A serial killer flick that sets itself apart by a strange loving sadist relationship between its villain and victim, the main draw for The Hitcher is Rutger Hauer's harrowing performance as the near superhuman hitchhiker that slaughters anyone that he can use as a pawn in his...
The Hitcher 1986 · Directed by Robert Harmon
97 minR
Mystery / Thriller
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.
IMDb 7.2Tomatometer 63%
- Director
- Robert Harmon
- Writer
- Eric Red
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Never heard of this until last week & decided to watch it on the spot (on YouTube even - the whole thing is just up there). Not my bag, but I can appreciate its place in cult thriller lore, even if it's mostly for the cheap kills (that are almost entirely offscreen). The acting is pretty great, and if you take a step back and see it for the mind game that it portrays, it takes on an elevated meaning beyond the typical slasher trope of survival. That I assumed it would have a Fight Club twist up to its final act is not a drawback, though it could have easily been fixed and quit that nagging thought. In a metaphoric way, I think that dynamic still has credence while also forgiving its many, many stupid moments.