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Release Date:
19 January 2007 (USA)
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Tagline:
Never pick up strangers.
Plot:
While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, the college students Jim Halsey and...
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Awards:
2 wins
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1 nomination
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(27 articles)
Sophia Bush: Penelope Cruz Is Sensual Without Ever Being Vulgar
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31 Days of Horror: Amusement
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 15 October 2009, 1:09 PM, PDT)
(From Celebrity Mania. 27 November 2009, 7:51 PM, PST)
31 Days of Horror: Amusement
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 15 October 2009, 1:09 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Too violent remake full of action and grisly killings
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Bean | ... | John Ryder | |
| Sophia Bush | ... | Grace Andrews | |
| Zachary Knighton | ... | Jim Halsey | |
| Neal McDonough | ... | Lt. Esteridge | |
| Kyle Davis | ... | Buford's Store Clerk | |
| Skip O'Brien | ... | Sheriff Harlan Bremmer Sr. | |
| Travis Schuldt | ... | Deputy Harlan Bremmer Jr. | |
| Danny Bolero | ... | Officer Edwards | |
| Jeffrey Hutchinson | ... | Young Father | |
| Yara Martinez | ... | Beth | |
| Lauren Cohn | ... | Marlene | |
| Michael J. Fisher | ... | Transport Guard #2 (as Mike Fisher) | |
| Joseph Michael Self | ... | Transport Guard #1 | |
| Brad Robinson | ... | Correctional Officer | |
| Kurt Grossi | ... | Officer Franklin |
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Rated R for strong bloody violence, terror and language.
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Runtime:
84 min | Croatia:90 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) |
USA:R (certificate #39360) |
Australia:R |
Germany:16 (cut) |
Singapore:M18 |
Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) |
Portugal:M/18 |
Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) |
Malaysia:18PL |
Hong Kong:IIB |
UK:18 |
UK:15 (re-rating, cut) |
Norway:15 |
Ireland:16 (re-rating on appeal) |
Ireland:18 (original rating) |
Finland:K-18 (uncut) |
Brazil:16 |
South Korea:18 |
Germany:18 |
Argentina:16 |
Japan:R-15 |
Italy:VM14 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) |
France:-16
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Rutger Hauer who played the character of John Ryder in the original was offered a cameo, but declined for artistic reasons. Hauer has since said in the press that he has yet to watch the remake, and according to some of his friends he shouldn't bother.
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Continuity: When Ryder shoots Lieutenant Esteridge, he is holding the stainless steel Beretta model 92 that Grace took from Esteridge's holster. When Grace shoots Ryder, and he goes down, the gun is still the stainless 92, and the slide is closed. However, in the top down shot right after she shoots him, the gun laying beside him becomes a black Glock with the slide locked open.
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John Ryder:
I can't...
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Soundtrack:
Building Up to Feel So Good
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Will they remake the 2003 sequel?
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This high-budget(produced by great producer-director Michael Bay) new version about the classic horror film deals about a young couple(a gorgeous Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton) driving on a rural highway along barren landscapes. They pick up a hitchhiker(with decent acting by Sean Bean in the role of Rutger Hauer)with diabolic plans, and he results out to be a psycho.The sadistic serial killer terrorizes them while killing several people and framing them for his murders. The hitcher sets up machinations and the cops(Neal McDonough)won't believe them.
In this big budgeted version is showed on screen overwhelming car crashes, breathtaking pursuits, kinetic action scenes, unflinching terror and extreme violence .The film is told with nimble edition and fast pace .There are some noisy scenes with gunfire and blowing up and also the pleasantly visual look is quite nice. Moving and thrilling musical score by Steve Jablonsky. Colorful and atmospheric cinematography by cameraman James Hawkinson. The tale is professionally directed by Dave Meyers, though with no originality. Not without interest, however is obvious needless thriller is justly a spectacular remake inferior to predecessor.The film transpires frenetic action, and sadism that will leave you emotionally and psychically affected.
The previous films were the original, the superior ¨Hitcher¨(1986)directed by Roger Harmon with C. Thomas Howell,Jeffrey DeMoon and Rutger Hauer, ¨The hitcher II: I've been waiting¨(2003)with Thomas Howell, Jake Busey and Kari Wuher( in similar role to Sophie Bush).