Hitchhike! Explained

Genre:Thriller
Story:Jay Benson
M.K. Landstein
Yale Udoff
Director:Gordon Hessler
Music:Gil Mellé
Country:United States
Language:English
Producer:Jay Benson
Cinematography:Leonard J. South
Editor:John F. Schreyer
Runtime:90 min.
Company:Universal Television
Network:ABC

Hitchhike! is a 1974 American TV film directed by Gordon Hessler.

Plot

A Los Angeles woman, traveling to San Francisco to visit her sister, picks up a hitchhiker who turns out to be a psychotic killer.

Cast

Production

Leachman said she did it because it was work, "I like a change of pace" and "there are so many things you can do if the character is right."[1]

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called it "a trite suspenser given dimension by Cloris Leachman."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Cloris a Big Fish in TV's Little PondSmith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 20 Feb 1974: e19.
  2. MOVIES OF THE WEEKThomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 25 Aug 1974: o4.