Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Release Date: 05/01/2007
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 84 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Gore
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
A lonely stretch of highway leads to a date with terror in this
thriller.
Jim Halsey (
Zachary Knighton) and
Grace Andrews (
Sophia Bush) are a young couple in the midst of a long-distance road trip when, during a rainstorm, they take pity on a hitchhiker,
John Ryder) (
Sean Bean), and give him a lift.
Jim and
Grace soon come to regret their benevolence when
Ryder reveals himself as a violent madman determined to see them dead. Luck is with
Jim and
Grace, and they're able to throw off
Ryder and get back on the road, but as it happens their troubles are just beginning.
Ryder has already killed a handful of people and is planting evidence that suggests
Jim and
Grace are the murderers; now the couple is on the run from the law as they search for
Ryder in a bid to clears their names.
The Hitcher is a remake of the 1986 cult
horror classic of the same name; the new version was produced by
Michael Bay,
Andrew Form, and
Brad Fuller, who previously produced remakes of
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and
The Amityville Horror.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide