Prestone
Known for
Escape from Alcatraz
Sudden Impact
Armin Shimerman
Interrogation Sergeant
Known for
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Gene Davis
Trooper Dodge
Known for
Cruising
10 to Midnight
Tony Epper
Trooper Conners
Known for
Lonesome Dove
The Beastmaster
Robert Harmon Director · Eric Red Writer Mark Isham Composer
Worldwide gross $5.8M · Budget $6M · United States release January 17, 1986
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,844,868
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Feldman/Meeker Productions
Production
HBO Films
Production
TriStar Pictures
Studio · Production
Silver Screen Partners
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 17, 1986
Limited theatrical · Victoria, Texas
United States
February 21, 1986 · Theatrical
Australia
July 10, 1986 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 27, 1986 · Theatrical
Canada
February 21, 1986 · Theatrical
Colombia
January 7, 1987 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 12, 1986 · Theatrical
Finland
October 31, 1986 · Theatrical
France
June 25, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
November 27, 1986 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
September 3, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
June 4, 1986 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 26, 1990 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 25, 2000 · Physical · (video premiere)
Ireland
June 13, 1986 · Theatrical
Italy
December 18, 1986 · Theatrical
Japan
May 3, 1986 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 8, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 26, 1986 · Theatrical
November 28, 2003 · TV
July 19, 2007 · Physical
Norway
May 29, 1987 · Theatrical
Peru
May 19, 1988 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 3, 1986 · Theatrical
Spain
October 2, 1986 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 27, 1986 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 16, 1986 · Theatrical
September 30, 2024 · Physical · Added 4K UHD release date
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