Hitcher, la lunga strada della paura
Paese d'origine: USA
Location del set: Amboy, California, USA Barstow, California, USA Death Valley, California, USA Imperial County, California, USA
Genere: Action Horror Thriller
Lingue: English
Plot: A young man transporting a car to another state is stalked along the road by a cunning and relentless serial killer who eventually frames the driver for a string of murders. Chased by police and shadowed by the killer, the driver's only help comes from a truck stop waitress. Driving someone else's car from Chicago to San Diego, a young man (Jim?) picks up a hitchhiker with a taste for murder. The police, unaware of the real murderer i.e. the John Ryder, blame Jim. Ryder shows super human powers in his destructive spree.
Colonna sonora: - "DON'T STOP LOVIN' ME" Performed by Mickey Jones Published by Mickey Jones Music (ASCAP)
Visti censura internazionale: Norway:18 Australia:R Sweden:15 UK:18 USA:R Finland:K-18 France:-12
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Finland:31 October 1986 |
| France:25 June 1986 |
| Sweden:27 June 1986 |
| USA:February 1986 |
| West Germany:27 November 1986 |
| Iceland:25 April 2000 | (video premiere) |
| OFM:35 mm |
| PFM:35 mm |
| RAT:2.35 : 1 |
| PCS:Panavision | (anamorphic) |
| MET:2656 m | (Sweden) |
| Dolby |
| USA:97 |
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
home box office (hbo) home video
tristar pictures
produzione cinematografica: tristar pictures home box office (hbo) silver screen partners
produttore cinematografico: lewis paul (i) bombyk david feldman edward s. meeker charles r. ohman kip
regista: harmon robert (i)
attore: hauer rutger howell c. thomas leigh jennifer jason demunn jeffrey jackson john m. bush billy green thibeau jack shimerman armin davis gene (i) van ness jon darrow henry epper tony spratley tom campbell colin (ii)
direttore della fotografia: seale john
scenografia: gassner dennis
montaggio: urioste frank j.
compositori: isham mark
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: red eric
costumi: mcanelly jac
effetti speciali ottici: makeup & effects laboratories (mel) inc.
troupe varia: clayton gary carter james l. lloyd walt minsky charles reynolds ross cooperman jack regos lászló poole parker tuke simon duhamel françois judd ross martin cass candib richard dresner barry lombardo sal (ii) mccampbell tracey miller craig (i) nyegaard scott phelps tim rogel lenny rosner judi schmier david scutari debra simon mark (i) sloan philip steuben joseph d. thompson carl (ii) armstrong brian w. baker wayne branman megan buckens russ carmichael katie gallardo carlos m. geva eyal glover gary golden karen hall matt (ii) hellerstein steve honore james l. kaye bruce knight robin p. krueger margaret stone rodney (i)
varie ecomond press: cinema cafe
produzione cinematografica: tristar pictures home box office (hbo) silver screen partners
produttore cinematografico: lewis paul (i) bombyk david feldman edward s. meeker charles r. ohman kip
regista: harmon robert (i)
attore: hauer rutger howell c. thomas leigh jennifer jason demunn jeffrey jackson john m. bush billy green thibeau jack shimerman armin davis gene (i) van ness jon darrow henry epper tony spratley tom campbell colin (ii)
direttore della fotografia: seale john
scenografia: gassner dennis
montaggio: urioste frank j.
compositori: isham mark
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: red eric
costumi: mcanelly jac
effetti speciali ottici: makeup & effects laboratories (mel) inc.
troupe varia: clayton gary carter james l. lloyd walt minsky charles reynolds ross cooperman jack regos lászló poole parker tuke simon duhamel françois judd ross martin cass candib richard dresner barry lombardo sal (ii) mccampbell tracey miller craig (i) nyegaard scott phelps tim rogel lenny rosner judi schmier david scutari debra simon mark (i) sloan philip steuben joseph d. thompson carl (ii) armstrong brian w. baker wayne branman megan buckens russ carmichael katie gallardo carlos m. geva eyal glover gary golden karen hall matt (ii) hellerstein steve honore james l. kaye bruce knight robin p. krueger margaret stone rodney (i)
varie ecomond press: cinema cafe