Hitch Hike 1977
“Hitch a Ride ... Hitch a Date with Death!”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 104 minutes
- Director
- Pasquale Festa Campanile
- Networks
- Medusa Distribuzione, Explorer Film '58
What is Hitch Hike?
Hitch Hike is a 1977 thriller, crime, and drama film directed for the screen, running for one hour and forty-four minutes. The story follows a bickering couple driving cross-country through California who make the fatal mistake of picking up a psychotic hitchhiker carrying two million dollars, who then forces them to drive him to Mexico under threat of death.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1977
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 104 minutes
- Release date
- Apr 30, 1977
- Studios
- Medusa Distribuzione, Explorer Film '58
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.8/10
- Episode runtime
- ~104 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Medusa Distribuzione, Explorer Film '58
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Overview
Hitch Hike is a 1977 thriller, crime, and drama film directed for the screen, running for one hour and forty-four minutes. The story follows a bickering couple driving cross-country through California who make the fatal mistake of picking up a psychotic hitchhiker carrying two million dollars, who then forces them to drive him to Mexico under threat of death.
As a genre piece released in the late nineteen-seventies, the film leans into suspense and roadside peril. Its pacing is driven by the immediate threat of violence and the strained interactions between the captives and their armed captor.
Should you watch it?
“A cross-country drive turns deadly when a bickering couple picks up a psychotic hitchhiker.”
- Features a high-stakes cross-country journey across California
- Involves a tense hostage dynamic with a dangerous criminal holding two million dollars
- Explores the psychological pressure on a bickering couple forced to drive to Mexico
- The premise relies on a deeply stressful dynamic between hostile characters and a violent threat
Watch it if you enjoy suspenseful crime thrillers about dangerous roadside encounters.
The tone is suspenseful and dramatic, running one hour and forty-four minutes.
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Is Hitch Hike worth watching?
It is worth watching if you like tense crime dramas involving a high-stakes roadside abduction.
What is the runtime of the film?
The film has a runtime of one hour and forty-four minutes.
What genres does Hitch Hike fall under?
The film is classified under thriller, crime, and drama.
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