Hitcher, The
From filmmaker Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003), "The Amityville Horror" (2005)) comes a remake of the 1986 terror classic. Dave Meyers is directing the new film, which tracks the terrifying cross-country trajectory of Grace (Sophia Bush) and Jim (Zachary Knighton), two traveling college students who are tormented by the mysterious hitchhiker John Ryder, a.k.a. The Hitcher (Sean Bean).
The young couple hit the road in a 1970 Oldsmobile 442, en route to spring break. But their pleasure trip soon into a walking nightmare. the initial encounters with Ryder are increasingly off-putting for Grace and Jim, and they bravely fight back when he ambushes them. But they are truly blindsided when he implicates them in a horrific slaying and continues to shadow them.
The open road becomes a suspenseful, action-packed battleground of blood and metal as, in trying to elude not only Ryder but also New Mexico State Police Lieutenant Esteridge's (Neal McDonough) officers, Grace and Jim must fight for their lives and
face their fears head-on.
Directed by
Dave Meyers
Cast
Sean Bean - John Ryder
Sophia Bush - Grace Andrews
Zachary Knighton - Jim Halsey
Neal McDonough - Lieutenant Esteridge
Kyle Davis - Buford’s Store Clerk
Skip O'Brien - Harlan Bremmer, Sr.
Travis Schuldt - Harlan Bremmer, Jr.
Danny Bolero - Officer Edwards
Jeffrey Hutchinson - Young Father
Yara Martinez - Beth
Lauren Cohn - Marlene
Production Co.
Platinum Dunes
Produced by
Michael Bay
Andrew Form
Brad Fuller
Studios
Rogue Pictures (Focus)
Writer
Eric Red
Jake Wade Wall
Music
Christine Bergren
Steve Jablonsky
