Today, the thriller Hitcher, the Highway Killer is considered an absolute cult thriller. The criticism the film received in 1986 was made up for by the uncut home cinema version and it delivers a brutal serial killer film in the uncut version with FSK 18 ratingIn October, the film will be released in a restored 4K version with HDR10+. limited Mediabook can already be pre-ordered.
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A dangerous serial killer is on the loose in the thriller Hitcher, the Highway Killer
It is pouring with rain when Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) is driving down the highway one night and feels sorry for the hitchhiker John Ryder (Rutger Hauer), whom he promptly picks up. But as it turns out, is the stranger a serial killerwhich Jim only narrowly escapes. But this is just the beginning of the cat-and-mouse game, because John’s next murder is now blamed on JimUnder constant threat, he has to prove his innocence and receives help from the waitress Nash (Jennifer Jason Leigh).
Uncut home cinema version provides even more excitement
The limited media book includes Hitcher, the Highway Killer on 4K UHD and Blu-ray. You can also look forward to a Booklet and lots of bonus material These include audio commentaries by director Robert Harmon and screenwriter Eric Red, which documentation The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made? and the both short films China Lake (also by Harmon) and The Room (by actor Hauer).
Our community has the exciting cult thriller with rated high 7.1 pointssimilar to the audience on Rotten Tomatoes , which gave it 74 percent. The horror film often did not get such a good review and also The film failed at the box officeProducer Paul Lewis believes the reason for this is the edited theatrical version, as he told the Los Angeles Times.
There was not enough violence and the audience felt cheated because crucial scenes were not shown. However, HBO was afraid of scaring away viewers with too much cruelty and insisted on the cuts. Fortunately, the unabridged version is available in the Mediabookwhich tells the exciting story from beginning to end.
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