The Hitcher 1986
This is the original tale of a cross country car delivery gone way wrong. It starts when the main character a very boyish Jim Halsey, played by a mulleted, C .Thomas Howell, stops to pick up hitchhiker named John Ryder played by Steven Segall’s favorite punching bag, Rutger Hauer. This film also stars Jennifer Jason-Leigh, slightly past her peak, with an annoying redneck accent. Who can forget the shot of her boobs in Fast Time’s at Ridgemont?
This is an action packed psychological thriller that is filled with car crashes, gun play and unbelievable moments. For example, dead eye Hauer is able to shoot down a helicopter while driving in the sand. This dude is not to be messed with. He torments, what ever became of, C. Thomas Howell, sporting his hockey hair and Indiana Jones leather jacket.
It is the classic, boy meets girl, boy loses girl, (because Hauer pulled her in half), and becomes a man. This film is an “awesome” period piece; the cars are unreliable and bio-degradable. The guns are all big ass revolvers, better suited for pistol whipping than gun fights. It is like Road Warrior without all the homo-erotic S&M leather. Check out the trailer:
Be sure to add this to your Netflix que and prepare yourself to be disturbed 80s style. Also, don’t waste your time with the 2007 remake of this classic.
- Kevin Langan, Contributing Editor, Sound & Vision
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