Highway Hitcher

Highway Hitcher


Starring:William Forsythe, James LeGros, Elizabeth Peña, Jamie Kennedy, John Doe, Jaason Simmons, Michael McKean, Nancy Allen, Richard Fleming, Chris Shearer, Robert Keith (II), Robin Klein (II)
Director: Kurt Voss
Studio: York Home Video
Product Type: DVD
The Hitcher (Widescreen Edition)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Better than I thought it would be
  • Don't Pick Up This Hitcher
  • Just when you think you've seen the worst movie ever...
  • Maybe If He Had Beer Like the Budweiser Hitchers He could've Been Trusted
  • Frustrating
 The Hitcher (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Sean Bean , Sophia Bush , Zachary Knighton , Neal McDonough , and Kyle Davis (II)
Director: Dave Meyers
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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Release Date: 2007-05-01

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20 years is a long time in the lifeline of movie plot-arc necessities. It's also a pretty big generational stretch in the lives of audience demographics, which may be part of the reason the producers of this remake of the 1986 cult horror classic felt the need to update the original spare mano-a-mano backbone into a girl-and-mano-a-mano. The Twilight Zone-ish setup is still a pretty neat idea: regular guy on a lonely highway picks up a hitchhiker who turns out to be a psychopathic killer with some very unsettling supernatural might. Fans of the original could hardly hope for a demon villain with such creepy charisma as Rutger Hauer. But Sean Bean makes a respectable replacement, with his understated stare and stewing rage that brings a new brand of hair-raising devilry to the role of hitcher John Ryder. The lone "good guy" originated by a boyish C. Thomas Howell has been upgraded to a lovesick couple. In a twisty touch, Jim (Zachary Knighton, sorta unknown) and Grace (Sophia Bush, of One Tree Hill fame) trade gender roles, with Jim turning wimpy and feminine and Grace becoming a shotgun-toting testoster-ette. The body count's a little higher and the gore factor increased by the power of 20 (years), but some of the original film's set pieces remain much the same-- body-snapping case in point being an 18-wheeler being put to use as a old-fashioned torture rack. While the original might have placed a bit more emphasis on the philosophical and existential elements of evil passing from soul to soul, it wasn't exactly an intellectual thrill ride. Likewise, 2007's The Hitcher is no art film, and it can't be faulted for choosing fright and might for audiences that are always looking for bigger and more elaborate splats for their horror entertainment buck. And if you stick out your thumb for this one, expect plenty of splat. --Ted Fry

Description

A road trip takes a deadly turn in this terrifying thriller about a young couple (Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton) tormented by a psychotic hitchhiker (Sean Bean) who forces them to face their fears head-on. The open road becomes a battleground of blood and metal in the race to reveal the chilling truth about this relentless killer. No one knows who he is, what he's after, or how to stop this "truly twisted villain"*. Watch the madness unfold with intense edge-of-your-seat chase sequences drive this sinister film to a deadly ending you won't soon forget!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Better than I thought it would be.......2007-06-19

THE HITCHER is actually a pretty good remake, and a pretty good thriller. I think we all know the premise: a young couple meets a hitchiker who ends up being a murderer. It's more than that though.. you get to care about the characeters, and you get to know them.
The two stand outs are clearly SEAN BEAN and SOPHIA BUSH. They both do a wonderful job. Sean Bean is just creepy as hell in this.. he will really scare the hell outta you. Sophia Bush shows that she can do more than One Tree Hill and teen drama's.. she is a good actress in this.
Have fun with the movie. Don't expect a masterpiece, but it certainly is good. Don't write it off because you don't like remakes.

-Kelly <3

2 out of 5 stars Don't Pick Up This Hitcher.......2007-06-18

If you're going to pick up a Hitcher, be sure that it's the original from 1986 The Hitcher .

In 1981, Rutger Hauer made his American film debut as diabolical terrorist "Wulfgar" in Nighthawks Nighthawks . 5 years later he appeared in the original The Hitcher in the role of John Ryder, one of the most ruthless serial psycho killers ever to be born on the big screen.

The 1986 version had a very 80s feel to it then, and re-watching it this past weekend, I can say that it is indeed very 80s. But it's very well done. There are some over-the-top stunts that would have killed any ordinary serial killer. But that was part of the mystique of John Ryder. Was he human? Was he a monster? Was he the Devil?

The Hitcher's director in 1986 was Robert Harmon, who pretty much tuned to TV after The Hitcher, which is probably a good thing because the "TV camp" definitely came through in a lot of his original version of The Hitcher, but overall it was exciting and unforgettable.

Fast Forward 21 years and music video Director Dave Meyers re-does 1986's The Hitcher with an all new cast and a few minor story changes. Yes...I said "re-does" as opposed to "re-makes". A re-make is when a director takes an old film, sometimes even a classic, and makes it better. A re-do is when a director takes a film and adds nothing to the original (and in most cases makes it worse). The 2007 version of The Hitcher is a re-do.

