The Hitcher Page #3

Synopsis: While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, the college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to the hitchhiker John Ryder. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the young couple with a knife, but Jim succeeds to throw him out of the car on the road. On the next morning, the young couple sees John in another car with a family, and while trying to advise the driver that the man is dangerous, they have an accident. While walking on the road, they find the whole family stabbed in the car, and John sees that the driver is still alive. He drives to a restaurant seeking for help, but the police blame Jim and Grace to the murder and send them to the police station. However, John kills the policemen and pursues the couple, playing a tragic and violent mouse and cat game with Grace and Jim.
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror
Director(s): Dave Meyers
Production: Rogue Pictures (Focus)
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
28
Rotten Tomatoes:
21%
R
Year:
2007
84 min
$16,399,999
Website
417 Views


We're gonna get you help.

Okay, sir?

Is she okay?

No. She is not okay.

You sure she's not okay?

She's not okay.

Try not to move, sir. Please.

How could somebody do this?

You don't just kill a family.

(CRASHING)

Grace...

What the f***?

What...

Oh, my God. It's him! F***!

JIM:
Just keep driving.

I'm driving. I'm driving.

What does he want?

I don't know. We pushed him

out of a f***ing car!

What do you think?

Yeah? What were we

supposed to do?

Let him kill us?

Can't this thing go

any faster? Just drive!

I'm trying, okay?

Come on! Come on!

Come on.

I don't wanna die out here.

(SCREAMS)

What do you think?

What's he doing?

What do you think

he's doing?

Where'd he go?

(MUMBLING)

Oh, sh*t.

We gotta get this guy

to a hospital, Grace.

Grace, go inside

and call the police,

all right? Get some towels.

I'm gonna stay here

with him.

Okay.

Okay.

Sir, we're gonna

get you some help.

Okay? Okay?

Can you call 911, please?

It's an emergency!

What's going on?

Towels. I need towels.

Paper towels are

in the bathroom.

Where is your bathroom?

It's over there.

Thank you.

(GROANS)

(GASPING)

Sustain me in the darkness

which overwhelms me.

MARLENE.:
Torrance County

Sheriff's Office.

Marlene, it's Beth

down at El Dorado's.

Oh, hi, Beth.

You better get Harlan

down here fast.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

The Lord is my shepherd.

I shall not want.

Bless my family and friends

as I depart from them.

(MUMBLING PRAYERS)

(GROANING)

Sir.

I will fear no evil,

for thou art with me.

I will fear no evil.

Stop right there!

What?

Put your hands

behind your back!

Freeze!

Let me see your hands!

Get out of the car!

No, no, no.

We're the ones

who called you! Tell him!

Quiet! Move.

No, no...

You're under arrest.

Come on, move!

No, you don't understand.

You have to help

those people.

You have the right

to remain silent.

Anything you say can

and may be used against you

in a court of law.

I just saw him right there.

You have the right

to an attorney.

If you cannot

afford an attorney...

She didn't do anything!

(CAR ENGINE STARTING)

This guy you picked up,

he give you a name?

I told you,

he said his name

was John Ryder.

Sit in the chair, please.

Young lady, have a seat.

OFFICER.:
Where was

this gas station located?

I don't know.

God, I don't even know

where I am.

Tatum.

We saw signs for Tatum.

Tatum.

Did anybody see you

pick this guy up?

Yeah, the clerk

at the gas station saw him.

Clerk got a name?

I didn't ask him his name.

I'm trying to help you.

Put your hands

through the opening.

Look at me.

I didn't kill that family.

All right?

I was trying

to help that guy.

Come on.

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Eric Red

Eric Red (born Eric Joseph Durdaller; February 16, 1961) is an American screenwriter and director, best known for writing the horror films The Hitcher and Near Dark, as well as writing and directing Cohen and Tate. more…

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