The Hitchhiker (2007)

Four young women driving across the desert to Las Vegas have their road trip turned upside-down when they pick up a handsome, seemingly-friendly hitchhiker. When their car breaks down near a roadside motel in the middle of nowhere, they find themselves trapped with a woman-hating, masochistic killer.

Director:

Leigh Scott

Writers:

Jeshua De Horta (screenplay), Leigh Scott,

Stars:

Jeff Denton, Sarah Lieving, Shaley Scott

Cast

Cast overview:
Jeff Denton	...	Jack
Sarah Lieving	...	Melinda
Shaley Scott	...	Denise
Sarah Hall	...	Patty
Jessica Bork	...	Krista
Alexandra Boylan	...	Jennifer
Griff Furst	...	Paul
James Ferris	...	Steve
Dane Hanson	...	Felix
David Shick	...	Jenkins
Michael Tower	...	Ferrati
Leigh Scott	...	Doug
Dean N. Arevalo	...	Cliff (as Dean Arevalo)
Erica Roby	...	Lindsey

Storyline

Four young women driving across the desert to Las Vegas have their road trip turned upside-down when they pick up a handsome, seemingly-friendly hitchhiker. When their car breaks down near a roadside motel in the middle of nowhere, they find themselves trapped with a woman-hating, masochistic killer.

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Plot Keywords:

gore | blood | female nudity | murder | violence | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 March 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Asylum, The, Global Asylum, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Jack brings Melinda to the hotel room where all the girls are tired up, Jack hits her in the face and she is bleeding from the right side of her mouth. However, when the girls escape and then come back to kill Jack, there is no blood on her face and it doesn't even look like she was hit at all.

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Connections

References The Omega Man (1971)

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Soundtracks

"Salsa Mania"
Written and Performed by Leigh Scott

User Reviews

The story is believable, Awesome movie!!

Wow. I don't know if i was just in a mood or what but this movie scared the crap out of me. The tag line on the DVD cover is "you will never take your eyes off the screen" and it was correct. I was glued to the TV from beginning to end, tensing up, closing my eyes but still watching, I had to use the bathroom, but i refused to pause it. The plot is so real, that is why it scared me. The acting isn't bad, not for a B horror film, the cinematography could have been better, but i have seen much worse. The movie only runs 90 minutes, but i swear it seemed longer because i was enthralled in the story. It's your average hitchhiker story, except the hitchhiker, he's nice looking, you like him even though you know he's a bad person. I have never seen any of these actors and actresses before but I think they did a great job. I do not know why something like "The Hitcher" gets in theaters but something actually good, like this movie is thrown to DVD, other than the fact that it is extremely graphic and the teeny bloopers wouldn't be able to watch it. I really enjoyed this film and would recommend it to everyone. 4 out of 4.

The DVD is unrated, but there is scenes of rape, language, severe violence, sexual situations other than rape. 90 minutes