Umbrella To Release THE HITCHER Collector’s Edition Blu-ray This February
Umbrella Entertainment have revealed they will release the Rutger Hauer-lead 1986 highway horror classic THE HITCHER to Blu-ray in a Collector’s Edition on February 21.
Umbrella’s Collector’s Edition includes a Rigid Outer Slipcase with Original Theatrical Key Art, Newly Commissioned Artwork Slipcover, 48 Page Book, A3 Reversible Poster, Art Cards and Individually Numbered.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Blonde, Blue Eyes: Rutger Hauer Documentary by Simone de Vries
- Audio Commentary with director Robert Harmon and writer Eric Red
- The Hitcher – How do these Movies get made?
- Scene Specific Audio Commentary with Robert Harmon, Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Mark Isham, Edward S. Feldman, John Seale & Eric Red
- Trailer & Teasers
A Limited Edition release with the aforementioned Special Features though sans the additional paraphernalia will also release at a cheaper price point with the Newly Commissioned Slipcover.
While transporting a car from Chicago to San Diego, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a hitchhiker named John Ryder (Rutger Hauer), who claims to be a serial killer. After a daring escape, Jim hopes to never see Ryder again. But when he witnesses the hitchhiker murdering an entire family, Jim pursues Ryder with the help of truck-stop waitress Nash (Jennifer Jason Leigh), pitting the rivals against each other in a deadly series of car chases and brutal murders.
