On This Day February 21 1986 - The Hitcher Premiered in Theaters

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On This Day: February 21, 1986 - The Hitcher Premiered in Theaters.

On February 21, 1986, the psychological thriller The Hitcher hit theaters, introducing audiences to one of the most chilling villains of the 80s. Directed by Robert Harmon, the film starred Rutger Hauer as the enigmatic and terrifying hitchhiker John Ryder, who torments a young traveler, played by C. Thomas Howell, in a relentless game of cat and mouse. Jeffrey DeMunn and Jennifer Jason Leigh also delivered standout performances in this tense and brutal thriller.

Despite its modest box...

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