It’s good thing he doesn’t have to see the state of the world these days. Yes, very missed. When great man like him goes, it’s like a better, smarter part of the world goes too. Like Robin Williams, man.
This is one of the most perfect films I have witnessed. Not scary, yet there's something dream like about it. It's unfathomable. RIP Rutger - this and Blade Runner are the remembered ones.
I worked in a video shop in the late 80’s and The Hitcher was the most booked and rented film we had for a solid year. Customers used to bring it back and say “Bloody hell, that was one hell of a film!”
The Hitcher is a prime example of filmmaking perfection. Eric Reds screenplay, yet simplistic on its surface goes sideways in an operatic style, similar to the respected film "Duel." I do however believe that The Hitcher has a huge advantage. The cinematography is Oscar worthy and had this film been made twenty years later, I believe John Seale would have received far greater praise. One of my favorite films, No Country for Old Men, photographed by Roger Deakins comes to mind when seeing these rich widescreen shots of the California and Nevada desert that Mr. Seale memorialized in The Hitcher. Every shot in this film feels like I'm watching a portrait being painted with nature being its canvas. First-time viewers are fortunate here as this film was shot way before CGI found its place in cinema, corrupting the art of "waiting for the shot." The direction of this film by Robert Harmon was flawless in so many ways, which I'm understating here, but I highly suggest everyone watch this informative retrospective on The Hitcher. The performances of C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Billy Green Bush, Henry Darrow AND the late and great Rutger Hauer were the attention grabber for me as a teenager. HBO had The Hitcher playing several times a week...and 34 years later it still is playing! I had the chance to Meet C.T. Howell about seven years back and it was surreal to hear him marvel at the memories of a film that I admired to such a high degree. I could go on about this film, but for the sake of keeping my thoughts at a minimum, I'll end here. Do yourself a favor and watch The Hitcher, with the lights off, and most importantly... listen to your mom and never pick up a hitchhiker.
This movie is extraordinary. No other movie is similar to this one. Very realistic, and yet strange, weird, takes breath away, you can't blink once from the beginning to the end of the movie and even after it is over you still look at the empty screen for a couple of minutes in silence. This movie deserves Oscar for everything. The actors are perfect, all of them. Scenery, camera, soundtrack...everything
Its a culmination of artists that are aligned to create the perfect film. I know thee word is thrown about very carelessly nowadays but It is a masterpiece in my humble opinion.
@@pixelbasedlifeforms I wanted to say the feeling was like I were there. Of course all the movies are always exaggerated reality, who would otherwise watch them.
Rutger Hauer is brilliant in this film. The cinematography is stunning. The most underrated aspect of the film is the action sequences. So many great things about it. This look behind the scenes is a treasure.
I didn't notice at first, but he has a lot of Scandinavian DNA. One of my neighbours is married to a Swedish woman and she has a similar look. blonder hair and mysterious blue eyes. His character in the film is a horrific psycho and he plays it so well, yet comes across as a nice quiet thoughtful man in reality!
They are downplaying Rutger's performance. I doubt this movie would be remembered by half as many people if it had virtually any other actor playing the villain.
Correct. It's a massive factor. It's one of the first film performances I vividly remember watching for the first time and being like "this actor is amazing, I need to see more"
Rutger Hauer was a fenomenal actor. No one can ever do this role, this character, this personality even close to what he did there. And he did the same in Bladerunner. A person who struggling with violence and willing to die, but he doesn't let to kill him by someone who doesn't strong enough. Rider wanted to die cause he had no will to live, so he found someone who had a strong will to live. He pushed the kid to the limits so he had to kill to survive.
I love this movie! Excellent, haunting, troubling, an almost perfect horror movie, like Jaws because the violence and gore is mostly inferred. Absolutely excellent filming and script. I wish there were more like it.
One Of My Favorite Movies Ever ... Can't Remember How Many Times i've Seen iT & iT's a Delight Every Single Time ... Both Characters Were Just Excellent in The Movie ... Especially Rutger Hauer ... Exceptional Actor ❤🌹
Loved this interview. Miss Rutger Hauer!😕I’ve seen the movie many times and see something new every time. C. Thomas Howell was great for an 18 yr old inexperienced actor.
