The terror starts the moment he stops.
On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.
Cast
Rutger Hauer
John Ryder
C. Thomas Howell
Jim Halsey
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Nash
Jeffrey DeMunn
Captain Esteridge
Billy Green Bush
Trooper Donner
John M. Jackson
Sergeant Starr
Henry Darrow
Trooper Hancock
Jon Van Ness
Trooper Hapscomb
Jack Thibeau
Trooper Prestone
Armin Shimerman
Interrogation Sergeant
Gene Davis
Trooper Dodge
Tony Epper
Trooper Conners
Tom Spratley
Proprietor
Colin Campbell
Construction Man
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- Release Date 01/17/1986
- Language English
- Director Robert Harmon
- Editor Frank J. Urioste
- Cinematographer John Seale
- Producers David Bombyk, Kip Ohman
- Company Feldman/Meeker Productions
- Budget $6,000,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Jan 17, 1986 | Theatrical (Limited) (Victoria, Texas) | R |
| Canada | Feb 21, 1986 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Feb 21, 1986 | Theatrical | R |
| Japan | May 3, 1986 | Theatrical | G |
| United Kingdom | May 16, 1986 | Theatrical | 18 |
| HK | Jun 4, 1986 | Theatrical | — |
| IE | Jun 13, 1986 | Theatrical | 18 |
| France | Jun 25, 1986 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Netherlands | Jun 26, 1986 | Theatrical | 16 |
| SE | Jun 27, 1986 | Theatrical | 15 |
| PT | Jul 3, 1986 | Theatrical | M/18 |
| Australia | Jul 10, 1986 | Theatrical | — |
| DK | Sep 12, 1986 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Spain | Oct 2, 1986 | Theatrical | 18 |
| FI | Oct 31, 1986 | Theatrical | K-18 |
| Brazil | Nov 27, 1986 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Germany | Nov 27, 1986 | Theatrical (West Germany) | 18 |
| Italy | Dec 18, 1986 | Theatrical | VM14 |
| CO | Jan 7, 1987 | Theatrical | — |
| NO | May 29, 1987 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Mexico | Oct 8, 1987 | Theatrical | B-15 |
| PE | May 19, 1988 | Theatrical | — |
| HU | Apr 26, 1990 | Theatrical | 18 |
| IS | Apr 25, 2000 | Physical ((video premiere)) | — |
| GR | Sep 3, 2002 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| Netherlands | Nov 28, 2003 | TV | 16 |
| Netherlands | Jul 19, 2007 | Physical | 16 |
| United Kingdom | Sep 30, 2024 | Physical (Added 4K UHD release date) | 15 |
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