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The Hitcher (1986) [R]

Release Date:
January 17, 1986

Original Title:
The Hitcher

Alternate Titles:
A Morte Pede Carona
El asesino de la carretera
El caminante
El pasajero de la muerte
Haikeren
L'auto-stoppeur
Stoper
Το ωτοστόπ του τρόμου
ヒッチャー：1986

Genres:
Action | Horror | Thriller

Production Companies:
Feldman/Meeker Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 16  DE: 18  ES: 18  FI: K-18  FR: 12  GB: 18|15  HU: 18  IE: 18  IT: VM14  JP: G  MX: B-15  NL: 16  NO: 18  PT: M/18  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 98

The terror starts the moment he stops.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Dins W. W. Danielsen

Camera Operator:
Walt Lloyd

Casting:
Penny Perry

Co-Producer:
Paul Lewis

Director:
Robert Harmon

Director of Photography:
John Seale

Editor:
Frank J. Urioste

Executive Producer:
Charles R. Meeker
Edward S. Feldman

First Assistant Director:
Craig Beaudine

Foley Artist:
Joan Rowe

Gaffer:
Tim Phelps

Key Costumer:
Jac McAnelly

Key Grip:
Robin Alan Knight

Makeup Artist:
Pamela Peitzman

Original Music Composer:
Mark Isham

Pilot:
Ross Reynolds

Producer:
Kip Ohman
David Bombyk

Production Design:
Dennis Gassner

Property Master:
Tommy Esteridge

Screenplay:
Eric Red

Script Supervisor:
Karen Golden

Second Assistant Director:
Leigh Webb

Second Unit Director of Photography:
Charles Minsky

Set Decoration:
Lynda Burbank

Sound Editor:
Warren Hamilton Jr.

Sound Mixer:
Art Names

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Gregg Landaker
Steve Maslow
Michael Minkler

Special Effects Supervisor:
Art Brewer

Still Photographer:
François Duhamel

Stunt Coordinator:
Eddy Donno

Stunt Double:
Janet Brady
Justin De Rosa
David Burton

Stunts:
Danny Rogers
Tommy J. Huff
Ted Barba
Kenny Endoso
Freddie Hice
Arthur Brewer
Jophery C. Brown

Supervising Sound Effects Editor:
Mark Mangini
Stephen Hunter Flick

Unit Production Manager:
Paul Lewis

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