The Hitcher

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-02-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (32103 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Harmon

Genres:

Thriller

Cast:

Rutger Hauer C. Thomas Howell Jennifer Jason Leigh Jeffrey DeMunn

Writer:

Eric Red

Fullplot:

A young man transporting a car to another state is stalked along the road by a cunning and relentless serial killer who eventually frames the driver for a string of murders. Chased by police and shadowed by the killer, the driver's only help comes from a truck stop waitress.

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