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UW Cinematheque - Special Presentations

THE HITCHER | USA | 1986 | 35mm | 97 min. Director: Robert Harmon

Event Details

Date
Friday, October 31, 2025
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh. One stormy night in West Texas, a lonely driver (Howell) picks up a hitchhiker (Hauer). The hitcher turns out to be a psychotic killer who dares the man behind the wheel to stop the killing spree. Unfolding with the surreal clarity of a waking nightmare, Robert Harmon’s sun-baked thriller features gorgeous widescreen cinematography, an early star turn from Jennifer Jason Leigh, and a third-act twist both horrifying and haunting.
Cost
Free
Accessibility

We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-3627 or email jehealy@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, October 17, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.

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