Saw this when it came out and my buddy told me he was compelled to see a second time that very same week. We were discussing at length back then as to what or who was Rutger Hauer's character, more so what kind of entity he was & the relationship/connection between himself & Howell . So glad this movie has stood the test of time and prevailed over many of the top shelf critics who loathed it. I will probably never watch the remake even though I love Sean Bean.
at 8:15...brilliant answer from rutger hauer....for me I always thought that john ryder was some sort of a supernatural being...like a demon was let out of hell for a few days on a type of vacation and takes physical form of "john ryder"..and it haunts that particular stretch of road or area as a hitchhiker that loves to murder..I mean the police even says that he has no birth certificate..no id...no driver's license...and even though Jim does defeat him john ryder just returns to wherever it came from...I've always loved that thought and I honestly don't know why... but this truly is a fantastic film in every point from direction..story...cinematography..music..and of course the cast. only rutger hauer(R.I.P) could take a tear from Jim halsey's cheek with a knife blade...brilliant film.
Its a culmination of artists that are aligned to create the perfect film. I know thee word is thrown about very carelessly nowadays but It is a masterpiece in my humble opinion.
Excellent film. At first I was disappointed to an extent and then it grew on me, and thats because they were breaking the rules to storytelling. The blend of action and horror made this interesting. The key to this movie was its mysticism. It had a certain aura that I didn’t see in another film and just when you think it’s done, it delivers an encore. Extremely underrated and from my circles of interacting with people, forgotten. A great gem of a film.
I don't know what kind of drugs the previous commenter is on...But yeah, you nailed it, man. The Hitcher is more deep and interesting than people give it credit for. I had vaguely known about it through the late 80s and 90s, but in 2002, I was on a road trip with a buddy and we randomly caught it on cable while staying in a Motel 6 in Colorado, just a couple of days after driving through the desert from California...and for whatever reason, we were absolutely hooked in, and the film became part of the larger memory of that road trip. When we headed out again three years later along the same route, I had brought my (new) DVD of it and we recreated the moment again. Since that time, I always revisit the film and its soundtrack when going on a drive out of state, whether to Nevada, Utah, or Arizona. There is something almost primordial and mythic about the story of John Ryder. My longtime theory is that Jim Halsey died while asleep at the wheel...and that the rest of the film is his Limbo or version of Hell, with Ryder stalking him like Death, about to guide him to whatever afterlife remains. The pennies-on-the-eyes scene seems to infer the metaphor of this later on. (Although, of course the sequel cancels out all of this.) Also...I've had the same situation where nobody seems to know of or talk about The Hitcher these days. For me, it is Hauer's shining moment.
Sturm Antilles Sturm Antilles Your opening comment made me crack up. That’s a great story! I never thought of that theory! That’s actually an interesting one. I was wondering myself what the coins on the eyes mean. What does that mean exactly? And Rutger Hauer is one of the best actors I’ve seen on the screen.
I remember seeing this when it came out, Hauer played the part so well that I never again ever stopped to help a hitcher or stranded driver. I have always loathed how people want to analyze the hell out of a movie, see it for what it is and enjoy it, if you can do better make your own.
This haunts me, this Hitcher movie every time I watch it, I have bad dreams and rotten luck. No word of a lie. I simply can't watch it ever again as much as I'd love to, it just gives me the worst luck...
everything. everything about this movie and fictional story makes it an unforgettable masterpiece. rip rutger hauer this is just an irreplaceable experience.
Few films, have such a high moody factor, as well as tension and mystery, as the Hitcher. An astonishing, and very unique film. From my teens to my late Forties (now), it has captured and excited me, like few others.
80s people talking about their baby. But they hit on all the elements of a lasting gem. It's not a movie, it's cinema. It's the Dirty Harry Charm School, with the car delivery kid as its first graduate and Ryder as the teacher.
I noticed this time around watching the dust storm happens after it’s been raining, down-pouring. And equally as eerie is the switching from dawn to dark during said rainstorm. Very disorienting.
HBO Max is showing a standard def pan and scan version of the film for some reason, even though they produced the film. I watched a high def rip of the Blu ray instead
Agreed. The one shot that always stuck with me, was when the Jim pushes Ryder out of the car. Then the camera is low and comes in on Ryder standing up, and we're looking up at him. Beautiful cinematography.
@@derekschoenike5685Beautifully shot scene that you mentioned. The cinematography throughout coupled with the score made this film so memorable. Actors thrive in real atmosphere and there is so much of it here.
