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The Hitcher
Summary: A young man who escapes the clutches of a murderous hitchhiker is subsequently stalked by the hitcher and framed for his crimes.
Runtime: 1 h 37 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 6,000,000
Domestic: $ 5,844,868
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1980sabandoned gasoline stationambushamerican southwestangeranswering machinearrestattempted escapeattempted murderattempted suicideautomobilebare chested malebetrayalbloodblood splatterbloodshedboatbody torn apartbody torn in halfbound and gaggedbrutalitybusbus crashcarcar accidentcar chasecar crashcar firecar rollovercar set on firecar stuntcard gamecarjackingcarnagecharacter repeats someone else's dialoguechasecigarette smokingclose up of eyecombatcontemplating suicidecop killercorpsecowboy hatcrime spreecult filmdangerdeathdeath of childdeath threatdeceptiondesertdinerdirectorial debutdisarming someonedismembermentdogdouble crossdust stormelectronic music scoreescapeevil manexploding gas stationexploding helicopterexplosionextreme close upfade to blackfalse accusationfearfinger gunfireflashbackflaskflipping carframe upframed for murderfugitivegas stationgasolinegoregungun battlegun duelgunfightgunshot woundhandcuffsheld at gunpointhelicopterhelicopter crashhit by a bushit by a carhitchhikerhitchhikinghostageindependent filminnocent person killedinsanityinterrogationjail cellkidnappingkilling spreeknifelens flarelooking at oneself in a mirrormachine gunmanhuntmassacremercilessnessmind gamemodern westernmoral dilemmamotelmotel roommugshotmurdermurder of a childmurder of a police officermurder of familymurder spreemustachemysterious manmysterious villainnear death experienceneo noirnihilismoffscreen killingon the roadon the runone day timespanoverturning carpanicparanoiapay phonepickup truckpistolpolicepolice brutalitypolice captainpolice carpolice chasepolice officerpolice stationpolicemanprison busprison guardproduct placementpsycho killerpsychological thrillerpsychopathrainrampagerescuerescue attemptrevengerevolverrighteous rageroad movieroadblocksadismsadistscene during end creditsscene during opening creditsserial killersevered fingersheriffshootoutshot in the backshot in the chestshot in the headshot in the neckshot in the shouldershot through a windowshot to deathshotgunshowdownshowerslaughterslow motion scenesociopathsouthern accentspitting in someone's facestalkerstalkingstate trooperstealing a carstolen police carstupid victimsurprise endingsurvivalsurvival horrorsuspenseswitchbladetelephonetelephone boothtexasthreatened with a knifethroat slittingthrown from a carthrown through a windshieldtimeframe 1980stoy guntrucktruck stoptunneltwo way mirrortwo word titlevery little dialoguevictimizationvillain not really dead clicheviolencevomitingwaitresswalletwest texaswestern u.s.wetting pantswoman in jeopardywrongful arrest
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