The Hitcher is a full-length feature film of the thriller genre, shot in 2007 by American director Dave Meyers, starring Sophia Bush and Sean Bean. A remake of the painting of the same name in 1986 .
| Companion | |
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| The hitcher | |
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| Genre | horror movie / thriller / drama |
| Producer | Dave Meyers |
| Producer | Michael bay Andrew Form Brad Fuller |
| Author script | Eric Red Jake Wade Wall Eric Burnt |
| In the main cast | Sean Bean Sophia Bush Zachary Knighton Neil McDonough |
| Operator | James Hawkinson |
| Composer | Steve Jablonski |
| Film company | Platinum dunes Intrepid pictures |
| Duration | 83 minutes |
| Budget | $ 10 thousand |
| A country |  USA |
| Language | English |
| Year | 2007 |
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Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Interesting Facts
- 4 Soundtrack
- 5 Criticism
- 5.1 Awards
- 6 notes
- 7 References
Story
Traveling students Jim and Gracie agree to give an unknown lonely companion a ride on a deserted California road. Now the lives of young people are in mortal danger, because a fellow traveler is a dangerous bloodthirsty maniac.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sean Bean | John Ryder (companion) |
| Sophia Bush | Gracie Andrews |
| Zachary Knighton | Jim Halsey |
| Neil McDonough | Lieutenant Esterridge |
| Kyle Davis | Store clerk |
| Skip O'Brien | Garlan Brammer Sr. |
| Travis Schuldt | Garlan Brammer Jr |
| Danny Bolero | Officer Edwards |
| Lauren Cohn | Marlene |
| Yara Martinez | Bet |
| Jeffrey Hutchinson | Young father |
Interesting Facts
- Director Dave Myers can be seen in the photo in the driver's license - his appearance is possessed by the real John Ryder, who was probably killed by the maniac companion.
- At the Gracie Hotel, he watches Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds . The plans of the company that shot this thriller are also shooting a remake of the horror movie Alfred Hitchcock .
- Jim drives an Oldsmobile 442 .
- The producers did not arrange the screening of the film for critics.
- Although the name of Eric Red is indicated in the credits, he did not take part in the creation of the script.
- Rutger Hauer, who played the maniac in the original version, was offered a guest appearance, but the actor refused because of creative differences .
- Sean Bean practically did not communicate with young actors in order to distance himself from them and to play his role more believable.
Soundtrack
Steve Jablonski, again not the first time working with Platinum Dunes, became the composer of this film.
- Intro
- The All-American Rejects - “Move Along”
- Rain
- Depart
- Stephen Bishop - “On And On”
- Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - “Fallin In Love”
- David Gray - “From Here I Can Almost See The Sea”
- Warning, Ryder On Board
- Walking
- Stay alive
- Innocent, Part I
- Innocent, Part II
- Lets Go!
- Nine Inch Nails - "Closer"
- Al Parsons - “Remember”
- David Soul - “Don’t Give Up On Us”
- Dave Matthews Band - “Out Of My Hands”
- I can't
- Arrested
- Escape
- Already over
- I Don't Feel Anything
- Gomez - “How We Operate”
- End titles.
Criticism
The film received negative reviews from film critics [1] [2] . On the Rotten Tomatoes website , the film is rated 21% based on 97 reviews with an average rating of 3.8 out of 10 [3] . On the Metacritic website , the film has a rating of 28 out of 100 based on 16 reviews from critics, which corresponds to the status of “generally unfavorable reviews” [4] .
Rewards
Teen Choice Awards (2007) [5] :
- Actress in a horror movie / thriller : Sophia Bush (won)
- Breakthrough of the Year - actress: Sophia Bush (won)
Notes
- ↑ Mark Dinning. The Hitcher . Empire (24 May 2007). Date of treatment January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Phelim O'Neill. The Hitcher . The Guardian (May 31, 2007). Date of treatment January 28, 2018.
- ↑ The Hitcher . Rotten Tomatoes . Date of treatment January 28, 2018.
- ↑ The Hitcher . Metacritic . Date of treatment January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Teen Choice Awards (2007) . IMDb Date of treatment January 28, 2018.