The Hitcher

Directed By: Robert Harmon
Format: Blu-ray / 4K Ultra HD (Restored)
Studio: Second Sight
Main Language: English
Region: Region A,B,C
Release Date: 30 September 2024
Original Release Year: 1986
Number of Discs: 1
BFC Cert: (18) Suitable for 18 years and over.
Run Time: 93 mins
Sound: Dolby Atmos

Rutger Hauer and C. Thomas Howell star in this thriller directed by Robert Harmon. Jim Halsey (Howell) is driving from Chicago to San Diego when he picks up hitchhiker John Ryder (Hauer) in Texas.

However, Ryder is a dangerous murderer who dares Halsey to prevent him from killing again. When Halsey manages to escape, Ryder initiates a brutal game of cat and mouse, leaving the bodies of his latest victims for Halsey to find. Halsey finally finds a friend in truckstop waitress Nash (Jennifer Jason Leigh) but soon the police, as well as Ryder, are hunting them, because Ryder has framed Halsey for his crimes.

Will Halsey be able to stop Ryder before it's too late?

Special Features:

• Interactive Menus
  
• Bonus Footage
  
• Trailers
  
• Interviews: 'Bullseye' - interview with Robert Harmon; 'Penning the Ripper' - interview with Eric Red; 'Doomed to Live' - interview with C. Thomas Howell, 'The Man from Oz' - interview with John Seale; 'A Very Formative Score' - interview with Mark Isham
• Commentary: Audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas; Audio commentary with director Robert Harmon and writer Eric Red; Scene specific commentary with Robert Harmon, Eric Red, executive producer Edward S. Feldman, composer Mark Isham, director of photography John Seale and actors Rutger Hauer and C. Thomas Howell