Movie connections for
The Hitcher (1986) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

China Lake (1983)

Followed by

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003) (V)

Remade as

The Hitcher (2007)

Edited into

The Hitcher: 'How Do These Movies Get Made?' (2003) (V)

References

Death Weekend (1976)
The Terminator (1984)

Referenced in

Far Out Man (1990)
 -  C. Thomas Howell says he starred in "The Hitcher"
Hourglass (1996)
Retroactive (1997)
Breakdown (1997/I)
Urban Legend (1998)
Zingo (1998)
The Forsaken (2001)
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
When Strangers Appear (2001)
Joy Ride (2001/I)
The Making of 'Alien³' (2003) (V)
 -  Mention once
"Six Feet Under: That's My Dog (#4.5)" (2004)
 -  David's picking up of a hitchhiker who turns out to be psychotic and homicidal is similar in many respects to The Hitcher.
The Hitchhiker (2007)
 -  the dialogue in the first scene references the dialogue in the first scene of this film
Revolver (2009) (V)
 -  Mysterious unstoppable hitchhiker on the open highway.

Spoofed in

Stan Helsing (2009)
 -  the crazy hitchhiker they pick up and kick out of their car

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