While the 2007 version definitely does take the 80s feel out of the original, it also takes a lot out of the fiendish, classic villain that was created by Rutger Hauer. Sean Bean is in the role of John Ryder in the 2007 version. Yes, Bean has played his share of villains, so he had no problem as a bad guy in The Hitcher 2007, but it was like taking Robert Englund out of Freddy Krueger...it just wasn't the same.

Look, I'm not a big preservationist that thinks remaking good original movies should be taboo. I just think that a re-make should indeed be that...a re-make...not a re-do.

So regardless of what your Mom has told you....You can indeed pick up a Hitcher; just make sure that it's the original.

1 out of 5 stars Just when you think you've seen the worst movie ever..........2007-06-14

...Here comes "The Hitcher"!

This movie is bad. Not even awesomely bad, just complete and total garbage. Nothing really makes any sense whatsoever and everyone but Bean was just so incredibly dumb you couldn't help but feel like they deserved to die.

2 out of 5 stars Maybe If He Had Beer Like the Budweiser Hitchers He could've Been Trusted.......2007-06-12

Jim picks his girlfriend Grace up from college to go on break. Grace is taking Jim to meet her parents cause things are starting to get serious between them. As there driving down a rainy wet dark road they see a man with stranded on the road next to his broken down car. Good for them they were smart and just kept on driving. Luckily for the man Jim and Grace stopped at a gas station up a bit further and he catches up with them. He asks for a ride and off they go on one of the most regrettable trips in their lives.

First the story has no type of buildup or suspense; it just throws you right into the plot as soon as possible. No wait I forgot that it does have a 10-minute song to show credits as if the movie is something special. Then the movie throws a good cast in the trash with a bad script. I don't understand how you're given this movie that will need the attention of a great writer to slow it down and make it scary. Because there on open road there really isn't that much for "Bean" to do so you find things to make it suspenseful. They couldn't even do that they just turned it into a gigantic shootout with Bean doing most of the shooting and his bullets were the only ones hitting.

Ok so the Hitcher is a remake and I've never seen the original but this one is very bad. It's too fake and even people that saw it and liked have to admit how unbelievable the film is. How can the hitcher do these crazy things and even take out helicopters. Also the two kids basically went through everything from gunfire to explosions but the both of them had barley any marks or even dirt on them. Grace jumps out of a truck that blew up squeaky clean like it never happened. The acting was pretty cool especially by Sean Bean but there were just too many things that weren't possible like him taking out entire police forces with a handgun and a thunderbird. I don't think I can recommend this one to anyone cause it's just too out there. The acting by Bean is the only good thing but if you're willing to take a chance go ahead.

1 out of 5 stars Frustrating.......2007-06-03

I so hated Sophia Bush's character. I just kept waiting for "the hitcher" to kill her off!!! The original was much better. I don't remember it being so annoying.

Ricki in Texas
The Hitcher (Full Screen Edition)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Better than I thought it would be
  • Don't Pick Up This Hitcher
  • Just when you think you've seen the worst movie ever...
  • Maybe If He Had Beer Like the Budweiser Hitchers He could've Been Trusted
  • Frustrating
 The Hitcher (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Sean Bean , Sophia Bush , Zachary Knighton , Neal McDonough , and Kyle Davis (II)
Director: Dave Meyers
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000NO3DLQ
Release Date: 2007-05-01

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20 years is a long time in the lifeline of movie plot-arc necessities. It's also a pretty big generational stretch in the lives of audience demographics, which may be part of the reason the producers of this remake of the 1986 cult horror classic felt the need to update the original spare mano-a-mano backbone into a girl-and-mano-a-mano. The Twilight Zone-ish setup is still a pretty neat idea: regular guy on a lonely highway picks up a hitchhiker who turns out to be a psychopathic killer with some very unsettling supernatural might. Fans of the original could hardly hope for a demon villain with such creepy charisma as Rutger Hauer. But Sean Bean makes a respectable replacement, with his understated stare and stewing rage that brings a new brand of hair-raising devilry to the role of hitcher John Ryder. The lone "good guy" originated by a boyish C. Thomas Howell has been upgraded to a lovesick couple. In a twisty touch, Jim (Zachary Knighton, sorta unknown) and Grace (Sophia Bush, of One Tree Hill fame) trade gender roles, with Jim turning wimpy and feminine and Grace becoming a shotgun-toting testoster-ette. The body count's a little higher and the gore factor increased by the power of 20 (years), but some of the original film's set pieces remain much the same-- body-snapping case in point being an 18-wheeler being put to use as a old-fashioned torture rack. While the original might have placed a bit more emphasis on the philosophical and existential elements of evil passing from soul to soul, it wasn't exactly an intellectual thrill ride. Likewise, 2007's The Hitcher is no art film, and it can't be faulted for choosing fright and might for audiences that are always looking for bigger and more elaborate splats for their horror entertainment buck. And if you stick out your thumb for this one, expect plenty of splat. --Ted Fry

Description

A road trip takes a deadly turn in this terrifying thriller about a young couple (Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton) tormented by a psychotic hitchhiker (Sean Bean) who forces them to face their fears head-on. The open road becomes a battleground of blood and metal in the race to reveal the chilling truth about this relentless killer. No one knows who he is, what he's after, or how to stop this "truly twisted villain"*. Watch the madness unfold with intense edge-of-your-seat chase sequences drive this sinister film to a deadly ending you won't soon forget!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Better than I thought it would be.......2007-06-19

THE HITCHER is actually a pretty good remake, and a pretty good thriller. I think we all know the premise: a young couple meets a hitchiker who ends up being a murderer. It's more than that though.. you get to care about the characeters, and you get to know them.
The two stand outs are clearly SEAN BEAN and SOPHIA BUSH. They both do a wonderful job. Sean Bean is just creepy as hell in this.. he will really scare the hell outta you. Sophia Bush shows that she can do more than One Tree Hill and teen drama's.. she is a good actress in this.
Have fun with the movie. Don't expect a masterpiece, but it certainly is good. Don't write it off because you don't like remakes.

