Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Hitcher (1986)The Hitcher C. Thomas Howell ) who agrees to give a mysterious stranger (Rutger Hauer ) a ride with horrific results. A DTV sequel, The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting remake was released in 2007.
The following weapons were used in the film The Hitcher :
Smith & Wesson Model 66 The Smith & Wesson Model 66 is used by several law enforcement officers. Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell ) acquires a Smith & Wesson Model 66 off of Trooper Donner (Billy Green Bush ) during his escape from the Sheriff's station.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 66 - .357 Magnum (grips in the film are Pachmayr, not Hogue) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey holds a Smith & Wesson Model 66 on Trooper Prestone (Jack Thibeau ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey holds a Smith & Wesson Model 66 on John Ryder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey is given six rounds of ammunition for his Smith & Wesson Model 66 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey figures out how to load his Smith & Wesson Model 66 after nervously fumbling with it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nash (Jennifer Jason Leigh ) aims the Smith & Wesson Model 66. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nash tries to fend off the State police. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Smith & Wesson Model 66 lays on the ground. Remington 870 The Remington 870 is used by the State Troopers, specifically during the Highway chase.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 gauge
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trooper Hapscomb (Jon Van Ness ) holds his Remington 870 on Jim Halsey. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A deputy sheriff fires on Jim Halsey during the Highway chase. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The sheriff prepares to shoot out Jim Halsey's tires. Remington 870 Folding Stock
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 870 Folding Stock - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing A deputy sheriff fires on Jim Halsey during the Highway chase. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The State Trooper at the far left is armed with the folding stock Remington 870. Smith & Wesson Model 27/28 John Ryder (Rutger Hauer ) keeps a Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 as his sidearm for the majority of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 28 - .357 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder with the Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder checks the load on his Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trooper Hancock (Henry Darrow ) holds his Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 on John Ryder. "Wipe it OFF!" Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder: "The gun is loaded". Note wood Hogue grips.M16 SP1 A State trooper riding in a Helicopter fires on Jim Halsey during the Highway chase with a M16/SP1 . Several of the State troopers escorting John Ryder (Rutger Hauer ) are also armed with M16/SP1s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M16 SP1 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A State trooper riding in a Helicopter fires on Jim Halsey.-note the birdcage flashider. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A State trooper with an M16/SP1 -note the lack of a forward assist. Custom Smith & Wesson 629 At the end of the movie, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell ) grabs Captain Esteridge's(Jeffrey DeMunn ) sidearm. It is a 2.5"-barreled, Mag-na-ported S&W N-frame (probably, a Smith & Wesson 629 ). A similar gun can be seen in the films Extreme Prejudice Beverly Hills Cop Smith & Wesson Model 66 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 629 with 3" barrel - 44 Magnum (Not the same one in the movie) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey eyes Captain Esteridge's 629. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey grabs Captain Esteridge's 629. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Custom N-frame S&W in "The Hitcher" Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey checks the load on Captain Esteridge's 629. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey holds Captain Esteridge's 629. C. Thomas Howell knows to keep his finger off the trigger. Franchi SPAS 12 A Franchi SPAS-12 is carried by the State police escorting John Ryder to the state prison. Both John Ryder and Jim Halsey use the Franchi SPAS-12 at the climax of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Franchi SPAS-12 - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder kills the State policemen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder looks out the Police van with a SPAS-12. Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder picks the SPAS-12 back up. Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder looks at Jim Halsey. Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Ryder chambers a new round. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim Halsey with the SPAS-12.
Trivia In addition to scenes shot in the studio, filming locations include Amboy, California, Barstow, California, Death Valley National Park in California, Imperial County, California and Lake Mead in Nevada.
See Also The Hitcher
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
The Hitcher (2007)
