The hitcher
By: Rogue Pictures and Intrepid Pictures present in association with Michael Bay ; a Platinum Dunes production ; produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Bradley Fuller, Alfred Haber, David Linde, Charles R. Meeker ; screenplay by Eric Red and Jake Wade Wall and Eric Bernt ; directed by Dave Meyers
Contributors: Bush, Sophia, actor; Knighton, Zachary, 1978- actor; McDonough, Neal, actor; Rogue Pictures; Intrepid Pictures; Platinum Dunes (Firm); Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Edition: Widescreen.
Published: 2007
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 84
Subjects: Drama; Emboscadas (Táctica militar); Delitos; Hitchhiking; Murderers; Teatro
Description: Grace and Jim hit the road in their 1970 Oldsmobile 442, en route to spring break. Their pleasure trip soon turns into a waking nightmare after encountering the mysterious hitchhiker John Ryder (The Hitcher). The initial encounters with Ryder are increasingly tense for Grace and Jim, and they bravely fight back when he ambushes them. But they are truly blindsided when he implicates them in a horrific slaying and continues to shadow them. The open road becomes a battleground of blood and metal. Grace and Jim try to elude not only Ryder but also the New Mexico State Police. Grace and Jim must fight for their lives and they must face their fears head-on.
Notes: Based on the 1986 film written by Eric Red.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.

Special features: Deleted scenes; dead end; "Road kill: the ultimate car crash" featurette; "Fuel your fear: the making of 'The hitcher'" featurette; "Chronicles of a killer" featurette.

Director of photography, James Hawkinson ; editor, Jim May ; music, Steve Jablonsky ; costume designer, Leeann Radeka ; production designer, David Lazan.

Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, Neal McDonough.

MPAA rating: R; strong bloody violence, terror, and language.

DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, single-sided.

English or French dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.