-Kelly <3

2 out of 5 stars Don't Pick Up This Hitcher.......2007-06-18

If you're going to pick up a Hitcher, be sure that it's the original from 1986 The Hitcher .

In 1981, Rutger Hauer made his American film debut as diabolical terrorist "Wulfgar" in Nighthawks Nighthawks . 5 years later he appeared in the original The Hitcher in the role of John Ryder, one of the most ruthless serial psycho killers ever to be born on the big screen.

The 1986 version had a very 80s feel to it then, and re-watching it this past weekend, I can say that it is indeed very 80s. But it's very well done. There are some over-the-top stunts that would have killed any ordinary serial killer. But that was part of the mystique of John Ryder. Was he human? Was he a monster? Was he the Devil?

The Hitcher's director in 1986 was Robert Harmon, who pretty much tuned to TV after The Hitcher, which is probably a good thing because the "TV camp" definitely came through in a lot of his original version of The Hitcher, but overall it was exciting and unforgettable.

Fast Forward 21 years and music video Director Dave Meyers re-does 1986's The Hitcher with an all new cast and a few minor story changes. Yes...I said "re-does" as opposed to "re-makes". A re-make is when a director takes an old film, sometimes even a classic, and makes it better. A re-do is when a director takes a film and adds nothing to the original (and in most cases makes it worse). The 2007 version of The Hitcher is a re-do.

While the 2007 version definitely does take the 80s feel out of the original, it also takes a lot out of the fiendish, classic villain that was created by Rutger Hauer. Sean Bean is in the role of John Ryder in the 2007 version. Yes, Bean has played his share of villains, so he had no problem as a bad guy in The Hitcher 2007, but it was like taking Robert Englund out of Freddy Krueger...it just wasn't the same.

Look, I'm not a big preservationist that thinks remaking good original movies should be taboo. I just think that a re-make should indeed be that...a re-make...not a re-do.

So regardless of what your Mom has told you....You can indeed pick up a Hitcher; just make sure that it's the original.

1 out of 5 stars Just when you think you've seen the worst movie ever..........2007-06-14

...Here comes "The Hitcher"!

This movie is bad. Not even awesomely bad, just complete and total garbage. Nothing really makes any sense whatsoever and everyone but Bean was just so incredibly dumb you couldn't help but feel like they deserved to die.

2 out of 5 stars Maybe If He Had Beer Like the Budweiser Hitchers He could've Been Trusted.......2007-06-12

Jim picks his girlfriend Grace up from college to go on break. Grace is taking Jim to meet her parents cause things are starting to get serious between them. As there driving down a rainy wet dark road they see a man with stranded on the road next to his broken down car. Good for them they were smart and just kept on driving. Luckily for the man Jim and Grace stopped at a gas station up a bit further and he catches up with them. He asks for a ride and off they go on one of the most regrettable trips in their lives.

First the story has no type of buildup or suspense; it just throws you right into the plot as soon as possible. No wait I forgot that it does have a 10-minute song to show credits as if the movie is something special. Then the movie throws a good cast in the trash with a bad script. I don't understand how you're given this movie that will need the attention of a great writer to slow it down and make it scary. Because there on open road there really isn't that much for "Bean" to do so you find things to make it suspenseful. They couldn't even do that they just turned it into a gigantic shootout with Bean doing most of the shooting and his bullets were the only ones hitting.

Ok so the Hitcher is a remake and I've never seen the original but this one is very bad. It's too fake and even people that saw it and liked have to admit how unbelievable the film is. How can the hitcher do these crazy things and even take out helicopters. Also the two kids basically went through everything from gunfire to explosions but the both of them had barley any marks or even dirt on them. Grace jumps out of a truck that blew up squeaky clean like it never happened. The acting was pretty cool especially by Sean Bean but there were just too many things that weren't possible like him taking out entire police forces with a handgun and a thunderbird. I don't think I can recommend this one to anyone cause it's just too out there. The acting by Bean is the only good thing but if you're willing to take a chance go ahead.

1 out of 5 stars Frustrating.......2007-06-03

I so hated Sophia Bush's character. I just kept waiting for "the hitcher" to kill her off!!! The original was much better. I don't remember it being so annoying.

Ricki in Texas
Highway Hitcher
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    Starring: William Forsythe , James LeGros , Elizabeth Peña , Jamie Kennedy , and John Doe
    Director: Kurt Voss
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