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The Hitcher (1986)

Jan 17, 1986 · 1h 38m

6.9/10 TMDB user score
1,131 votes on TMDB

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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Top cast

  • Rutger Hauer Rutger Hauer John Ryder
  • C. Thomas Howell C. Thomas Howell Jim Halsey
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh Nash
  • Jeffrey DeMunn Jeffrey DeMunn Captain Esteridge
  • Billy Green Bush Billy Green Bush Trooper Donner
  • John M. Jackson John M. Jackson Sergeant Starr
  • Henry Darrow Henry Darrow Trooper Hancock
  • Jon Van Ness Jon Van Ness Trooper Hapscomb
  • Jack Thibeau Jack Thibeau Trooper Prestone
  • Armin Shimerman Armin Shimerman Interrogation Sergeant
  • Gene Davis Gene Davis Trooper Dodge
  • Tony Epper Tony Epper Trooper Conners
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