Rutger Hauer and C. Thomas Howell did great in this movie especially the latter as the protagonist, it's such a shame for what they did in the sequel, he would be a great scream king of the franchise and in the future legacy film like they .
this is one of the best movies ever made i don't give a fuck if you don't like it i love it am still waiting for a bluray of it i watch this movie all the time thank you for doing how do these movies get made i want to know as much as i can about any movie i love the Hitcher is a masterpeace thank you
I’ve watched this movie about five times because of Rutger Hauer. But one thing I’ve never ever figure out the answer to is why the Hitcher is wearing a wedding ring. I knew in real life. He adjust married his wife, but I don’t think that was the reason he wore a ring in the movie. I wish somebody could answer that question for me. That really knows maybe it was an error and he wasn’t supposed to be wearing a ring in the moving. It was just forgotten.
Joe Lewis Henry Maybe coz I don’t want it to be unlucky lol. But this comment was just listing films off the top of my head; on my ACTUAL ranking that I made today, it sits at 39th. It was hard to rank my favourites, but I got through it, thankfully. I still reckon it’s the best of its kind, though
12:45 I feel you bro... Like, there was some kind of strange bond between Jim and John. John never killed him although he had multiple chances and so Jim. And the scene in the commissary is brilliant, John extends his hand to Jim and Jim hold it for a hald second and then splits on John and John, as crazy maniac as he is, feels the split between his fingertips. There was a weird connection... nothing gay i don't think that but I'm sure there was some strange "thing"
The title seems a play on words. Alfred Hitchcock made psycho thrillers like this, where you left the theater sure you had seen the woman in the shower knifed or the woman between the trucks pulled apart (but had not) and "Hitcher" certainly calls to mind his name. Perhaps we failed the film industry by not naming an entire genre like this.
Well I’m surprised that they didn’t mention the archetypical father son instinctual relationship where the father „grooms” the son takes the animal kingdoms role to rebel against the father and take the rite of passage
Ebert said ‘this movie is diseased and corrupt’. I rarely agreed with his reviews. I met Rutger Hauer, and I’ve been to Roy’s cafe on a number of occasions (I hope it’s improved since the last time I was there!). There are so many scenes in this movie that remind me of my life (fortunately I haven’t been chased by an unstoppable hitch hiking murderer), mostly the scenery and locations and the occasional Texan policeman with a serious attitude problem.
Does anyone know what is in the handkerchief with the 6 bullets that John Ryder gives to Jim Halsey in the café?? You can clearly see the 6 bullets, but there’s something else with them. I have wondered this forever.
I kinda looked at John riders back story like maby his reason of being crazy many he had a daughter are son who died as a result nobody's would help him get to them in time and made it a reason to kill to make a point of a constant revenge and after Jim defeats him he is compailed and obsessed over Jim almost on a bizarre sexual level cause at this point in riders life he lost all reguard for human life and just was far to gone into madness who knows how long it had been going on lol my look on the film
About the sex scene, it was a good thing to skip it. One could think that since it works in The Terminator, it could have worked in this movie, but the mood is different.
There’s a sort of sex scene in the remake.. and the Ryder character attempts to rape the girl which I find pretty bloody distasteful. This needed none of that shit.
I don't like horror either, but it's more than that. If it was a straight up slasher film I would not want to watch it. I had turned it off as a teenager catching it late night one time it was a bit much back then. Now I just look the other way if anything I don't like happens. I am glad I stuck with it (just finished watching). Very good film with suspense and mystery right to the end! Also the guy who plays the young charge hasn't aged a bit!
He was the best for the part. They should have used him again. Nobody will compare the new one sucks. Originally the story line was in donley Texas and error on the film makers for using el paso dps radio traffic when donley is in the panhandle. Still good movie though. The new one is based off new Mexico plot. The 86 version is the best one.
I think it should now be properly remade as in the OLD Hitcher 1986, set in 1986, starring Mads Mikkelsen. Only he has what it takes to be ALMOST as good as Rutger!
@@desertrose1226 ya NO one can replace Rutger but I agree a close second would be Mads or even Javier Bardem. This movie for some reason has a resemblance to No country for old men.
I have to say i love the movie it is a classic but "Jim Halsey" is worned out in the interview nothing to do with the movie but i guess was on something
I love it, have seen it many times, since it came out, excellent acting performances, the score of Isham is both excellent, haunting and beautiful...without it distracting from the movie as the actors mentioned, cinematography great...it is a kind of bare, simplistic, barren canvas but that makes the art of it more subtle and clever. It is horrific and disturbing but not a gore fest and gore would have detracted from its sophistication... Yes there are quite a few things that seem impossible to highly improbable, but Hauer's character and aura seem to kind of make it acceptable. The decision to avoid any carnal intimacy between Halsey and the girl was correct as well. It is a rich yet simple movie that impacts the viewer psychologically and emotionally. The remake was a terrible woke disaster.
