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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:19
Rotten:11
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
Feature debuts don't come much better than director Robert Harmon and screenwriter Eric Red's sleek, dream-like thriller about a naïve college boy who crosses paths with devil in the flesh after taking a wrong turn on some lost highway.
A highly unimaginative slasher that keeps the tension going with a massacre about every 15 minutes.
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Without the original film's subtext of male bonding gone awry, nothing here has a shred of psychological resonance.
A partir de um conceito simples, o diretor cria tensão e transforma seu vilão (muito bem vivido por Hauer) em uma figura quase alegórica.
It's a highly competent sick-fright version of the evergreen chase formula.
Rutger Hauer is so menacing as the title fiend that you'll never pick up a hitchhiker. An absolutely relentless horror-thriller.
...essentially entertaining throughout...
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This film is the reason Rutger Hauer is still a name that movie fans know.
Hauer's lunatic performance is the only thing that keeps The Hitcher from completely running off the road.
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Pretty nifty little thriller that falters at the end.
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Mr. Hauer, who has reportedly vowed not to play any more villains or crackpots, is probably making the right decision, if this is any measure of the sort of role that comes his way.
Top CriticIt's like a sadistic version of Duel, instead of a semi you get Hauer in all his creepy manic splendor.
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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