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03/26/09
The Hitcher (1985)
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Reviews Counted: 28
Fresh: 18
Rotten:10
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: When a young man, driving to California by himself, naively picks up a hitchhiker, he gets more than he bargained for: the hitcher is a serial killer who mercilessly slashes anyone he meets,... [More]
Starring: Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn
Director: Robert Harmon
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Reviews for The Hitcher
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10/18/08
No review available.
10/21/07
Without the original film's subtext of male bonding gone awry, nothing here has a shred of psychological resonance.
02/22/07
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01/20/07
Top CriticA partir de um conceito simples, o diretor cria tensão e transforma seu vilão (muito bem vivido por Hauer) em uma figura quase alegórica.
04/29/06
It's a highly competent sick-fright version of the evergreen chase formula.
02/09/06
Top CriticRutger Hauer is so menacing as the title fiend that you'll never pick up a hitchhiker. An absolutely relentless horror-thriller.
10/10/05
...essentially entertaining throughout...
10/02/05
No review available.
07/04/05
This film is the reason Rutger Hauer is still a name that movie fans know.
06/28/05
Hauer's lunatic performance is the only thing that keeps The Hitcher from completely running off the road.
05/04/05
No review available.
01/29/05
No review available.
11/22/04
No review available.
11/04/04
Pretty nifty little thriller that falters at the end.
09/13/04
No review available.
09/01/03
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05/20/03
Top CriticIt's like a sadistic version of Duel, instead of a semi you get Hauer in all his creepy manic splendor.
03/19/03
Latest News for The Hitcher
November 24, 2006:
Trailer Bulletin: "The Hitcher"
Complain all you want (and I've been doing it a lot), but early next year there WILL be a remake of "The Hitcher." And now there's a trailer to prove it. More...
October 06, 2006:
Like Horror Remakes? Get Ready for a Bunch More.
Professional remake house Platinum Dunes and Universal's genre arm (Rogue Pictures) have signed a deal -- and the result will be (at least) four more horror remakes. On deck are... More...
June 01, 2006:
Sean Bean to Become the New "Hitcher"
At first I was mostly skeptical regarding this remake of "The Hitcher" that's being set up at Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes outfit. But after reading a few interviews... More...
May 26, 2006:
New Horror Stories for Your "Amusement"
"Amusement," a new project from Jake Wade Wall, writer of the "When a Stranger Calls" remake, will soon be setting up at New Line. It seems to be a horror... More...
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