The following firearms were used in The Hitcher (1986):
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Smith & Wesson Model 66
The Smith & Wesson Model 66 is used by several LE officers, and is picked up by Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell ).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trooper Donner(Billy Green Bush ) holds his Smith & Wesson Model 66 on John Halsey.
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Remington 870
The Remington 870 is used by the State police, specifically during the Highway chase.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Sheriffs deputy holds his Remington 870 on Jim Halsey.
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Remington 870 Folding Stock
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A State Trooper 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 19
John Ryder keeps a Smith & Wesson Model 19 as his sidearm for the majority of the film.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trooper Hancock(Henry Darrow ) holds his Smith & Wesson Model 19 on John Ryder.
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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 .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A State trooper riding in a Helicopter fires on Jim Halsey.-note the birdcage flashhider.
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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 movie Extreme Prejudice . A continuity error is seen when John Ryder jumps through the windshield, Jim Halseys 629 turns into a Smith & Wesson Model 66 .
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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.]]
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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.