Loved the movie, but I got to tell ya, for awhile there I thought I was watching a gay movie (not that there's anything wrong with that). Also, why was the director, etc. scared of Rutger, a journeyman actor, certainly not a star, as indicated by Howell?
Lol really? xD that wasnt the truth of the film. If you just want to see gayness in everything when there is not that speak more about you then the thing you are trying to inject it into. Why sexualize everything? And why sexualize a psycho-horror-action movie? There is no gay here. What is with you women that want everything to be about gay sex? If you arent getting any in real life than try harder.
Hands up who still misses Rutger?
🤚 🤚 🤚Totally…! I loved the guy. Superb actor.
I do.✋
It’s good thing he doesn’t have to see the state of the world these days. Yes, very missed. When great man like him goes, it’s like a better, smarter part of the world goes too. Like Robin Williams, man.
This is one of the most perfect films I have witnessed. Not scary, yet there's something dream like about it. It's unfathomable. RIP Rutger - this and Blade Runner are the remembered ones.
Agreed an excellent film and still holds up.
Well said... very dream like.. should i say nightmare.
"NOT SCARY"?!
It's almost like Rutger is like a supernatural entity in this film.
It's not jump-scary, but it's relentlessly sinister in a really nightmarish way.
I worked in a video shop in the late 80’s and The Hitcher was the most booked and rented film we had for a solid year. Customers used to bring it back and say “Bloody hell, that was one hell of a film!”
I Remember. I Was Watching It Every Time It Came on Cable. Great Great Movie.
Rutger was such a gem
The Hitcher is a prime example of filmmaking perfection. Eric Reds screenplay, yet simplistic on its surface goes sideways in an operatic style, similar to the respected film "Duel." I do however believe that The Hitcher has a huge advantage. The cinematography is Oscar worthy and had this film been made twenty years later, I believe John Seale would have received far greater praise. One of my favorite films, No Country for Old Men, photographed by Roger Deakins comes to mind when seeing these rich widescreen shots of the California and Nevada desert that Mr. Seale memorialized in The Hitcher. Every shot in this film feels like I'm watching a portrait being painted with nature being its canvas. First-time viewers are fortunate here as this film was shot way before CGI found its place in cinema, corrupting the art of "waiting for the shot." The direction of this film by Robert Harmon was flawless in so many ways, which I'm understating here, but I highly suggest everyone watch this informative retrospective on The Hitcher. The performances of C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Billy Green Bush, Henry Darrow AND the late and great Rutger Hauer were the attention grabber for me as a teenager. HBO had The Hitcher playing several times a week...and 34 years later it still is playing! I had the chance to Meet C.T. Howell about seven years back and it was surreal to hear him marvel at the memories of a film that I admired to such a high degree. I could go on about this film, but for the sake of keeping my thoughts at a minimum, I'll end here. Do yourself a favor and watch The Hitcher, with the lights off, and most importantly... listen to your mom and never pick up a hitchhiker.
Yes I’ve seen hitcher , brilliant, rutger was outstanding
The score by Mark Isham deserves praise too! it's perfect and adds immensely to the mood of this waking nightmare
This movie is extraordinary. No other movie is similar to this one. Very realistic, and yet strange, weird, takes breath away, you can't blink once from the beginning to the end of the movie and even after it is over you still look at the empty screen for a couple of minutes in silence. This movie deserves Oscar for everything. The actors are perfect, all of them. Scenery, camera, soundtrack...everything
I would call this movie anything but "realistic" :)
Still very good movie.
one of my fav ever too...the killer is amazing. It's like we cannot stop watching it to know where it is going
Its a culmination of artists that are aligned to create the perfect film. I know thee word is thrown about very carelessly nowadays but It is a masterpiece in my humble opinion.
@@pixelbasedlifeforms I wanted to say the feeling was like I were there. Of course all the movies are always exaggerated reality, who would otherwise watch them.
"Very realistic"? It's almost supernatural. :)
I love the character, John Ryder. RIP Rutger.
This is one of my all-time favorite movies!
A movie that does scenes with no dialogue incredibly well. The performances are so authentic and raw. Rutger is horrifying and powerful here.
