The power of the film-making in “The Hitcher” is such that a cheeseburger sizzling on an open grill made me jump in my seat. Now I can’t tell you the last time that this happened down at the local ...

Since its release in 1986, Robert Harmon’s The Hitcher has been on quite the journey. Initially panned by many critics, the film is now seen as an undisputed cult classic, featuring one of the late ...

The cast: C Thomas Howell stars wide-eyed innocent Jim Halsey, Rutger Hauer as the steel-eyed menacing hitchhiker John Ryder and Jennifer Jason Leigh as the wary waitress, Nash. The rest of the cast ...

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 ...

While on a road trip to get to their unknown Spring Break destination, college students Grace (Sophia Bush) and Jim (Zachary Knighton) cross paths with John Ryder (Sean Bean), a man who needs a lift ...

The factoid at the beginning of producer Michael Bay’s latest useless horror remake informs us that “42,000 people are killed on highways each year.” But if there’s one thing that can be learned from ...

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 ...