This Is Not A Drill: Second Sight Is Releasing THE HITCHER In 4K This September!

For those that follow the physical media space, the tease of having Rutger Hauer’s landmark role in The Hitcher in 4K has been dangled in our faces for seemingly forever. A few years ago, the glorious folks over at Second Sight Films let the world know that they would be taking on the restoration which would see this film hitting HD for the first time ever. It seems our patience has paid off as we now have a release date AND a link to pre-order!

Check out the beautiful packaging below as well as some additional details about what is included. You can pre-order this NOW over at Second Sights website and there are options for the deluxe Limited Edition as well as smaller, standard versions. To sweeten the pot, the Blu-Rays included are REGION-FREE!

From the Press Release:

You’ll definitely want to pick up The Hitcher 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 2024.

 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 cult 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 2024 alongside Standard Editions on 4K UHD and Blu-ray.

The Limited set is presented in a stunning 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. Please see full list of special features below.

On a long-distance drive across the deserted Midwest highways, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) stops for a hitchhiker waiting by the roadside. But his thoughts of helping a human in need are blown wide apart as it soon becomes apparent that John Ryder (Rutger Hauer) is a relentless serial killer. Framed by the cold-blooded murderer for a string of slayings, his only help comes from a caring Truckstop waitress (Jennifer Jason Leigh), as they attempt to flee from both the law and the psychopath.

Special Features

• 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

• Penning the Ripper: a new interview with Eric Red

• Doomed to Live: a new interview with C Thomas Howell

• The Man from Oz: a new interview with John Seale

• A Very Formative Score: a new interview with Mark Isham

• Duel Runner: Leigh Singer on the evolution of The Hitcher and Rutger Hauer

• China Lake: a short film by Robert Harmon newly restored

• The Calling Card: Robert Harmon on China Lake

• Telephone: a short film by Eric Red

• The Hitcher: How do these movies get made?

• Trailers

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 Matt Thrift, new essays by Heather Drain, David Kittredge, Craig Ian Mann, Rebecca

McCallum, Meagan Navarro and Jon Towlson

• Eric Red’s original screenplay book

• Six collectors' art cards

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