The Hitchhiker (1983)★ 6.7/10
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
- Thriller
- Sci-Fi
Directed by: Bruno Gantillon, Phillip Noyce, John Laing, Carl Schenkel, Jerry Ciccoritti
Written by: Lewis Chesler, Riff Markowitz, Richard Rothstein, Gail Glaze, Jeremy Lipp
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
- Original title
- The Hitchhiker
- Storyline
- An anthology series of stories, linked only by the character of The Hitchhiker, who introduces and also closes each episode in the style of Rod Serling or Alfred Hitchcock. Occasional stories involved supernatural forces, but most plot twists stemmed only from the dark side of the human spirit.
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 2,158
- Companies
- Corazon Productions, Quintina Productions, DIC Entertainment, Atlantique Productions, La Cinq (La 5), Alliance Films, Markowitz/Chesler Producing, Home Box Office (HBO), USA Network, Home Box Office Home Video (HBO), Alliance, Antenne 2 (A2), Arrow, Image Entertainment, Lorimar Home Video, Rysher Entertainment, Taurus Video, Televisión Federal (Telefe), Veronica Omroep Organisatie, Warner Home Video
- Release dates
- US November 23, 1983
- FR September 13, 1986
- XWG October 13, 1989
- AR February 5, 1991
- SE June 30, 2003