Rutger Hauer is brilliant in this film. The cinematography is stunning. The most underrated aspect of the film is the action sequences. So many great things about it. This look behind the scenes is a treasure.
I love Tommy's enthusiasm about the movie... he loves every little thing about the hitcher
Classic film, Brilliant cast, Loved the movie from start to finish, Cool storytelling.
A gorgeous man, even here as an older man! Best actor ever and most handsome. Loved him. Such a sexy man! There never will be another Rutger Hauer .
Shansalimsim he was Dutch but yes, I agree. He was very very underused.
@Shansalimsim
He was from the Netherland or Holland
What if I found ya a Hauer Rutger
I didn't notice at first, but he has a lot of Scandinavian DNA. One of my neighbours is married to a Swedish woman and she has a similar look. blonder hair and mysterious blue eyes. His character in the film is a horrific psycho and he plays it so well, yet comes across as a nice quiet thoughtful man in reality!
No gay bro but Rutgers handsome man
They are downplaying Rutger's performance. I doubt this movie would be remembered by half as many people if it had virtually any other actor playing the villain.
Agreed.
True. I can’t think of anyone who plays such a sinister character in the same way!
Correct. It's a massive factor. It's one of the first film performances I vividly remember watching for the first time and being like "this actor is amazing, I need to see more"
I saw this when I was 18..and have loved Rutger and his subtleties...he is great in blade runner also.
Rutger Hauer was a fenomenal actor. No one can ever do this role, this character, this personality even close to what he did there. And he did the same in Bladerunner. A person who struggling with violence and willing to die, but he doesn't let to kill him by someone who doesn't strong enough.
Rider wanted to die cause he had no will to live, so he found someone who had a strong will to live. He pushed the kid to the limits so he had to kill to survive.
I liked your comment and I agree, Rutger Hauer and C Thomas were phenomenal. Cinematography was great and soundtrack so cool and haunting…
I love this movie! Excellent, haunting, troubling, an almost perfect horror movie, like Jaws because the violence and gore is mostly inferred. Absolutely excellent filming and script. I wish there were more like it.
What a great movie.
Rutger Hauer has played my favorite villain twice. I definitely miss his contributions to the screen
One of my favorite movies. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this.
Total classic and childhood favourite.
One Of My Favorite Movies Ever ... Can't Remember How Many Times i've Seen iT & iT's a Delight Every Single Time ... Both Characters Were Just Excellent in The Movie ... Especially Rutger Hauer ... Exceptional Actor ❤🌹
I can't believe this movie is not out on Blu-Ray yet??
“Where are you from?”
“disneyland”
LOL
Hahaha. I forgot about that line.
I gotta watch this movie again.
It’s what I say now when anyone asks me where I’m from.
a small town called "MadaddiesnutsUSA".
How Long Do We Have To Play This Game. Rutger Hauer Deserved A Oscar For This Movie. One Of The Best.
C. Thomas admitted that he was literally afraid of Hauer both in front of and behind the camera.
This movie doesn't deserve all the negative reviews it got. Its such an intense psychological thriller!
One of my favorite movies of all times. Rutger has never got the credit he deserves such an amazing actor.
I personally think that Rutger Hauer could have played Hannibal Lecter for Manhunter or Anton Chigurrh for No Country for Old man
Damn that would have been bad ass
He could've done ANYTHING. I must say no actor now is half as good , only Mads Mikkelsen.
Rutger knew how to take this character to a place that no script or direction could get him to, that's the trademark of an actor who knows his craft.
This is one of my favorite movies. Of course Rutger Hauer is so easy on the eyes. Another favorite one Is Ladyhawe.
He's gorgeous. I love the mystery of him.
Loved this interview. Miss Rutger Hauer!😕I’ve seen the movie many times and see something new every time. C. Thomas Howell was great for an 18 yr old inexperienced actor.
a cinematographical masterpiece.
Tom’s Australian accent is hilarious! We don’t have a Cockney accent down here.😂
Saw this when it came out and my buddy told me he was compelled to see a second time that very same week. We were discussing at length back then as to what or who was Rutger Hauer's character, more so what kind of entity he was & the relationship/connection between himself & Howell . So glad this movie has stood the test of time and prevailed over many of the top shelf critics who loathed it. I will probably never watch the remake even though I love Sean Bean.
