The Hitcher
“The terror starts the moment he stops.”
On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.
Genres
Horror, Action, Thriller
Studio
Feldman/Meeker Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Hitcher performed
Budget
$6.0M
Worldwide Gross
$5.8M
Gross Profit
−$155,132
Return
1.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~44/56, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (45% of the domestic run, typical for Horror) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
John Ryder
Rutger Hauer
John Ryder
Jim Halsey
C. Thomas Howell
Jim Halsey
Nash
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Nash
Captain Esteridge
Jeffrey DeMunn
Captain Esteridge
Trooper Donner
Billy Green Bush
Trooper Donner
Sergeant Starr
John M. Jackson
Sergeant Starr
Trooper Hancock
Henry Darrow
Trooper Hancock
Trooper Hapscomb
Jon Van Ness
Trooper Hapscomb
Trooper Prestone
Jack Thibeau
Trooper Prestone
Interrogation Sergeant
Armin Shimerman
Interrogation Sergeant
Trooper Dodge
Gene Davis
Trooper Dodge
Trooper Conners
Tony Epper
Trooper Conners
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