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7.2/10   14,258 votes
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Writer:
Eric Red (written by)
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Release Date:
21 February 1986 (USA) more
Tagline:
The terror starts the moment he stops. more
Plot:
A young man who escaped the clutches of a murderous hitch-hiker is subsequently stalked, framed for the hitcher's crimes, and has his life made into hell by the same man he escaped. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins more
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Gripping throughout, yet... more (199 total)

Cast

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Rutger Hauer ... John Ryder

C. Thomas Howell ... Jim Halsey

Jennifer Jason Leigh ... Nash
Jeffrey DeMunn ... Captain Esteridge

John M. Jackson ... Sergeant Starr (as John Jackson)
Billy Green Bush ... Trooper Donner (as Billy Greenbush)
Jack Thibeau ... Trooper Prestone

Armin Shimerman ... Interrogation Sergeant
Gene Davis ... Trooper Dodge (as Eugene Davis)

Jon Van Ness ... Trooper Hapscomb
Henry Darrow ... Trooper Hancock
Tony Epper ... Trooper Conners
Tom Spratley ... Proprietor

Colin Campbell ... Construction Man
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Runtime:
97 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The shotgun that the hitcher takes from the cops at the climax of the film is a spas-12 automatic tactical combat shotgun. more
Goofs:
Continuity: A bus changes from a two rear axles to one. more
Quotes:
Proprietor: Well, what happened to you?
Jim Halsey: Nothing.
Proprietor: Nothing?
Jim Halsey: Nothing happened.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Far Out Man (1990) more
Soundtrack:
DON'T STOP LOVIN' ME more

FAQ

The Gal that Jim Halsey met on the bus, why did she help him?
Who is John Ryder?
Why does Ryder place the coins on Halsey's eyes and under his tongue in the diner?
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30 out of 40 people found the following comment useful.
Gripping throughout, yet..., 4 August 2005
7/10
Author: Mike Conrad (ConradDC) from Washington, D.C.

Murder Spree Road Flick. Contains many fairly stupid moments ("plot holes") and yet remains gripping throughout its length. Graphic, stunning violence; be warned.

Howell is slightly vapid yet pretty and his relations with Rutger Hauer verge on the homo-erotic. Hauer is a near-perfect villain, demonstrating the steely resolve and psychological impenetrability that have made him a favorite "bad guy" in other films.

A great movie for the paranoid who wish to feed their fantasies. Owes something to Spielberg's "Duel" but remains its own film. Relatively spare visual style well-suited to the theme. Recommended, but not for the faint of heart.

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