36:36 Couldn’t agree more! Just discovered/ heard about it YESTERDAY & I’m already including it among my favorite films. Loved every second 🔥🎬🍿
at 8:15...brilliant answer from rutger hauer....for me I always thought that john ryder was some sort of a supernatural being...like a demon was let out of hell for a few days on a type of vacation and takes physical form of "john ryder"..and it haunts that particular stretch of road or area as a hitchhiker that loves to murder..I mean the police even says that he has no birth certificate..no id...no driver's license...and even though Jim does defeat him john ryder just returns to wherever it came from...I've always loved that thought and I honestly don't know why...
but this truly is a fantastic film in every point from direction..story...cinematography..music..and of course the cast.
only rutger hauer(R.I.P) could take a tear from Jim halsey's cheek with a knife blade...brilliant film.
I was a big fan of this thriller mostly because of how it was so methodically resolved. 👏🏻
I feel like they didnt even know how good this movie was, it just happened after Rutgers performance
Its a culmination of artists that are aligned to create the perfect film. I know thee word is thrown about very carelessly nowadays but It is a masterpiece in my humble opinion.
Great documentary about one of these classic 80s thrillers that get stuck in your mind and veins and never go
This was the icing on the cake, to listen to these masters of film. Thank you so so much. Cher in UK xx
Rutger Hauer.... GREATEST ACTIR EVER... !
Two of my favourite actors! About the movie - it's absolute masterpiece!
Excellent film. At first I was disappointed to an extent and then it grew on me, and thats because they were breaking the rules to storytelling. The blend of action and horror made this interesting. The key to this movie was its mysticism. It had a certain aura that I didn’t see in another film and just when you think it’s done, it delivers an encore. Extremely underrated and from my circles of interacting with people, forgotten. A great gem of a film.
I don't know what kind of drugs the previous commenter is on...But yeah, you nailed it, man. The Hitcher is more deep and interesting than people give it credit for. I had vaguely known about it through the late 80s and 90s, but in 2002, I was on a road trip with a buddy and we randomly caught it on cable while staying in a Motel 6 in Colorado, just a couple of days after driving through the desert from California...and for whatever reason, we were absolutely hooked in, and the film became part of the larger memory of that road trip. When we headed out again three years later along the same route, I had brought my (new) DVD of it and we recreated the moment again.
Since that time, I always revisit the film and its soundtrack when going on a drive out of state, whether to Nevada, Utah, or Arizona. There is something almost primordial and mythic about the story of John Ryder. My longtime theory is that Jim Halsey died while asleep at the wheel...and that the rest of the film is his Limbo or version of Hell, with Ryder stalking him like Death, about to guide him to whatever afterlife remains. The pennies-on-the-eyes scene seems to infer the metaphor of this later on. (Although, of course the sequel cancels out all of this.)
Also...I've had the same situation where nobody seems to know of or talk about The Hitcher these days. For me, it is Hauer's shining moment.
Sturm Antilles Sturm Antilles Your opening comment made me crack up.
That’s a great story!
I never thought of that theory! That’s actually an interesting one.
I was wondering myself what the coins on the eyes mean. What does that mean exactly?
And Rutger Hauer is one of the best actors I’ve seen on the screen.
Alex J this is about crossing the Styx River of death and the pennies on the eyes for Charon. Read it, it's very interesting.
This was a great little overview and analysis. Thanks for posting.
I remember seeing this when it came out, Hauer played the part so well that I never again ever stopped to help a hitcher or stranded driver.
I have always loathed how people want to analyze the hell out of a movie, see it for what it is and enjoy it, if you can do better make your own.
This haunts me, this Hitcher movie every time I watch it, I have bad dreams and rotten luck. No word of a lie. I simply can't watch it ever again as much as I'd love to, it just gives me the worst luck...
everything. everything about this movie and fictional story makes it an unforgettable masterpiece. rip rutger hauer this is just an irreplaceable experience.
The Hitcher is a Brilliant Masterpiece for all eternity.
Few films, have such a high moody factor, as well as tension and mystery, as the Hitcher. An astonishing, and very unique film. From my teens to my late Forties (now), it has captured and excited me, like few others.
80s people talking about their baby. But they hit on all the elements of a lasting gem. It's not a movie, it's cinema. It's the Dirty Harry Charm School, with the car delivery kid as its first graduate and Ryder as the teacher.
Already one of the best Horror Crime movies I’ve seen instantly
I would love to see that Sam Elliott audition!
Most underrated psycho thriller ever this one .
I noticed this time around watching the dust storm happens after it’s been raining, down-pouring. And equally as eerie is the switching from dawn to dark during said rainstorm. Very disorienting.
