The Hitcher (1986) Cast & Crew

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Directed by Robert Harmon.

Cast

• Rutger Hauer as John Ryder
• C. Thomas Howell as Jim Halsey
• Jennifer Jason Leigh as Nash
• Jeffrey DeMunn as Captain Esteridge
• Billy Green Bush as Trooper Donner
• John M. Jackson as Sergeant Starr
• Henry Darrow as Trooper Hancock
• Jon Van Ness as Trooper Hapscomb
• Jack Thibeau as Trooper Prestone
• Armin Shimerman as Interrogation Sergeant
• Gene Davis as Trooper Dodge
• Tony Epper as Trooper Conners
• Tom Spratley as Proprietor
• Colin Campbell as Construction Man

Crew

• John Seale — Director of Photography
• Mark Isham — Original Music Composer
• Robert Harmon — Director
• David Bombyk — Producer
• Kip Ohman — Producer
• Eric Red — Writer

Movies like The Hitcher

If you enjoyed The Hitcher, these movies have a similar feel:

• The Hitcher (2007)
• No One Lives (2013)
• Roadgames (1981)
• Unhinged (2020)
• Sympathy for the Devil (2023)
• Sisters (1973)
• The Cell (2000)
• Mute Witness (1995)
• White of the Eye (1987)
• Grindhouse (2007)
• Gunslingers (2025)
• Hunted (2021)

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store   Explore the iPhone app