The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003) (V)

Director:

Louis Morneau

Writers (WGA):

Eric Red (characters)
Molly Meeker (written by) ...

Release Date:

15 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Evil waits again on the side of the road.

Plot:

A sadistic serial killer terrorizes a couple driving on a rural highway in Texas while killing numerous people and framing them for his killings.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Hitchhiker | Tire Iron | Telephone | Explosion

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jake Busey	...	Jack
Kari Wuhrer	...	Maggie
C. Thomas Howell	...	Jim Halsey
Shaun Johnston	...	Sheriff Castillo
Marty Antonini	...	Semi-Truck Driver
Darcy Dunlop	...	Bonnie Esteridge
Duncan Fraser	...	Buick Man
Mackenzie Gray	...	Lieutenant
Stephen Hair	...	Captain Esteridge
Terry King	...	Rancher
Doug MacLeod	...	Sheriff Walters (as Douglas MacLeod)
Austen Meadows	...	Buick Boy
Janne Mortil	...	Sergeant Kibble
Valerie Planche	...	Cashier
Jim Rattai	...	Tanker Driver

Also Known As:

Hitcher 2 (USA) (working title)
The Hitcher 2: The Prey (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:16 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Atlas Coal Mine, East Coulee, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Universal Studios Home Entertainment Family Productions

Trivia:

It took nearly fifteen years for this film to finally materialize. The rights to the material passed back and forth between several hands over the years until Charles Meeker finally produced this sequel.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When being interrogated at the police station, the sheriff said that Maggie had no record when they ran her name, but you never hear them say if they ran Jack's name and that he had a record. If they would have ran his name he probably would have gone to jail and Maggie would have been freed.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Jack: Still scared?
Maggie: No. I just don't want to get burned.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Hitcher (1986)

Soundtrack:

Please Take Me

'The Hitcher' is one of the last movies asking for a sequel, but here it is

Hitcher II, The: I've Been Waiting (2003) C. Thomas Howell, Kari Wuhrer, Jake Busey, Mackenzie Gray, Douglas MacLeod, D: Louis Morneau.

Cop Howell mysteriously seems to have an anniversary for the nightmare he had 17 years ago. This time, his tough cookie girlfriend (Wuhrer) experiences it next to him on a country road trip, where a new menacing hitchhiker (Busey) frames her with his machinations and those stupid cops won't believe her.

Obvious, needless thriller is just a refurbished remake, while suffering to not be on par with its predecessor from a key exclusion-Rutger Hauer.

Running Time: 93 minutes and rated R for strong violence.

RATING: ** (out of ****)