The Hitcher (Blu-Ray)

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Jennifer Jason Leigh agreed to do the film because she wanted to work with Hauer again (they co-starred in Flesh + Blood), and loved the character of Nash because "there was a real person there". [4] a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Caulfield, Deborah (February 23, 1986). " The Hitcher Gets A Ride to Hollywood". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 23, 2010. a b Siskel, Gene (February 24, 1986). " Thumbs down on a ride with 'Hitcher'". Chicago Tribune. Section 5, p. 3. Accessed August 10, 2019. Second Sight also shared some comments from The Hitcher director Robert Harmon, who provides an exciting preview of the restoration-in-progress. Harmon writes… Scott, Jay (February 25, 1986). "Nasty piece of homophobic angst Logic takes a hike in Hitcher". The Globe and Mail.

Maslin, Janet (February 21, 1986). "Terror on the Highways". The New York Times . Retrieved May 26, 2010. The Hitcher is awesome, one of my all-time favorite horror thrillers, so it’s very cool to hear that Second Sight is going to have the opportunity to restore it and make it look better than ever for their upcoming release. A release date for Second Sight’s 4K and Blu-ray hasn’t been revealed yet, but we’ll let you know when they announce their plans. Our friends at the Criterion Collection have just unveiled their December Blu-ray slate this afternoon, which is set to include four more interesting titles...The film stars C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Jeffrey DeMunn, with the late, great Rutger Hauer delivering one of his best performances as the title character.

The Hitcher is a 1986 American road horror- thriller film [2] directed by Robert Harmon and written by Eric Red. It stars Rutger Hauer as the title character, a murderous hitch-hiker who stalks a young motorist ( C. Thomas Howell) across the highways of West Texas. Jeffrey DeMunn and Jennifer Jason Leigh appear in supporting roles. Find sources: "The Hitcher"1986 film– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Hunt, Dennis (August 8, 1986). " Hitcher Looks for a Better Ride on Cassette". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 26, 2010. The film stars C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Jeffrey DeMunn, with the late Rutger Hauer delivering one of his greatest performances as the title character.The Hitcher has been released on VHS, laserdisc and DVD. Its first DVD release had just the trailer as a special feature, then in 2003, Europe received a two-disc special edition DVD set, which was digitally remastered from the original negative. It also contained a bonus disc with special features that are not found anywhere else and a booklet, containing photos and a mini-essay on the film itself. [23] This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. All right, we’ve got a lot of catching up to do in terms of release news today, in the wake of the recent Disney and Fox title announcements. So let’s get right to it...