Released in 1986, The Hitcher was the brainchild of writer Eric Red (Near Dark, Blue Steel) that was directed by Robert Harmon. Between the paltry box-office takings and criticisms regarding the film’s “sadistic” violence (including zero star reviews from Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel), it was an unappreciated work that has since been rightfully reappraised as a cult classic – and to quote Al Pacino in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood; “What a picture!”
My review of The Hitcher is now available to read at The Geek Show.
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