This movie is a masterpiece
HBO Max is showing a standard def pan and scan version of the film for some reason, even though they produced the film. I watched a high def rip of the Blu ray instead
It's horrible! How did they allow that to happen?
One scene I remember that was sick was finding a finger in the food. A cut off finger
If you enjoy the movie the hitcher it's on dvd somewhere
Great movie! Full of action.
Still till this day one of my favorite movies
Love this movie, use to watch it with my dad
Awesome movie. I like the Rutger Hauer character, ´John Rider´.
Jim was the one that got away. So Ryder's worst punishment for him than death is to just mentally torture him. Brilliant.
Thank you for sharing💗
The way this movie was shot reminds me a lot of No Country For Old Men, which of course came 20+ years later.
Agreed. The one shot that always stuck with me, was when the Jim pushes Ryder out of the car. Then the camera is low and comes in on Ryder standing up, and we're looking up at him. Beautiful cinematography.
@@derekschoenike5685Beautifully shot scene that you mentioned. The cinematography throughout coupled with the score made this film so memorable. Actors thrive in real atmosphere and there is so much of it here.
@@Rob-sk1im totally agree
Rutger Hauer and C. Thomas Howell did great in this movie especially the latter as the protagonist, it's such a shame for what they did in the sequel, he would be a great scream king of the franchise and in the future legacy film like they .
"Yeah, we're funny creatures" XD
this is one of the best movies ever made i don't give a fuck if you don't like it i love it am still waiting for a bluray of it i watch this movie all the time thank you for doing how do these movies get made i want to know as much as i can about any movie i love the Hitcher is a masterpeace thank you
The people who hate this are usually fans of the horse shit Sean Bean remake … 🤮
@@desertrose1226 absolutely! That remake is a embarrassment to this film.
Thank you for uploading it!
Even as an old man Rutger was handsome damn
He was gorgeous till his 70s and even then his his beautiful eyes remained youthful!
Deserved Oscars
And, this music in the end...
I’ve watched this movie about five times because of Rutger Hauer. But one thing I’ve never ever figure out the answer to is why the Hitcher is wearing a wedding ring. I knew in real life. He adjust married his wife, but I don’t think that was the reason he wore a ring in the movie. I wish somebody could answer that question for me. That really knows maybe it was an error and he wasn’t supposed to be wearing a ring in the moving. It was just forgotten.
John Ryder ia the true depiction of a Beast with a Sharp Mind that is the element of horror.
This is the best movie of its kind, my 12th favourite film of all time
Why 12th and not 13th 🧐?
Joe Lewis Henry
Maybe coz I don’t want it to be unlucky lol. But this comment was just listing films off the top of my head; on my ACTUAL ranking that I made today, it sits at 39th. It was hard to rank my favourites, but I got through it, thankfully. I still reckon it’s the best of its kind, though
Shot Bro 😬
This is amazing
Jennifer Jason leigh's is a also great actress, how many times do you think she got Weinsteined
Have you been Weinsteined dude? Cos you sure seem a little obsessed.
12:45 I feel you bro... Like, there was some kind of strange bond between Jim and John. John never killed him although he had multiple chances and so Jim. And the scene in the commissary is brilliant, John extends his hand to Jim and Jim hold it for a hald second and then splits on John and John, as crazy maniac as he is, feels the split between his fingertips. There was a weird connection... nothing gay i don't think that but I'm sure there was some strange "thing"
I fucking love this movie.
The title seems a play on words. Alfred Hitchcock made psycho thrillers like this, where you left the theater sure you had seen the woman in the shower knifed or the woman between the trucks pulled apart (but had not) and "Hitcher" certainly calls to mind his name. Perhaps we failed the film industry by not naming an entire genre like this.
Rutger's character is almost like the Joker, maybe even quite like Heath Ledger's version of the Joker. Maybe.
Well I’m surprised that they didn’t mention the archetypical father son instinctual relationship where the father „grooms” the son takes the animal kingdoms role to rebel against the father and take the rite of passage
Ebert said ‘this movie is diseased and corrupt’. I rarely agreed with his reviews. I met Rutger Hauer, and I’ve been to Roy’s cafe on a number of occasions (I hope it’s improved since the last time I was there!). There are so many scenes in this movie that remind me of my life (fortunately I haven’t been chased by an unstoppable hitch hiking murderer), mostly the scenery and locations and the occasional Texan policeman with a serious attitude problem.
