The Hitcher (1986) is a horrifying thriller that follows Jim Halsey as he picks up a hitchhiker named John Ryder on his way to San Diego, turning his journey into a nightmare. The movie was directed ...

Every now and then, I'll come across something I like to call a "rabbit hole" movie - a film that sinks its hooks into you so immediately and with such venom that you can't help but fall under its ...

The film’s screenwriter was inspired while listening to a song on The Doors’ 1971 studio album, “L.A. Woman.” ...

Rutger Hauer’s bedraggled, trench-coated hitchhiker John Ryder is everything the Joker always wanted to be, just without the film bro philosophising and cosplay-friendly get-up. A true agent of chaos ...

When C Thomas Howell utters the words "My mother told me to never do this", you know Rutger Hauer isn't going to give hitchhikers a good name. Once in the car, Rutger proves the ultimate backseat ...

"The Hitcher" fails to make much of an impression. Typically, the cult classic 1986 original is gutted of all originality, sexual ambiguity and tension, leaving behind a generic chase between blandly ...

Horror remakes and sequels are still all the rage these days. The latest is The Hitcher (opening January 19 throughout San Diego), a remake of the 1986 horror flick that featured Rutger Hauer as a ...

Starring Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, and Sean Bean. Rated 18A. Back in 1986, when many Vancouverites were preoccupied with the pricey pomp of Expo, a nasty little horror flick called The Hitcher ...

Acclaimed music video and commercials helmer Dave Meyers makes his feature directorial debut on Rogue Pictures' The Hitcher, a remake of the 1986 cult classic that starred C. Thomas Howell, Rutger ...