While I only first saw The Hitcher in the early 2000s, there’s no doubt it left an inedible mark on my 20-something brain, and so this is great news for the film as the seminal eighties’ slasher gets the full Limited Edition overhaul from experts in the field, Second Sight Films.

They present a brand-new restored 4K version from the original camera negative supervised and approved by director Robert Harmon, that’s set for release on 30 September… keep scrolling down for more info!

Get ready for a horrifying ride with director Robert Harmon’s and screenwriter Eric Red’s killer thriller, starring the late, inimitable Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner, Sin City) as the hitchhiker from hell, in a career defining villainous role that was described by Empire as ‘The best Hannibal Lector that never was’ who terrorises innocent drivers as they drive along the deserted Midwest highways.

This gruesomely gripping favourite starring C. Thomas Howell (The Outsiders, E.T.), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight, Single White Female) and Jeffrey DeMunn (The Green Mile, The Mist) is set for its
highly anticipated Limited Edition Dual 4K UHD and Blu-ray release on 30 September, alongside Standard Editions on 4K UHD and Blu-ray.

The Hitcher limited set is presented in a stellar collector’s package with new artwork by Adam Stothard and a 200-page hardback book. All three versions come complete with a truckload of special features including new interviews and a new commentary plus tons of archive material, two short films and much more…. and more below (although I would have loved to see The Room on there as well, as it was on the DVD, but you can click here to watch it, I promise it’s a good one – with a Rutger connection)

The Hitcher is available to pre-order now as this Limited Edition set, plus also on Blu-ray: secondsightfilms/the-hitcher-limited-edition

Special Features 

• Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs
• A new 4k restoration by Second Sight Films from the original camera negative supervised and approved by Director Robert Harmon
• UHD presented in HDR with Dolby Vision
• Features Dolby Atmos and original stereo audio mixes
• New audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Audio commentary with Robert Harmon and Writer Eric Red
• Scene specific audio commentary with Robert Harmon, Eric Red, Executive Producer Edward S Feldman, Composer Mark Isham, Director of Photography John Seale and Actors Rutger Hauer and C Thomas Howell
• The Projection Booth Podcast: featuring
  Robert Harmon and Rutger Hauer
• Bullseye: a new interview with Robert Harmon (41 Minutes)
• Penning the Ripper: a new interview with Eric Red (41 Minutes)
• Doomed to Live: a new interview with C Thomas Howell (28 Minutes)
• The Man from Oz: a new interview with John Seale (10 Minutes)
• A Very Formative Score: a new interview with Mark Isham (15 Minutes)
• Duel Runner: Leigh Singer on the evolution of The Hitcher and Rutger Hauer (20 Minutes)
• China Lake: a short film by Robert Harmon newly restored (35 Minutes)
• The Calling Card: Robert Harmon on China Lake (15 Minutes)
• Telephone: a short film by Eric Red (26 Minutes)
• The Hitcher: How do these movies get made? (38 Minutes)
• Trailers (5 Minutes)

Limited Edition Contents

• Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Adam Stothard
• 200-page hardback book with exclusive Robert Harmon interview by Lou Thomas, exclusive Eric Red interview by Matthew Thrift, new essays by Heather Drain, David Kittredge, Craig Ian Mann, Rebecca McCallum, Meagan Navarro and Jon Towlson, archival Fangoria article and Behind the Scenes photo gallery
• Eric Red’s original screenplay book
• 6 collectors’ art cards