Made just before he died. R.I.P Rutger
Rutger Hauer forgets that slave owners too, used that method of tearing people apart.
Does anyone know what is in the handkerchief with the 6 bullets that John Ryder gives to Jim Halsey in the café??
You can clearly see the 6 bullets, but there’s something else with them. I have wondered this forever.
Robert Harmon deserved a MUCH better career.
I kinda looked at John riders back story like maby his reason of being crazy many he had a daughter are son who died as a result nobody's would help him get to them in time and made it a reason to kill to make a point of a constant revenge and after Jim defeats him he is compailed and obsessed over Jim almost on a bizarre sexual level cause at this point in riders life he lost all reguard for human life and just was far to gone into madness who knows how long it had been going on lol my look on the film
About the sex scene, it was a good thing to skip it. One could think that since it works in The Terminator, it could have worked in this movie, but the mood is different.
There’s a sort of sex scene in the remake.. and the Ryder character attempts to rape the girl which I find pretty bloody distasteful. This needed none of that shit.
Iiiiiii don't need gas
My favorite line in the movie. His delivery of it always cracks me up.
@@starwarsunfiltered7848 My fav too, i laugh every time!
I don't like horror either, but it's more than that. If it was a straight up slasher film I would not want to watch it. I had turned it off as a teenager catching it late night one time it was a bit much back then. Now I just look the other way if anything I don't like happens. I am glad I stuck with it (just finished watching). Very good film with suspense and mystery right to the end! Also the guy who plays the young charge hasn't aged a bit!
I like how they tryed to remake it horribly
Was C Thomas Howell on something during this interview?
Loads of Coke.
High on Life, my friend, high on LIFE....! Just as Rutger was, Rutger made the absolute most of his life.
Howell was Weinsteined just as bad as the girls where
The fellow with the beard sounds like Chuck Norris.
He was the best for the part. They should have used him again. Nobody will compare the new one sucks. Originally the story line was in donley Texas and error on the film makers for using el paso dps radio traffic when donley is in the panhandle. Still good movie though. The new one is based off new Mexico plot. The 86 version is the best one.
I think it should now be properly remade as in the OLD Hitcher 1986, set in 1986, starring Mads Mikkelsen. Only he has what it takes to be ALMOST as good as Rutger!
@@desertrose1226 ya NO one can replace Rutger but I agree a close second would be Mads or even Javier Bardem. This movie for some reason has a resemblance to No country for old men.
I have to say i love the movie it is a classic but "Jim Halsey" is worned out in the interview nothing to do with the movie but i guess was on something
Its a mind fu**
I love it, have seen it many times, since it came out, excellent acting performances, the score of Isham is both excellent, haunting and beautiful...without it distracting from the movie as the actors mentioned, cinematography great...it is a kind of bare, simplistic, barren canvas but that makes the art of it more subtle and clever. It is horrific and disturbing but not a gore fest and gore would have detracted from its sophistication... Yes there are quite a few things that seem impossible to highly improbable, but Hauer's character and aura seem to kind of make it acceptable. The decision to avoid any carnal intimacy between Halsey and the girl was correct as well. It is a rich yet simple movie that impacts the viewer psychologically and emotionally. The remake was a terrible woke disaster.
Loved the movie, but I got to tell ya, for awhile there I thought I was watching a gay movie (not that there's anything wrong with that). Also, why was the director, etc. scared of Rutger, a journeyman actor, certainly not a star, as indicated by Howell?
I could not watch the hitcher again bit to sick
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Homoerotic..........? =__=
John Ryder was gay and so was the boy what was the driver in my eyes. But they cudnt admit this so we got this movie
Lol really? xD that wasnt the truth of the film. If you just want to see gayness in everything when there is not that speak more about you then the thing you are trying to inject it into.
Why sexualize everything? And why sexualize a psycho-horror-action movie? There is no gay here. What is with you women that want everything to be about gay sex? If you arent getting any in real life than try harder.
Uh. Okay.
and this reply was edited too..."the boy what was the driver..." can't imagine how the unedited version read.
cudnt spell
They were not gay, that was a rouse so John Ryder could keep the knife at him while going thru the checkpoint.
I thought it was a stupid movie.
And now the rest of the world knows you thought so.
yes i did so what.
@Lebo leigh Leigh Yeah what ever mate.
Far from it, man..it haunts me, it is a strange surreal and haunting thing...far away from stupid.
Lol
Maybe you are just too stupid to appreciate the subtle nuances, vagueness and ethereal nature of the story.