Feature debuts don't come much better than director Robert Harmon and screenwriter Eric Red's sleek, dream-like thriller about a naïve college boy who crosses paths with devil in the flesh after taking a wrong turn on some lost highway.
Chicago-based Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) signs up for a drive-away job that involves delivering a flashy Cadillac to its new owner in California. He should be listening when his mother warns against picking up hitchhikers, but where's the thrill in hitting the road with your mom's voice in your head? So Halsey, a little lonely and a lot shook up after a sleep-deprived near-accident with a semi , stops to pick up a hitch...
Released:
1986
Rated:
R
Length:
97 mins